On the first day of Christmas my garden gave to me
A bad case of poison ivy

On the second day of Christmas my garden gave to me
Two wasp stings
And a bad case of poison ivy

On the third day of Christmas my garden gave to me
A three sisters raised bed
Two wasp stings
And a bad case of poison ivy

On the fourth day of Christmas my garden gave to me
Four gopher holes
A three sisters raised bed
Two wasp stings
And a bad case of poison ivy

On the fifth day of Christmas my garden gave to me
Five peony rings
Four gopher holes
A three sister raised bed
Two wasp stings
And a bad case of poison ivy

On the sixth day of Christmas my garden gave to me
Six geese a-pooping
Five peony rings
Four gopher holes
A three sister raised bed
Two wasp stings
And a bad case of poison ivy

On the seventh day of Christmas my garden gave to me
Seven hungry deer
Six geese a-pooping
Five peony rings
Four gopher holes
A three sister raised bed
Two wasp stings
And a bad case of poison ivy

On the eight day of Christmas my garden gave to me
Eight slimy slugs
Seven hungry deer
Six geese a-pooping
Five peony rings
Four gopher holes
A three sisters raised bed
Two wasp stings
And a bad case of poison ivy

On the ninth day of Christmas my garden gave to me
Nine rabbits munching
Eight slimy slugs
Seven hungry deer
Six geese a-pooping
Five peony rings
Four gopher holes
A three sisters raised bed
Two wasp stings
And a bad case of poison ivy

On the tenth day of Christmas my garden gave to me
Ten plants with aphids
Nine rabbits munching
Eight slimy slugs
Seven hungry deer
Six geese a-pooping
Five peony rings
Four gopher holes
A three sisters raised bed
Two wasp stings
And a bad case of poison ivy

On the eleventh day of Christmas my garden gave to me
Eleven painful sunburns
Ten plants with aphids
Nine rabbits munching
Eight slimy slugs
Seven hungry deer
Six geese a-pooping
Five peony rings
Four gopher holes
A three sisters raised bed
Two wasp stings
And a bad case of poison ivy

On the twelfth day of Christmas my garden gave to me
Twelve invasive weeds
Eleven painful sunburns
Ten plants with aphids
Nine rabbits munching
Eight slimy slugs
Seven hungry deer
Six geese a-pooping
Five peony rings
Four gopher holes
A three sisters raised bed
Two wasp stings
And a bad case of poison ivy

With much thanks to Frederic Austin, the original composer of The Twelve Days of Christmas.