Friday, December 2, 2011

Gardening With Dogs

Georgia red clay, white dog, below, and a contractor
needing to get a load of mulch spread.  FAST.
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Garden & Be Well,    XO Tara
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How to landscape with dogs?  Pay attention to their habits & assume every plant is toxic.  Where a dog runs, digs, lays rarely changes.  Incorporate it into the design.  Toxic plants?  I worry more about little sticks or rocks being eaten and twisting the intestines.  If azaleas, camellias and hydrangeas, along with native plants, were extremely toxic the South would be known for a lot of dead dogs.  Hence, use plants long known to be used with dogs in the yard.
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A client sent the pic to my contractor !
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8 comments:

  1. Vera @ Cozy Little CabinDecember 2, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    Thanks for keepin' it real, Tara! LOL

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  2. La Petite GalleryDecember 2, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    Tara, I never thought about twigs, my Thor used to chew them. Thanks for the tip I almost planted a rose bush in his back yard, but I thought of the thorns and his eyes,, Good tips.

    Yvonne

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  3. Brenda PruittDecember 2, 2011 at 10:14 AM

    Yes, Tara, totally agree! And good for you for thinking of the occupants of the home that can't speak for themselves.
    Brenda

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  4. AnonymousDecember 2, 2011 at 12:12 PM

    Excellent advice!! We have to work around the needs of ALL the family members..

    Welcome back girlfriend.

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  5. Jeo FazzioDecember 2, 2011 at 12:25 PM

    Good post.. Thanks for the share...

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    Modern Furniture

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  6. Connie in HartwoodDecember 2, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    What a fabulous pic ... and great advice.

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  7. UnknownDecember 4, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    Ahhh...how cute!! Please come join a giveaway on my blog.....I would love to see you enter!
    Daisy~

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  8. Renée FinbergDecember 5, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    hahahahah
    don't ya' just love em' !!??

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