Still fighting voles

Sunny today, calm and in the low 60s.  Very pleasant for this late in the season.

I cut back the baptisias today.  Although we have had frosts and even a light snow last Monday, the baptisia foliage was still pretty green on the Twilite Prairieblues under the bedroom window.  In the Birch Garden the 'Alba' had blackened.  But it's only a matter of time before they both look black and destroyed, so they came out today.  I love the rattly sound of the seedpods.

Voles are still tunneling in the front garden, so I put more Espoma gravel down, especially deep into their tunnels.  They've dug right below the small chaemycyparis and into their roots.

I also sprayed the area with a cinnamon scented repellant, and doused some of the other gardens too.  I hate sprays.  They never work right, they get on your hands no matter what precautions you take, and they are just awful to use.  I hate them.  I don't even think they are effective.

The aronias have beautiful deep red berries this year.  Really nice.