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Dogs and gardening…how does it work?
I am a new doggy mommy and a new house owner. My puppy is a beagle mix and the house is old and needs some sprucing up. There’s isn’t any extra money for completely redoing my front and backyard so I was planning on doing some gardening this spring. My dog loves to eat everything and sometimes digs. I plan on making tall wooden planters or buying them but that does get costly. I really want to plan mostly edible plants, fruits, vegetables etc but I also would like some other types of plants too. I keep trying to figure out what plants are harmful to dogs and I keep coming up with massive lists. Like almost every plant is on it. I live in a zone 5 area. Surely not every plant is dangerous for dogs.
I recently planted a 4′X8′ above ground garden with my daughter and we have a Boston Terrier. The only problem we had in the beginning was the dog walking on the newly planted seedlings. They are very curious and will want to sniff and dig. We eventually had to put a small fence up to keep her out.
The only garden vegetable plant I’ve heard of that can be dangerous to dogs are onions. I’m staying away from shallots as well. Also, the seeds from a Sago Palm can be deadly to dogs. I had to take my boxer to the vet because he ate one that a squirrel had dropped in my backyard.
I hope your gardening goes well.
Wooden Garden Planters
Unique Garden Planters – Outdoor Decorating W/container Gardening & Garden Planters
Container Gardening and Garden planters are a warm and inviting way to add interest to your outdoor decorating spaces. You can spruce up your outdoor living spaces by adding decorative planters that give your plants “pop”! Let’s face it, outdoor decorating is “in” right now – it is the hottest design trend going. There are diverse ways you can add your own personality to your outdoor design space. One of the easiest is to use decorative planters for your garden.
With more and more people spending time indoors working, the desire to return to the outdoors has really hit big. Even if you live in the city, you can bring the outdoors to your home with garden planters or may be a nice trellis or a set of wind chimes! Yesterday’s plastic industrial flower pots have given way to the beautiful and practical decorative planters of today. So thinking big, is not out of line when you think outdoor decorating. You can have style and functionality in something as practical as outdoor flower, plants, herb and vegetable pots!
CONTAINER GARDENING: More and more people are enjoying the benefits and joys of container gardening. You can have the pleasure of growing your own herbs or food in vegetable planters. There is no doubt in where your food came from or how it was grown when you produce it yourself in garden planters. Control of soil and soil type is one of the first realized benefits. Plants can be rearranged for optimal sun exposure. Lightweight vegetable planters can be easily moved indoors or under cover during sudden rainstorms. Garden planters give the added benefit of your organic gardening when you arrange them to repel insects or cross pollinate.
AESTHETIC APPEAL: Garden planters can add aesthetic appeal to your patio or poolside area. When you use decorative planters to grow your vegetables, plants and flowers, you can mix and match the potted plants for beauty as well as functionality. Tomato plants look exotic in outdoor urns; red peppers are almost whimsical in decorative planters. Your guests will probably not even notice that your outdoor garden decor is so practical. The lightweight nature of some outdoor planter pots makes it easy to avoid a late frost by bringing your potted plants under cover. Tho the plastic pots of yesterday are still available: beautifying your garden using decorative wooden vegetable planters gives it more of natural look!
CONTAINER INVADERS: When you grow your produce in wooden planters, weed control is much easier. By starting out with container soil, you eliminate unwanted seeds from the beginning. Some travel in the air or by birds, but pulling those unwanted weeds out of outdoor planter pots is much easier than pulling weeds out of beds, and your back will love it too. If one of your vegetable planters has some weeds in it, chances are your other vegetable planters won’t since it is harder for weeds to travel across outdoor planter pots. Mint and rosemary are examples of herbs that will easily take over a garden plot, but can be controlled and managed if grown in vegetable planters
About the Author
The Author: Having been raised up in a Amish Family until my teenage years. I have the knowledge, and interest in the community, & the products that the Amish produce. Shares his insight on how to spruce up your living space outside your home by using decorative garden planters , sturdy amish pine planters, and charming Amish Wind Chimes
what paint to i need to paint outside garden ornaments?
i have 4 wooden planters what need painting after ihave sanded them down but do not know what primer & paint to use any ideas many thanks
If you really want that paint to last, try using marine paint (the kind that’s used for painting boats). It will stand up much longer than traditional exterior paints. If you’d prefer to go the traditional route, an exterior oil-based paint or stain will also do the job. If you’ve sanded right down to the wood, start with an exterior primer – available at your local paint store.
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