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Cottage garden. May 1, 2012 Shades of purple and pink tumble and intertwine along one of the paths in the cottage garden. In the correct zones, these perennials are reliably drought tolerant and will provide a long bloom season. To recreate this combination in a hot, full sun location, use the following plants (Click the links for each plant to read previous in-depth articles) : Perennial heliotrope ( heliotropium amplexicaule ) . Zones 7-11, deer resistant Wine cups ( callirhoe involucrata ) . Zones 3-9, NOT deer or rabbit resistant Salvia greggii 'Diane' . Zones 7-9, deer resistant Salvia nemorosa Bordeaux 'Steel Blue' . Zones 4-8, deer resistant View Part Two. Words and photos by Freda Cameron , Defining Your Home, Garden and Travel . Deer and rabbit resistance varies based upon the animal population and availability of food. All company or product or patented names mentioned are registered trademarks, copyrights, or patents owned by those respective companies or p...

The deer are here, too. The garden grows and so does my book.  I'm using up all my creative brain cells writing the words for a fiction novel.  Writing eight to ten hours each day over the last eight weeks, I'm revising the novel that I wrote over the last year.  I love writing fiction.  The practice of weaving narration, action and dialog into each scene is rewarding. My travel experience has provided me with locations for my novel.  The first half of the book is based in Colorado.  The second half is in France.  It's fun to put my characters on the streets and inside the restaurants that I've visited. My exercise is walking with running intervals.  I come back inside and can't wait to fill novel pages with the scenes that I write in my head while I walk.  I wake up in the morning and write before I read the news.  I edit in the evenings. Although revising sounds painful, it isn't.  Each time I cut, I believe I'm improving my book....