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Ramona is a responsible and loving dog owner. She wanted a garden she could enjoy with her dog.
She
asked me if I knew of the new synthetic turf products available for
pets. It took me a minute to wrap my mind around the idea of using
artificial turf but I came to a place where it does make a lot of sense.
If
a pet owner wants to have a lawn we now have the option of a special
artificial turf made just for pets. It was created and developed for the
doggie day care industry and is available to homeowners. The company we
use makes their artificial turf from recycled plastic. It has a special
backing designed to reduce bacteria and pathogens. There is a
amino/enzymatic solution that can be used to further insure the
cleanliness of the product.
What I like about this product is
my clients can enjoy their gardens with their dogs. Of course good
training is still important but the area of elimination no longer has to
be the corner of bark tucked away in the back.
Ramona
had a nicely speckled granite stone. We nestled the plants around it
and later she added the coral. Nice touch Ramona! The blue 'Forget me
not' flowers belong to the heart shaped silvery leaves of Brunnera 'Jack
Frost'. The little gray/green variegated ground cover is Glechoma. It
likes to fill in the blanks and in pots and taller walls will cascade on
thin strings of stems..
The
side of the house had too much hardscape. There is the concrete swale
that runs along the side, the flagstone and the retaining wall. I
suggested we break it up by narrowing the path and putting plants on
either side. We redid the raised bed with a more lush plantings.
Varigated
Vinca major or 'Perewinkle', Dicentra or 'Bleeding Heart', Hakonechloa
or 'Japanese Forest Grass, and Nephroletis or 'Sword Fern'.
Cercidiphyllum japonicum or 'Katsura Tree'
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