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> >If you want to see what we grow in my area, look at this website.
> >This is my neighborhood nursery.
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> LOL! You folks obviously have some issues up there that we don't
> in the Bay Area. E.g., this excerpt from the section on columbines: >
> For years this extremely hardy perennial has been voted No. 1 by
> Alaskans. Columbine thrives and readily self-seeds without being
> bothered by moose.
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> Gee, and the local people here complain about deer! Moose must be
> even harder to dissuade!
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> Patty
Well, at least moose don't show up in herds in the garden : ) Here on the coast, we put up fishnet garden fencing, to keep the moose out. It works pretty well. (Moose are the largest member of the deer family.)
When I lived in Marin County, the deer would come through and wipe out my roses. (Downtown Fairfax.)
A note on columbine: I planted one last year that was 3" pot size. This year, it's 3' across, 3' tall and absolutely covered with blooms. Maybe the composted cow manure I put in that garden bed helped, but man, oh, man, does that stuff grow well up here!
Jan zone 3