We don't have a lawn in the back yard. I think my older dog really misses laying in the grass. I keep finding her laying on the poor phlox I moved from out front a few weeks ago - all 85 pounds of her... those poor plants.

I am test planting a patch of grass soon and I hope to seed in the fall when DH comes back on leave.

The things our "children" do... :-)

Here is a link that might be useful: Tales of a Transplanted Gardener

LOL, yup, I can see it happening. :) I had three shrubs. Now there is just one after all the strutting, kicking, and peeing to impress the neighbor she-dog. But we love them anyway. :) Thanks for the chuckle.

Try gardening with a toddler, Jennifer. I pull a weed, she pulls up a plant. I dead head a marigold, she takes a handful of marigolds and yanks the whole plant out. I moved all of my houseplants onto the front porch and something about the large tropical leaves she just can't take without crinkling them like paper. Ugh. Now I try to keep her hands full with a little watering can and really encourage her to keep up with the important job of watering. :)

Oh, you guys are funny! I'm glad I'm not the only one.

Gordy (the middle dog) likes to kick to impress the neighbor's very large pit bull.

Lucy kicks dirt whether she pees or the other. And, wow, does she kick!

Pablo, well, he just likes to roll around in everything.

I'm glad the bigger dog is only 35 pounds!

:D

Sweet doggie loves the flowers!