Thank-you so much for the welcomes, Moon, Missing and Gingin
Moon: I will check out those links...they do sound interesting! My main goal right now is to "reroute" the deer from their paths by eliminating their trails...very difficult but not impossible....and yes, deer hunting is not an option for me! I have grown shrubs, trees and perennials from seed and occasionally buy rooted cuttings on ebay....witch hazel, dogwood, leucothoe etc VERY very difficult to hide from deer and the deer around here do not read the memos about which species taste bad or are toxic to them! I've even found blue cohosh chewed on...a "weed" around here as it generally is not eaten by anything in its right mind
Missing: Thank-you for the suggestions! I think my main problem is that I'm not sure WHICH forum to post in...you see, I used to, years ago visit gardenweb which I think has become something else now and they had a woodland forum where there were some people doing similar things with their wooded property but I can't really find anywhere here. I actually don't really cook very much
I eat a LOT of salads
Funnily enough my husband, who is a dyed in the wool meat eater, cooks the greatest wheat pilaf and sphagetti sauce for my youngest (veggie) daughter! Hey, I noticed you are in Hillsborough! I am actually in the WNC mountains right now and I spent a couple of my college years in Raleigh....LOVE NC!
Gingin: Thanks for the suggestion! I don't cook an awful lot but I agree summers are for fresh fruits and veggies
