Cheryl Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 we want to plant around our run when we build it and inside it any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I've got lots of evergreen "jungle" stuff in my garden that looks great around the run. we have bamboo, cordalines (big spikey things), palms, ferns and japanese maples. my girls dont touch it. see here - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 wow chelsea, what a lovely, neat, tranquil looking garden! we've got one of those palm things, dunno what it's called though so can't help with plant names maybe this will help you decide though, maybe choose what you want and check it against this list? http://www.poultryhelp.com/toxic1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 thanks Poet, thats when we had grass! This is the more "tranquil" bit by the pond....our chooks are very good they dont touch any of the green jungle stuff at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 oh it's so lovely, any chance of an overhead shot (maybe from the bedroom window) so I can take it all in? (I know it's cheeky but I am! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 it looks so professional too, who's the one with the green fingers? I'm so impressed!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 that looks super thank you for showing us all we have all gleened much inspiration from your beautiful creative looking garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I dont have any overheads in my photobucket account Poet at the moment, as soon as i get some I will put them on. The only things my girls tend to eat are summer bedding plants and flowers - especially lobelia - they totally destroyed that. they didnt eat busy lizzies though... maybe my lot are fussy?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 that looks super thank you for showing us all we have all gleened much inspiration from your beautiful creative looking garden you're welcome for that link too cheryl, happy gardening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol U Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Ours don't seem to eat any of the herbs - rosemary, lavender, mint etc and they can look quite nice around the run area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Absolutely beautiful garden Chelsea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 yes, Lavender is lovely in the garden in pots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Absolutely beautiful garden Chelsea! aww, thanks! Its suprisingly very low maintenence aswell, and even now in the depths of winter my garden is green. In the summer I do have to do a bit of hacking back David Bellamy style! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 ooh i like the idea of lots of herbs and lavender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 apparently basil and lavender are good for repelling flies, I'm looking into natural ways to keep the flies away from the girls' run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen&Lee Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 They don't do Sage either - you can get the purple sage, variagated and normal green sage. My chooks aren't in my good books as they have just eaten my Heuchuras That tall plant Chelsea has is a Phormium, I have a few - you can get them in several different leaf colours. Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
