Any ideas on dogscaping a backyard. Trying to get my plans done early so i can order what I need. What kind of grass stands up to dogs? Is gravel good? and what kind of plants? Any suggestions. trying to get ahead start on what i need to order. Thanks for anyadvice. I live in Northwestern,IL if that helps. They dont make the playgrass anymore, I have blugrass now,,but its starting to die out.
Thanks Michael,, Ill look at that. But here in IL kbg doesnt live very long. Wel not long enough. Mine was seeded 12yrs ago. and it is finely dying out slowly but its going.
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In the epic battle of lawn turf vs. dog pee, the pee always wins.
It's possible to train a dog to only pee in one place that you select--like a hidden spot behind the shed, leaving the rest of the grass unmolested.
I'm a fan of shredded bark mulch as a ground covering in the landscape versus gravel. It keeps mud down, holds up well (a couple of years before it needs to be replaced), and is natural looking. I have large areas of former lawn now covered with this bark mulch and it's been a very good dog play surface.
For shrubs/plantings--choose woody things, not tender-stemmed herbacious perennials. According to my dogs, Hostas are something to lay down in.
Even on the new sod that was put down in the heat of the summer. Turbo went 1 & 2 wherever and no problems. But most of the time he pees in the exact same area and the grass is just as good as everywhere else in the lawn.
Soil, or lack there of, is probably a great point. I've got more sand than the beach. That pee probably percs down in about .5 seconds.
I've always wondered why it was never a problem for me, and I'd bet you just nailed it.
Sandy soils and decent amounts of rain and/or watering leaches the extra nitrogen and salts in doggie pee out of the soil before the grass can absorb it.
Another helpful thing is to not fertilize the area of lawn where the dog pees, it helps cut down the burn.
It is a losing battle if there is a lot of pee (lot of dog)
So, Angela, you may not be able to change your soil to sandy soil (don't even try, you end up with cement if you add sand to clay soil) But DO add a lot of organic matter such as compost when preparing the soil for a new lawn...
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