Just had my 70th and still going strong, don't let any grass grow under my feet. Have 12 grandkids and great grandkids number 4 plus a new one coming in November. All live in Northern Wisconsin, course do the usual, hunting and fishing and all love the outdoors.
Even the winters are great all except when it gets 30 below that isn't much fun but the weather has been changing over the years and the winters are getting warmer.
Get yourself a pumice stone which you can buy usually in Walmart cause I have gotten one there. That should work really good along with some elbow grease. Barb - Birchwood, Wi ... View related article.
I just noticed that you mentioned lots of deer. I do know that deer do not like deodorant soap so on my flowers I use a potato peeler and scrap off soap onto the plants (won't hurt the plants) and usually lasts through quite a few rain storms. But the deer usually do not eat the plants make sure you use Dial soap or an equivalent soap as long as its deodorant. Now for plants in rocky gardens, You will find that marigold will grow anywhere even in a rocky garden, and I am sure that hostas will also grow in there also. Animals also do not like marigolds either cause while they are beautiful they really don't smell very good. I would try just about anything, petunias too Barb - Birchwood, Wi ... View related article.
