Triage Centre in the Garden

Here on Vancouver Island it has been a long winter. The deer are hungry and looking for a tonic for their stomachs. They have been gnawing on the bark of our Indian Plum, so much so I was concerned about the tree's welfare.

My solution was to set up a triage station around the tree while I sewed, pinned and tied hand embroidered table cloths around the damage trunks.

The cloths were made to be sacrificed while protecting tables, now I am sacrificing them to protect living wood.

Hopefully, this will deter the deer and they will look for something else to eat.