Lin - So true!
Kim - Interesting seed mix. Thanks for that link.
I think to incorporate flowers within all the different salvia bushes, I need to plant bulbs. I have a rat problem (probably because of my fenced in yard ... the rats are safer inside my backyard than out in the open). I have a tarp under my bird feeder that I roll up and dump all the left-over seeds at the end of the day. The neighbor next door has what seems like a sports bar going on and the BBQ grill grease is a magnet for rats. We had some feral cats, but a resident a few streets over had them all trapped and removed. So now the rats are back. Maybe the bobcat will be back or the foxes or coyotes. It will be interesting! I wished the owls would return. They helped also to keep the population down. I am seeing big indigo snakes and that is good. They will eat the babies. I am constantly checking everywhere in my yard for rat nests. There is one up in my Oak Tree being built. I need to purchase a long extension pole to knock it down. It's a constant battle with raccoons and roof rats. I won't set out poison because any animals eating a dying or dead rat get poisoned, too. They are smart when it comes to traps. So ... life would almost be perfect if it wasn't for the darn rats!!!!
