What's Left of a Knock Out Rose
Last night we had a deer attack. They took out some winter broccoli that had just started heading, some escarole, parsley, garlic chives, and pansies. The pitiful plant in the picture used to be a Knockout Rose (at least I don’t need to prune it back in March). Knock Out’s are the 3rd most over-planted shrub/tree in our area after Crepe Myrtles and Leyland Cyress, but this one was actually pretty nice… and it’s the second time in the last year it’s been given a severe haircut. They also neatly trimmed a pretty variegated Wiegela, and a young Trifoliate Orange! Basically, anything not protected with a cage or fence is fair game. This why our daylilies are in an area fenced off by a 7 1/2 foot barrier.
