by something. What's going on? This has NEVER happened before, and those
treasured lilies have bloomed there for at least 15 years. Neither rabbits nor
deer ever touched them. There does seem to be a multitude of aggressive
chipmunks (a contradiction in terms? uh-uh) that actually climbed tulips to
bite off the flowers earlier this spring. But whatever is doing this makes the
first bite about a foot off the ground and then munches leaves and buds clean
off the fallen stalks.
I'm desolate. I don't know where I got those lilies, but they were gorgeous
and I've never seen them in any catalogue. Shorn of leaves, the remaining
stalks won't be able to feed the bulbs. I've heard of raccoons in years past,
though we've never see any. After the first night's assault we put down lots
of smelly stuff to protect what remained, but it didn't dissuade whatever
(whoever? zombies?) from finishing them off.
Any insight or advice will be appreciated. I have a few more lilies in a
different unfenced area and I want to save them.
Gail O'Hare
Highland Pkwy.