Mystery solved!

The Garden Lady (Chris) has short poles around her garden with small packets of nylon hanging from them. I couldn’t figure out what the heck they were. Maybe a voodoo thing, but today, on my walk, she was outdoors planting so I asked her about them.

Come to find out Deer come down off the mountain, and feast on neighboring flowers, especially Roses. She puts Blood Meal in the nylon packet to repel them. Works like a charm.
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