#advice please! Does anyone have any ideas about my holly? 🤔 It has lost most of its leaves 😢 The ones at the top are still there (above about 4’) and they, and the few remaining ones lower down, are healthy. There are no leaves on the ground at all. 🧐🧐🧐 Deer maybe, though I’ve not seen any here for years 🦌 For the moment I’ve put a fleece over it but think it maybe a case of closing the barn door after the deer has eaten 🙁
Oh that's a shame Jacqueline. Don't know what's caused it but if there's no evidence on the ground indicating disease, then I think you're right to assume it's been eaten and to eat that much it's got to be something pretty large. As it's winter and there's minimal/no foliage on other trees, deer could be travelling further for food and visiting places they don't normally go to?
26 Dec 18 • My Mother-in-law knows me well and was obviously paying attention when I said how much I liked this holly when we were at #larchcottage in November...🎁☺️😍🥰
#advice please! Does anyone have any ideas about my holly? 🤔 It has lost most of its leaves 😢 The ones at the top are still there (above about 4’) and they, and the few remaining ones lower down, are healthy. There are no leaves on the ground at all. 🧐🧐🧐 Deer maybe, though I’ve not seen any here for years 🦌 For the moment I’ve put a fleece over it but think it maybe a case of closing the barn door after the deer has eaten 🙁
A lot of mine is like this
☹️ Is it deer do you think? @jaynehynesburton
I think something is eating it
Oh that's a shame Jacqueline. Don't know what's caused it but if there's no evidence on the ground indicating disease, then I think you're right to assume it's been eaten and to eat that much it's got to be something pretty large. As it's winter and there's minimal/no foliage on other trees, deer could be travelling further for food and visiting places they don't normally go to?
But why my new holly?! Why couldn’t they have the Laurel next to it?! 😉😂 @lilybee
RHS website has a whole page about deer resistant plants - apparently deer like new plants and they like holly!
Well that explains it Sue! I’ve essentially opened a bistro for deer 🦌 🤷♀️ @lilybee
I think so - open 24/7, no need to book, just bring your friends and help yourselves to the all you can eat buffet!
Nooo! Don’t advertise it. I’ve enough trouble already 🤷♀️😉😂 @lilybee
Oh deer 🦌 🦌
😜😂 @sharonhayden