GUILTY M'LUD - VANDAL EXPOSED

AAAAaaawwwwwww how Sweet is That Ponty? :D

Lovely creature which i just Googled to find BBC Gardeners' World.com have a few comments, for and against. I;m not sure if their beauty belies their destructive habits though !

What a little Vandal! I do not think for one minute that this poor
Deer realised he was chomping on your treasured plants.....but, he does
look very guilty about it Ponty....Lovely pics. Nice Blog. : -)))

Oh dearie me. Such an attractive vandal! Well, that's about the only animal that isn't a suspect in the destruction of my garden, Ponty, so please keep him with you - I do NOT want any more wildlife, thanks very much.

Nice to see - at a distance!!! What a shame about your lovely shubs, though. Can you protect them from any more damage, maybe with chicken wire?

Thanks, all. They are lovely people but, as you say, very destructive. He would be welcome to stay in my orchard which has plenty of bramble still to be cleared. (They like bramble, apparently!) but I'm afraid I will have to ask him to move on! My wife is incandescent at the damage to her new Camellia - there is only one bud left. She might soften a bit when I show her the photos this evening. I have some good, temporary fencing, Spritz and intend to set it up tomorrow.

I can't blame her. I think you know that I've been distraught recently at Badger and then rabbit damage in my garden. :-(((

I really hope that he goes away and leaves your plants alone, now.

You did well, Ponty, to get the Muntjac photos... :o)

Lovely photo`s Ponty but I must admit I`d probably feel the same way as your wife if one made a meal out of my prize plants, sods law says he won`t help with your brambles if your shrubs are tastier.. Hope the fencing works for you because he is lovely and I guess you don`t mind the occasional visit.......

Depending on what ELSE he fancies for lunch, Ll!

I`m afraid he is the culprit Ponty so its guilty as charged! We get lots of complaints at the garden centre where I work about the damage that deer cause. If I could come up with a foolproof method to stop them eating plants I`d be a multi millionaire...lol! ;o)))

I finally had to 'bite the bullet' and put up a six foot fence all along the back of the garden to keep out the Muntjak and Roe Deer.

It seems you'll have to deter them somehow, but they are pretty things :o)

Thanks, all. Get cracking with those ideas LabD. He doesn't seem to fancy anything else, Spritz. There's not much left of the Camellia and what remains of the Arbutus seems too high for him. He hasn't found the other Camellia (in the front garden yet but he probably won't go round there - too much activity! I will protect it for the time being, though. Fencing is out of the question, I'm afraid, Wagger. I'd need another mortgage - there's 200 yards of perimiter hedge! I have no idea how to deter him Hywel. I understand they make good, clean house pets. Does anybody want him? He's a deer little thing. LoL

Great photo sorry about your plant though.

Lovely photos of the muntjac.......

Lovely pictures Ponty. Just managed to reply to you.
What about Chicken wire round your precious plants?

Are they still about .... ????

Sorry I am a little late in replying B8. I only returned from holiday last night. I have not seen the little devil for a few months, fortunately. My Camellia, Arbutus and Verbena (which was also badly damaged) have now completely recovered and I am now protecting them and other plants with "Grazers" spray which was recommended to me to keep deer, rabbits and pigeons away. However, I am told that there are quite a number of Muntjac in the vicinity so I am keeping my fingers crossed. Perhaps he didn't like having his photo taken! :)

Hope you enjoyed your holiday and the french sun put in an appearance :~)

Thanks B8. The holiday was thoroughly enjoyable and the weather was superb.

Glad to hear it. Back to weeding the garden now I suppose... lol :~)