Herbst im Angertal

Today's visit:
www.ipernity.com/doc/ruesterstaude/50464668

(and a long reply above too!) :)

*nods in agreement* Yeah, like you say, the problem is the upkeep. At the time one decides to embark on such folly, it seems reasonable. But a year later and so much effort to keep under control, I am sure the effort begins to flag and then...the ivy wins! Ugh. That's just like my fight with the ground squirrel and deer here. I used to keep a garden...for a little over a year I had flowers and pumpkins and herbs too. But the fencing I put up to keep out the animals couldn't keep the ground squirrels out. I fought them and fought them until I hated them. I finally gave up because I was angry every day but you know, the squirrels were just getting food and digging places for safety. We are just visitors here and who am I to get upset? So now I like the squirrels again and the deer can walk in the broken down garden and after years of no care (2014), I still get a beautiful display of poppies each spring through the beginning of summer, and there are a few other flowers too. Whether it's ivy we are fighting or squirrels...we have to be honest and realistic--as you have been, and I learned--that some things are out of our control and we need to accept it or don't do it! You are wise to say NO to ivy! :) And I am wise to say NO to another garden so I am happy with our wildlife again! :)

Das ist klug, liebe Janet! Ich habe früher auch die Eichhörnchen gehasst, weil sie mir die Nüsse gestohlen haben. So, wie ich mich mit dem Efeu als Bodendecker arrangiert habe, akzeptiere ich auch wieder die Eichhörnchen. Ich habe nämlich jetzt mehr Haselnusssträucher im Garten und die Eichhörnchen lassen mir genug Nüsse übrig.