Beginner Gardening: Landscaping with dogs and other concerns, 1 by TexasLizzy

TexasLizzy wrote:
I have two great danes who run a LOT! Occaisonally, they dig and all the plants and sign posts get mixed up. Seems to happen the most in the hosta beds as they are in the shade, get the most extra watering, and thus more moles. I believe it is the moles that they are after. I don't think this is your problem. Other than this issue, we have been able to keep the girls out of hte beds using wattles. I use crepe murtle branches are arch them around the paths. Here is a pic of Hera (the harlequin) and Princess (the black one)

It sounds like your dogs are "herding" the edge of the property. I say LET them. You won't be able to stop them. Come in from their path and create your beds and create borders, either some similiar wattle idea like I stated above, or something else as creative. If you have access to local stones, you may want to create raised beds with stone borders, maybe only a foot tall. I have found the more paths I give the girls, the more they use them. These edge beds will still keep a center portion of green lawn in the center for frisbee, etc.


As for your roses, I have no help. I don't have any.

Good luck