01-04-2003, 10:56 AM
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Garden suitable for children & dog
(Christine) wrote in message . com...
I hope you can give me some pointers! I have a long thin garden with
a patio, but at the moment the grass area is in a right state. It's
bumpy, bare in patches, and has no definition. The dog also enjoys
using it as his personal toilet.
Trouble is I've got twin toddlers, and with the nice weather coming I
will be letting them into the garden alot more. So what is the best
thing to do with the garden? Grass is not a priority, as we back
straight onto a park. What I was thinking was large flower borders
and bark for the kids to have their slide or whatever on. My question
is, do dogs still do their business on bark? Is there anyway I can
attract the dog to a different area? I would turf the lawn but with
it being so bumpy it's going to be difficult, isn't it?
I would also like to have a small veg patch at the top of the garden.
Do dogs poo on such things?!
Dogs will do it anywhere. I've seen dogs on boats trained to 'go' on
astroturf. ;-)
Divide a bit of your garden off just for the dog and keep the rest for
the children and yourselves, plus dog to play in. That said, it's
still important to check the dog hasn't pooped on that when you
weren't looking!
As to turfing, it's the quickest route to go but be sure to get your
turves from a good source. You don't want to find it full of weed
seeds as it starts to grow. You'd need to level the lawn with topsoil
and raking etc. getting rid of any stones, existing weeds and so on
before laying them. I don't mean this rudely but it would possibly be
worth your while getting a quote from a turfing company - it's not the
easiest job in the world for the beginner gardener.
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Sacha
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