Plant protection is a year around challenge at Hickory Green Farm. Deer do not like to eat lavender.....however free range chickens like to scratch for grubs and other bugs around the low growing plants nestled in deep soft soil until the plant is dug up. Ross came up with this clever, inexpensive, reusable way to protect the perennial plants from the chickens using scraps of PVC, deer netting, & twist ties. Great invention! Plants are caged and the chickens are free...ummmm..yes that is reverse of what is usually done on most farms, but it seems to work for us.