Name: Mary My little patch of paradise (Zone 7b) Gardening dilettante, that's me!
It was, indeed.
And yes, I was very careful about any shadowed spots where something might lurk, for quite awhile. For that matter, so was my friend Katie, and the snake wasn't anywhere near her house, nor did her husband bring it home with him.
Northwest Georgia Daylily Society I'm going to retire and live off of my savings. Not sure what I'll do that second week. My yard marches to the beat of a bohemian drummer...