I was at the big box store today, looking for a metal garden stake that I couldn't find.
There were so many mums, all different sizes from modest containers to huge showy pots.
Lots of ornamental grasses and a few other fall plantings. And on a small space on one row were my fall favorite plants, ornamental kale. Of course I got some, they are pictured beside and behind the rabbit.
It's just like it sounds, kale that has been bred for color and appearance. Its leaves are curly and the centers are often purple, pink, or white.
You could eat it, but you probably wouldn't want to. There are other kale varieties bred for eating and they are more tender and less bitter.
They are easy to care for and aren't over and done, continuing, to grow and look nice throughout the fall. Deer aren't especially fond of them if there are other food sources.
Some years I can find these plants and some years I can't, so I'm happy to find them this year. They should last through the fall and into the winter, as long as we don't have a prolonged hot spell.
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