happyjillin Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 If your yard is not conducive for grass,especially peeing dogs here is an alternative to consider. it's medium size smooth river gravel over doubled up landscape cloth which keeps weeds from growing in it. We have changed the look several times in the planters and strategically placed pots. We did the same in our backyard in Edmonton because we had female dogs. We have had up to 6 street rescues with us here which is down to 3 now watering the gravel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artsnob Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 Can you come over and do mine, now that l am 80, l do not do manuel labor. Your look would be great in my yard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted December 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 The way it looks now and we have always used contractors. We just do the light gardening and pay to have our bigger palm trees maintained from time to time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 I had a large lawn when I had female dogs so never a problem with female dogs. If they have a choice they pee on grass. They would use gravel only if they were desperate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted December 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 4 hours ago, cedros said: I had a large lawn when I had female dogs so never a problem with female dogs. If they have a choice they pee on grass. They would use gravel only if they were desperate. The thing is if they pee on grass they kill it but they can't kill gravel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyvmx Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 An area in the back off the terrace is where I do a lot of repotting. Was always muddy. The rain splashed the mud on the terrace and required rinsing off everyday. The dogs and I tracked mud into the house. I hated it. I sprayed it with a strong weed killer, laid down the cloth, had 23 bags of river rock delivered and placed them one by one to fill the area. Problem solved. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 On 12/30/2020 at 10:13 PM, happyjillin said: The thing is if they pee on grass they kill it but they can't kill gravel. They never killed my grass-maybe because I have always had large lawns. I had up to 4 females sometimes. Wouldn't stone get smelly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 Or you can do a combo of either flagstone with pea gravel (first photo) in between or flagstone with river rock in between. My preference is for river rock because it doesn't move. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 50 minutes ago, Ferret said: Or you can do a combo of either flagstone with pea gravel (first photo) in between or flagstone with river rock in between. My preference is for river rock because it doesn't move. That looks nice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted December 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 4 hours ago, cedros said: They never killed my grass-maybe because I have always had large lawns. I had up to 4 females sometimes. Wouldn't if get smelly? No,not smelly because there are no flagstones. When not rainy season we give it a hose when watering the plants. It's easy to pick up poop from the medium size river rock[gravel] that we used. It's easy to walk on and it doesn't bother the dog's feet when they romp on it. it's not a big courtyard but we find it very tranquil to sit on our patio and enjoy and a couple of times a day Howdy Chases Chuck all over it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Liu Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 Glad to see some posts on gardening. Thanks. In this wonderful climate, it should be a paradise for gardeners. I’m going to learn something different when I move down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Bob Liu said: Glad to see some posts on gardening. Thanks. In this wonderful climate, it should be a paradise for gardeners. I’m going to learn something different when I move down there. Not quite a paradise. A lot depends on the soil which in some places has too much clay and roots rot-get somenone to check the soil before you buy or rent. . And the insects can be voracious eaters of many plants and many pesticides are needed. It is a learning process. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted January 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 9 hours ago, cedros said: Not quite a paradise. A lot depends on the soil which in some places has too much clay and roots rot-get somenone to check the soil before you buy or rent. . And the insects can be voracious eaters of many plants and many pesticides are needed. It is a learning process. Don't worry,be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyvmx Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 This is my paradise. A large plant room upstairs with shelving units, water fountains and humidifier. A three shelf cart to fill with plants and wheel outside on the balcony where I can water freely. One third of living room downstairs is an atrium with another water fountain. Outside terrace is lined with plants. One corner of yard has orchids and more. I rent so gardening is all in pots. Even with the dogs and fish, I still have time for margaritas so please visit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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