Red Barn is our go to place for plants and herbs. The staff is always knowledgeable and helpful. Plus, you get to pull a little red wagon around full of your plant needs. I like this part since my husband does the pulling and I do the selecting. (Record scratch!) Okay...we select as a team. The Mister knows more about the care of plants but I can fake it as a pretty good landscaper.
Several of our butterfly garden plants were purchased here and are still thriving. The passion flower vine has grown to tremendous lengths and a species of beautiful bright orange butterflies (Agraulis vanillae--thanks Hoa N!) love it. They cruise through daily looking for one of the purple flowers. Unfortunately, the blooms last only about 48 hours.
Red Barn has a list of deer proof plants and possibly a list of deer friendly plants if you have pet deer. One night several weeks ago, I went to the front door to let the cat in and a doe was standing next to her. In the morning there was strong evidence that doe had nibbled on the Katy Petunias. (Did the cat point these out to her?) These are on the deer proof list but times are tough for everyone including the deer.
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