Hey, all! It’s time to start a new Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop. And as I mentioned in February’s kick-off post, this month’s topic is wildlife in the garden: the good and the bad. The pretty and the creepy. If it’s out there and you’re not responsible for taking it to the vet, it counts.
What an enthusiastic response to this month’s topic! It’s not a surprise, though, considering how passionate most pet people are about their furry and feathered friends. From cats and dogs to chickens and camelids, our companions often have a great influence on our design and plant choices, and we don’t mind making allowances for their[...]
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Back in December, we talked about children in the garden, but they’re not the only ones who share our outdoor spaces. If you’ve spent any time at all traipsing around the garden blogdom, you’ve seen that pets often play as big a role in our gardens as our plants do. Big dogs, little dogs, and[...]
Clearly, many of us put a good bit of thought and time into keeping track of our plants. Some use various kinds of labels in the garden; others prefer to keep their planting records on paper. Still others use a combination of these options, or have come up with something totally different. We’ve gotten an[...]