For Eileen.....

[Kazz]

Eileen as requested.
Garden almost complete http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/kazz76/100_1376.jpg

Back of the house http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/kazz76/100_1372.jpg

Dianthus http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/kazz76/100_1393.jpg

Ostephernums....Cape Daisies to you and me;) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/kazz76/100_1389.jpg

In the troughhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/kazz76/100_1391.jpg

Hosta...back for another summer this time with copper tape round the pot.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/kazz76/100_1371.jpg

Some tulips from the other week gone over now.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/kazz76/100_1364.jpg

The rose a little early....but hey...http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/kazz76/100_1384.jpg

Hope they are to you liking Eileen not much to see yet but I thought I would give it a go. You need a hack of a lot of imagination to see past the basics.:roll:

[dandysmom]

Beautiful. thanks for posting for me! You really could moonlight as a landscaper, Kazz, that is a lovely garden! Why does the hosta need copper binding?

[Shelley123]

Your garden looks fabulous Karen. What a lot of hard work.
Does the copper tape keep slugs and snails away, if so i could do with some as our Hosta always starts off nice but then gets eaten.

[Kazz]

Beautiful. thanks for posting for me! You really could moonlight as a landscaper, Kazz, that is a lovely garden! Why does the hosta need copper binding?

Thank you Eileen I would not mind working in the moonlight..:roll: ...seriously I do it for enjoyment not sure I Could "work" for someone. To strong willed.

Hosta's are a "baby leaf salad" for slugs and snails. I am hoping the copper tape will keep them off to some degree I have tried it on captive slug....;)...it worked he could not get past/over it and his reward was I took him into the park rather than the sudden salt death.

[Kazz]

Your garden looks fabulous Karen. What a lot of hard work.
Does the copper tape keep slugs and snails away, if so i could do with some as our Hosta always starts off nice but then gets eaten.
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Thank you and I am not sure how effective it will be but it did deter one slug......see above. It can't hurt in the war against them if you ask me. I can't use slug pellets due to the dog, but I do use beer traps and have been known to walk the gardne at night and after rain with salt in hand.

[dandysmom]

It's surprising to me, and I think I mentioned this before, how much more of a problem you have with slugs. My hostas are flourishing, never have a slug problem with them or any other plants. I occasionally see a slug trail in the morning, but a trail is about it! Count my blessings!

[Shelley123]

Slugs actualy turn my stomach. We sometimes get them in the kitchen early morning. If i have to pick them up in a tissue they make me heave. i'm afraid i find them disgusting

[dandysmom]

I agree, Shelley! Yucky things. I suppose they are a necessary part somewhere in the web of life, but .....ugh!!

[Shelley123]

I agree, Shelley! Yucky things. I suppose they are a necessary part somewhere in the web of life, but .....ugh!!

I'm sure they must have some place (bird food ) ??, but i just can't find any redeeming features ;)

[angieh]

I don't like slugs either - the only time my garden wasn't troubled with the blighters was when I had free range chickens - mind you, I didn't have much of a garden then either!

I tried the copper impregnated matting and found it useless - haven't tried the rings yet though.

Your garden looks very tidy and will keep neat and tidy. I am contemplating having everything out and just doing grass - Monty would approve of that. I have scared myself by looking at a very long list of poisonous plants!

[Kim]

Slugs actualy turn my stomach. We sometimes get them in the kitchen early morning. If i have to pick them up in a tissue they make me heave. i'm afraid i find them disgusting

Absolutely agree, only worse thing is maggots, they really do turn my stomach! :shock:

Your garden looks fab, Kazz. :)

[dandysmom]

OMG, maggots are much worse! :shock: