Flowers sound pretty, Todd. Vinca are drought tolerant and trouble free. I had some in pots but the pack rats ate them.

Suzanne, rats on tomatoes and raccoons in the spa...ewwwwww.

My dad wars with the squirrels all the time. He has feeders that sling them off but the squirrels don't care. He even electrified a feeder, the squirrels are "jumpy" but they still get to the seed.

It's fun to read about your gardening. I used to be a big time gardener in VA but it's too hard in the desert plus I'm too busy cruising!