tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post6666111709599295768..comments2023-10-22T09:42:36.750-04:00Comments on Casa Mariposa: Butterflies!Casa Mariposahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-72313255606953222922010-07-13T17:56:37.089-04:002010-07-13T17:56:37.089-04:00Hi Tina!
We finally received quite a bit of rain ...Hi Tina!<br /><br />We finally received quite a bit of rain and my rain barrels are full! Hooray!!! Weeds in the dog run?? Not a chance! With five dogs (my three plus two long term fosters)anything with the audacity to pop up through the mulch, is mowed right down. :0) Occassionally the bird seed germinates, but it's easy to pull. Instead of working against the dogs by trying to keep them out of the garden, installing the dog run was an easy way to create a compromise that made everyone happy instead of only creating mutual misery! Plus, it's cool and shady and offers excellent squirrel watching!!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-84121673762840564902010-07-13T16:49:29.633-04:002010-07-13T16:49:29.633-04:00Good afternoon TS, Your garden is looking mighty l...Good afternoon TS, Your garden is looking mighty lovely this summer. Those rudbeckias sure are stalwarts. Hopefully your area has received some rain by now though? Could your sap sucking bugs be aphids? If they are small soft bellied fellas then maybe. I just hose them off with a strong stream of water. <br /><br />I was reading your dog run stories. Here we try to keep our dogs away from the boundary fence. It is funny you want them in there. That is a good idea though as it looks like they do a fantastic job of keeping weeds down. The trail is quite cute and makes for clean up of the yard. Our five dogs really make a mess in mine. I have a dog that looks just like Baby but he is a dachsund/chihuahua mix. He thinks he is the boss here but has gotten so old he can barely walk now. Not so bossy. I thought Baby was like his twin. Anyhow, you have a great rest of the day. I hope it rains. I'm off to check out Prairie Moon nursery on your advice now.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.com