Springing into Spring with your Dog

To this date, our most popular post continues to be one that Elizabeth Bublitz of Paw-Friendly Landscapes wrote on ‘Paw-Friendly Gardening.’ Luckily for us, she is back in blogging mode and sending us new posts! Here is one for those of you who have or want to install a garden fence. If you enjoy Elizabeth’s posts, be sure to check out her class on August 13 at the Gardens (visit our calendar page to register!).

Healthy Fences

The number one deterrent of dogs escaping, or wildlife entering, is investing in a fence.  There are numerous types of fence – cedar or vinyl privacy, picket or three rail.  They vary in height as well. 

Many dogs jump up on fences when they are triggered by people passing by, especially dog walkers, squirrels and other “exciting” noises that grab their attention.  However, 6’ cedar and vinyl fences lose their upright pitch and can eventually fall or break defeating their purpose.  When dogs jump on the fence, their nails can also get caught in the slats and be pulled out.  What follows is a trip to the veterinarian and many days or weeks of rest. 
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Paw-Friendly Gardening

“Our new puppy ate our yard.”
“Help! Our terrier cut himself on the edging.”
“My cat wants ‘outside.’ How do I keep her safe?”

If you find yourself empathizing with these comments, or have even uttered one or two of them yourself, you might be interested in a new book called “Paw-Friendly Landscapes: How to Share the Turf When Your Backyard Belongs to Barney,” by Elizabeth Bublitz. Bublitz, who is teaching a class next week at the Gardens on pet-friendly landscaping, is the owner of a unique landscape design company called “Paw-Friendly Landscapes” – reputedly the only company in Colorado that specializes in designing child- and pet-friendly yards. The quotes above are from her book; her excerpt continues, “Do any of these scenarios sound familiar to you? Have you found yourself wondering
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