Definitely plant some Lilies! But you can wait till early spring and they will still bloom this summer. The best ones are the the Asiatic hybrids for northern climates. Deer love tulips, so don't spend the money. (actually I think they eat lilies, but I'd have to check) Deer HATE shasta daisies, they are tough, grow in soils like yours and don't need alot of water. You can get a couple of transplants from a garden center or a friend and they will spread nicely and plant early spring.
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Wendy, the dogwood is beautiful and just love the name. I think it's a BC thing too. Great idea.
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You could do bulbs, so that every spring something pops up.
My only worry would be that squirrels would be digging them up every year.
Yes, this is what I've heard people complain about. They do a lot of work just to have nothing pop up or the deer come by and eat them just as they start to bloom. I've heard some pretty mad gardeners and swore that a plant would never take me to that level of anger. However, I've never taken part in this "sport". So to avoid war with the wildlife, I'll need to stick to something that mearly causes them tummy aches as Marcia pointed out.
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Deer HATE shasta daisies, they are tough, grow in soils like yours and don't need alot of water.
Interesting you say this Marcia, you sure know what you're talking about. I looked these up and these are the wildflowers we have growing on the property. Both red and yellow ones.
I sure like the looks of those Asiatic Hybrids. Do you think they would stand a chance?
Irises are incredibly easy to grow and come back year after year,
I had some of the rhizomes sitting in a bucket for two years and replanted some of them just to see what would happen, and they grew like crazy and bloom the first year in the ground.
I am an obsessive gardener (before I became obsessed with this dog). Iris are great, too. Not usually bothered by deer. I think the lilies will be OK. You are right to look around on your property and see what already grows there. That is the key to success with native plants gardening. Dogwoods are awesome!!! But they need more water than most things (like the butterfly bush), so depending on the location and natural rainfall...
My last dog was my gardening buddy. She would lay at my side while I was weeding and she felt it was her job to stay out of the vegetables. I have a long way to go with Maggie.
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