#it hasn't flowered yet so I haven't gotten to see if it seeds well

[ghostlyfoliage]

If anyone has any suggestions of drought resistant perennials that wildlife like to browse, I'm still insane and hoping to plant some things for them.

The plan is to make a fenced section with things for the deer/rabbits etc and let it spread out naturally and eventually remove the fence, so I need things that will either firmly root themselves (so they can't be pulled out very easy, tulips are an example, I think chicory might be an option) or will self-seed enough that it doesn't matter (I'm thinking clover esp for this, might be a fuck and plant some purslane... cus I like munching on it too).

I was gonna do a field of wildflowers in the front yard but right now I'm honestly thinking get some perennials established, fill in with annuals and things the wildlife won't eat, and attempt to maintain a little something-something for the animals... stick a massive bird bath in the middle... hope no more animals collapse in the heat of summer in my front yard. 🙃

#I'm definitely planting succulents this year but idk... i might seed this fall with a food plot mix... and just see what happens #like... idk if I can maintain anything with the wildlife but it's their home too and I have sympathy #if I can establish some stuff that's weedy or that's perennial and hardy to browsing I think it'll maybe work out #I'd like to eventually move out some of the edible invasives that I don't prefer but I gotta figure out what would go in their places #i love the way the stork's bills look but I'm gonna have to control them at some point #if they get enough water they don't die back at all during winter and that's maybe an edge I don't want them to have #mostly cus the wildlife are totally over them #I'd like to think purslane would be a solid summer crop for them cus it's full of water and vitamin c... but it's also pretty low growing #so that'd mostly be for the rabbits #which is why I'm thinking chicory cus they get tall and they're rhizomous so they should root well and stay where i put them #i... kinda want to plant some more salad burnet cus it's handsome af and tall enough that the deer would probably dig it #it hasn't flowered yet so I haven't gotten to see if it seeds well #but if it does I'll probably transplant some for the deer/etc