Naughty Lucy

[fergie11]

I've been nursing all these impatients thru all the bad weather this spring. I just went out and Lucy dug up half of them. She's a mess and half the flowers are gone. DAM. I guess it's time to replant. Oh great. Now she wants to come in the house with those dirty feet. That's why they make puppies so cute or you'd kill them.

[Paul & Michele]

If it makes you feel any better Molly does the same thing.... We planted some new birch trees this year that were about 5 feet tall and every time the wind would blow the branches would almost touch the ground(we live in Kansas) Molly must of thought it was a play toy because then she would attack it and chew off the branch so it was about a foot tall. My husband was mad so I would go buy another tree.....3 trees later I gave up, the tree could be there a week and she wouldn't touch it then here would come another storm with wind and there it would go. I bought a 4 foot fence to put around it until it gets bigger branches!!!!! She would also pluck a flower roots and all out of the pots on the patio everytime she would walk by it. She has stopped that I don't know why but I'm not complaining.......Good Luck with your flowers......

[fergie11]

Well - as you can see by the collar, we have an e-fence for the yard. I put the zone thing that I used to keep them out of the working part of the kitchen and off counter tops. Anyway, I put that out there. Wouldn't you know it, I don't think she's going in there at all - We'll see if that works.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

At least you still have grass!! Ned was the final blow to grass in my yard. Three dogs + a small grassy area = dirt with some weeds.

[Debbie and Thomas]

Correction-I meant to sy Lucy likes the impatients plants. BTW-your landscaping around the tree still looks so pretty even with the digging doodle

[Debbie and Thomas]

My neighbour plants those very plain orange or yellow flowers-I think they are called marigolds. They have an unpleasant smell she says-so animals, bees, wasp etc will keep away from them. But if they smell bad-who wants them. Impatient's would look so lovely around your tree and they spread so beautifully. I guess Fergie likes them too.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I don't know about "minty"...the stuff I've seen smells like urine, lol.

[Adrianne Matzkin]

I wonder if 'deer off' would keep the pups away from gardening. Non toxic but gives off a minty smell that deers walk away from. Anyone try that??

[LuvMyAbby&Kaela]

Naughty dog! Ya it is amazing they dont end up being supper! LOL. Have you considered planting forget-me-nots instead? They really fill and multiply. I love them.

[Adina P]

Lucy Lucy Lucy!!! Tsk tsk tsk...aren't you glad you're adorable?
She was just trying to mimic her mommy and practice a little gardening herself ;-)

[fergie11]

OK so I went and got 16 more plants and planted them. 2 are already gone. I'm going to give up on that tree for this year. Maybe I'll just do a lot of Hosta next spring around it. I do like the flowers though.