I can't wait until the local TV station comes to interview you about "the secret to your fantastic rose bushes", Lyn!

What TV station ???

Besides ... I am more likely to be questioned about the call of the rabid goose .... No ???

Well -- "local" is all relative, depending on where we live...

and yes, they might have some questions about that legendary rabid goose as well!

Then your worst garden pest will be the papparazzi ...

This morning when I went out in the rain to get the paper there were 3, yes 3 squirrels playing tag around the screen of the screen room. When I pounded on the uprights, slammed the doors and waved my arms screaming at them they just hung on looking at me like I was slap damn crazy. STUPID tree rats...bring on the hunt

A sling shot is a great defense against squirrels. A sling shot loaded with acorns or old unshelled pecans just seems like karma for the marauding squirrels. From personal experience a word of advice...do not use "weeble toys (weebles wobble but they don't fall down) unless your intent is to "brain" the squirrel.

Right now I'm about ready to "brain" the lot of them I thought about a pellet/BB gun, but a sling shot would probably be more humane....not that I care right now, but tomorrow I might

I felt that way when I walked out one morning to see them munching on my orchids as they pulled them from the containers.

Sailors had nothing on me that day..

Your squirrels are quite the gourmets, Jean!

at least you can use a sling shot on your tree rats.... there is nothing I can do for my pest....

Yeah, folks frown on being whacked with an acorn...especially hubbies.

I did use a sling shot on the deer in my yard initially until I got my fences up, then I relied on the call of the rabid goose. The last summer of the goose and fence repair seems to have convinced the deer to move on to other gardens. I haven't seen any deer on my property this year.

This is a first.

well I guess I could say I thought he looked like a deer

Anything that is within the wingspan of a rotating tail of the goldenica widespreaddestructioness. And heaven help if this animal is chasing the orb that is in front of him! All bets are off. Daylily buds snapped off, scapes sideswiped.

And yet, you love him...

he be so cute

@Kabby he and Dixie need to have a play date

Lol Ginger, Dixie has orb issues too!

Together they would be pure h*** on 8 feet but we gotta love them