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Lucy Kate’s Flower and Fern garden dwells in my backyard. It’s her favorite place to dig and chase squirrels. Lucy Kate is my Jack Russell and she rules the roost. She has a brother named Frog who she allows to play along. Her garden contains many container style planters since plants that grow in the ground would get dug up! There is a herb garden planted on some shelves hung on the fence. A selection of hostas and ferns grows in the shady corner of the garden. The garden centerpiece is a flower planter that contains a tunnel underneath for Lucy and Frog to run through.
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Pink Angelonia
Angelonia angustifolia
Planting Out on 17 May 08 I love how the flowers of this plant look like ...
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Asparagus Fern- Hanging Basket
Asparagus setaceus
Planting Out on 10 May 08
- 2 journals
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Peach Sunrise Lantana
Lantana
Planting Out on 09 May 08
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Pink Verbena
Verbena bonariensis
Planting Out on 27 Apr 08
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Red Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa
Planting Out on 27 Apr 08
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Magenta Moon Torenia
Torenia fournieri
Planting Out on 26 Apr 08
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Purple Verbena- Hanging Baskets
Verbena bonariensis
Planting Out on 26 Apr 08
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Summer Wave Large Amethyst Torenia
Torenia fournieri
Planting Out on 26 Apr 08
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Yellow Lantana
Lantana camara
Planting Out on 25 Apr 08
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Black-Eyed Susan Vine
Thunbergia alata
Planting Out on 25 Apr 08
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Black-Eyed Susan Vine- Stone Planter
Thunbergia alata
Sown on 19 Apr 08
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Columbine
Aquilegia
Planting Out on 19 Apr 08
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Silver Mondo Grass/ Bucket Planter
Ophiopogon japonicus
Planting Out in Sep 2007
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Jasmine
Pandorea jasminoides
Planting Out in Sep 2007
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Lilyturf- Wooden Bowl Planter
Liriope
Planting Out in Aug 2007
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Mondo Grass- Wooden Bowl Planter
Ophiopogon japonicus
Planting Out in Aug 2007
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Jasmine- Tricolor/ Bucket Planter
Pandorea jasminoides
Planting Out in Jul 2007
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Angel Vine Topiary
Muehlenbebeckia complexa
Planting Out in Jul 2007
- 2 journals
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Sprengeri Fern
Asparagus densiflorus
Planting Out in Jul 2007
- 3 journals
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Periwinkle
Vinca
Purchased in 2007
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Creeping Jenny
Lysimachia nummularia
Purchased in 2007
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Japanese Painted Fern
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum
Planting Out in 2007
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Gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides
Planting Out in 2006
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Hosta
Hosta
- 1 journals
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Comments
Judy wrote:
That planter with a tunnel looks very interesting. My two tenterfield terriers (and my plants) would love something like that. Did you make it yourself? I’d love some more details on it. You’ve gotten me thinking…..
Posted on 21 May 08 (about 1 years ago)
lucykate wrote:
My husband designed the tunnel and my father built it. The dogs don’t use it as much as I thought they would. But it is cute to watch them play in it when they do. However with the recent occurrences of snakes in my backyard, I’ve begun to think of boarding it up b/c it would be a great place for a snake to hide. Basically we have found that if the dogs think that an animal is in there, they love it. But if they don’t smell anything, they could care less about it.
The construction on it is pretty simple. it’s basically an 8 foot long box that is a foot deep on the top portion that has the plants and about a foot and a half from front to back I think. It’s like stacking two boxes on top of each other and then adding the little jut outs for the tunnel entrances.
Posted on 21 May 08 (about 1 years ago)
Judy wrote:
Thanks for that information – I can now understand more clearly what it I see in the photo. It’s a pity they don’t use it as much as you expected. At least it looks lovely, especially with the red flowers against the timber fence.
I wonder if my dogs would use it more if it instead of opening to the front, it was open each end, like an agility tunnel. We don’t have a problem with snakes, but we do have termites, so I’d have to use construction material other than timber.
I still think your idea is great and will continue to think about how I can achieve something similar. Thanks for the sharing!
Posted on 22 May 08 (about 1 years ago)