On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:56:21 +0100, Nick Maclaren wrote
(in article ):


In article ,
Sacha writes:

I imagine the 'attraction' in these is that they're pre-formed and that
they
look nicer than wire bits and pieces. I don't think most would mind
chicken
wire in the veg. garden but possibly not among the flower beds,

Nah. It's that they come in packets. You can make equally attractive
ones from your own willow/hazel twigs, hawthorn clippings etc. It's
just too much effort for the modern, er, fill in your own term here.


To protect small plants from our own cats, I stick bits of old golden rod
sticks in. This isn't to stop the cats fouling the beds, but sleeping on the
plants!

Works well.

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