"I have iris under my bird feeder, the long leaves are dense enough to keep the area looking clean."

"Hosta would probably be able to meet the sunflower seed shell requirement. There are some amazing varieties available. Or maybe some variegated brunnera. 'Jack Frost" has wonderful foliage."

"How much direct sun light does your plant receive? I have found that some of the "orange" varieties (caramel, marmalade, dolce creme brulee) require full sun to maintain their brilliant color. The green and purple varieties are better…"

"I don't know the traits of your heuchera but some plants change colors during the season. Gold Standard hosta is green early in the season and turns gold later. Maybe that is whats happening with yours."

"garlic chives are awful. They fool you with their ease of growth, pretty flowers and wonderfullness in food, but they are a menace that you cannot get rid of. Like mint. I love them and abhor them. At least, you smell good when you pull out mint…"

"lamium is a good ground cover. Under deciduous trees is also a great place for tulips and other spring bulbs."

"designate 1 spot and make it cozy for him and (hide) A TREAT IN THE SAME SPOT...."

"My greyhounds usually stay out of my gardens, and when they do get into them they don't seem to do any damage. The older male is a digger, but he has his spot and, fortunately, it hasn't been in a garden bed so far. But... In October we…"

"I am having the same problem. I have a one year old american bulldog who runs thru my gardens that i just put in 2 years ago. In Western New York, we still have muddy lawns and gardens, and mine are ruined at this moment. I contemplated on 2-3 foot…"

"I created a "dog digging pit" for my two Rotties that love to run through everything in the yard. I created a separate area and rotate the fill so that the texture is different for them (i.e., sand and mulch, dirt, dirt and rocks, etc.). I…"

"I forgot one thing to tell you most dogs get jellous if you spend alot of time in the yard with out them if you include them in what your doing in the garden it does seem to help. I do it And I have big dogs. I f they have been taught carefull and…"

"I have the same problem dogs and gardens. Most of my yard is gardens so I made a nice copper fence around the biggest one with three gates and an arbor. The other gardens are full of plants that either prick them if they go in it, or are not harmed…"

"I too have chosen to do my gadening in the front yard where the dogs don't have access. I have planted beds in the back multiple times only to be destroyed. However, it looks so sad and it has so much potential. I really want to start…"

""Get out of there" is the name of my blog lol :) My wife and I have 3 bad dogs who have no respect for our garden. What we have done is try to plant and arrange things based on where they already run/play. As an example, I know that they…"