Pro Tips to Design a Pet Friendly Garden

If you’re a pet owner and planning to revamp your garden design, then it’s important to create a backyard that is pet friendly. You may want to build a small kennel for your loving pet, and utilize the space well to plant some beautiful flowers too.

You may be in a dilemma to invest in revamping your garden, since you worry about your pets damaging the greenery, or the pesticides turning out to be harmful for your pets. However, creating a pet friendly garden can take away your worries. Your pet will be overjoyed to have a kennel of its own and so will you when you see a garden landscaped in a way that will be friendly for everyone.

Here are some tips to design a backyard that will surely delight your dog or cat:

1) Install Paths of StoneIf you have a pet who likes to play outdoors and is just like a resident of your home, it’s good to install paths of stone or bricks as they will be more strong and firm. Avoid using gravel or mulch paths; dogs can easily spoil the look of it as they playfully go around the yard.

2) Use Chicken Wires to Keep Pets Away

If you have to plant flowers, vegetables, fruits, or any low rising plants, it is best to get temporary chicken wires or net to keep these out of reach of pets. Else they’re likely to chew on the sticks and spoil the look of the garden.

3) Use High Rise FencesInstall high rise and solid fences to prevent dog or other pets from climbing over to the other side. This will protect your plants. Also, it is important to ensure that there is minimal gap between the fences so as to keep the dogs and cats from passing from in between. For cats, you will need to install a cat run, else you really can’t keep cats out of your yard.

4) Use Large Plants

Whether you want to plant vegetables, annuals or perennials, it’s good to opt for larger plants than those that are low rising. Also, go for high rising trees so they’re a little out of reach for the pets to chew on.

5) Plant Lots of Grass

If you want to keep plants and veggies out of reach of pets, plant grass at most places. It will be safe for the pets and you won’t have to use many pesticides that you may otherwise have to in case of planting flowers and vegetables. Also, pets are unlikely to spoil the look of well mowed grass.

6) Keep The Soil Moist

Make sure not to leave empty spaces between plants as pets love to dig in soil. This is especially true for cats as they love digging in dry soil. Therefore, make sure the soil is wet and moist. The best to cover up small spaces between plants is to plant herbs like thyme and other herbs to fill the space and prevent pets from digging into the soil.

Designing a pet friendly garden will make sure your pets and plants are safe from harm. Also, you will enjoy spending time in your backyard when you see it clean, friendly and beautiful. Make sure to find an experienced garden or landscape architect in Princeton, NJ who will convert your dull and unwelcoming garden into a beautiful and inviting one.

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