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TBGDN

Dec 26, 2015 6:01 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Leon
Indiana (Zone 5a)
Light is the shadow of God!

This is Blue Holly (Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Girl'). Both male and female plants are needed for berries. My problem is that birds and my roaming chickens have finished 'harvesting' the berries before Christmas gets here!

Even a fool, when he shuts his mouth, is counted (as being) wise.Proverbs 17:28
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Catmint20906

Dec 26, 2015 7:13 PM CST

Name: Catmint/Robin
PNW WA half hour south of Olym (Zone 8a)

Lovely!

"One of the pleasures of being a gardener comes from the enjoyment you get looking at other people's yards”
― Thalassa Cruso

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flaflwrgrl

Dec 26, 2015 7:13 PM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

Lovely Leon!

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

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Paul2032

Dec 26, 2015 7:26 PM CST

Name: Paul
Utah (Zone 5b)
Grandchildren are my greatest joy.

Lovely....you are taking us to school Leon

Paul Smith Pleasant Grove, Utah

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rocklady

Dec 26, 2015 7:45 PM CST

Name: Jean
Hot Springs Vlg, AR, DeLand, F

Any day you wake up on the sunny side of the grass is a good day.

"The moving hand writes and having writ moves on. Neither all thy piety nor all thy wit can lure it back to cancel half a line nor all thy tears wash out a word of it." The Rubiyat by Omar Khayyam

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TBGDN

Dec 27, 2015 6:56 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Leon
Indiana (Zone 5a)
Light is the shadow of God!

Thanks everyone. I don't know about school: I feel that I'm the 'student'. I worked all summer to save a good crop of holly berries for Christmas. But as they began to ripen and turn red the birds and my 'free ranging' chickens made short work of them. So I got stuck with what was left for a banner!

Here are two of the 'bandits'. I hate to pen them up: Looks like I will have to install some netting next year if I want Christmas Holly!

Even a fool, when he shuts his mouth, is counted (as being) wise.Proverbs 17:28
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rocklady

Dec 27, 2015 3:49 PM CST

Name: Jean
Hot Springs Vlg, AR, DeLand, F

Leon, that is one splendid rooster! I chuckled when you said you got "stuck" with the holly. I get stuck with ours, too!

Any day you wake up on the sunny side of the grass is a good day.

"The moving hand writes and having writ moves on. Neither all thy piety nor all thy wit can lure it back to cancel half a line nor all thy tears wash out a word of it." The Rubiyat by Omar Khayyam

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flaflwrgrl

Dec 27, 2015 6:28 PM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

I agree. I am not overly fond of roosters but that is one handsome devil!!!! I can easily see him being eye candy to the hens.

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

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TBGDN

Dec 27, 2015 7:20 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Leon
Indiana (Zone 5a)
Light is the shadow of God!

He is really a big baby and will feed out of my hand if it's something he really likes. I enjoy leaving them run loose, but they tend to get into the 'wrong' places sometimes, especially the holly berries and the tomato patch. Yes he is popular with the hens, Ann. He calls them whenever he finds a bug or something good to eat. I've had to keep them up lately because of hawks in the vicinity.