PROTECTING MY CANNA LILIES WITH BIRD NETTING

These are some of my favorite cannas because I just love the color.
They're in a tall pot in the middle of pinks, yellows and purple flowers.  They look so pretty.
When they first started blooming like this picture, one day I looked out and the blooms were broken.
Obviously, a large bird like a grackle had tried to land on the stalks.

I was trying to figure out what to do and remembered I had some of this bird netting in my garden shed.

If you look closely, you can see it on top of the blooms.

It's a great deterrent because the birds can see it and know they might get tangled in it.

My only concern is that a butterfly will get up under the netting and won't be able to get out.  So, I'm keeping a close eye on it.

Ever since I put the netting on the flowers, there have been no broken stems.

All I did was cut a small piece and laid it across the top of the flowers.

I do have to keep adjusting it because a bud tried to develop through one of the holes and when I tried to remove the netting, it broke the bud.

So glad I remembered to use this bird netting.  

It's perfect!

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