recommend thorny plants to keep dogs off flower bed
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Joined: 19 Sep 2012 Posts: 3 Location: cork
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:49 pm Post subject: recommend thorny plants to keep dogs off flower bed |
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novice gardener here. Have an elevated flower bed at back of garden and decided to invest in this and work at keeping my 2 dogs from destroying. Have carpet roses just planted and am hoping in a few years theyll have blocked dogs entrance to bed while I can still hop over in my wellies. Had chicken wire up in meantime and looking pretty ugly plus dogs managed to breach the wire today and trampled a few plants. Been thinking of having some fast growing cheap bramble type plants at edge to protect until roses grow. Any recommendations? Is this wrong time of year for planting ? Would I get in a garden centre?
It would be nice to have them trailing over the bed wall too to give some colour so dual purpose .
Have 3 carpet rose plants planted about in a ten foot stretch-any idea how long it might take them to spread and block the dogs path? |
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James Kilkelly Rank: Site Admin

Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 2173 Location: West of Ireland
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 12:50 pm Post subject: Re: recommend thorny plants to keep dogs off flower bed |
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Quote: | Been thinking of having some fast growing cheap bramble type plants at edge to protect until roses grow. Any recommendations? |
Our Native Irish Dog Rose ... Rosa canina ... An Fheirdhris (click) is another option as its thorns are savage.
Have a careful read of the article though to see does it suit your needs sizewise etc.
Quote: | Is this wrong time of year for planting ? |
No the upcoming months are good for planting...... especially bareroot plants like the way in which the Native Irish Dog Rose
Quote: | Would I get in a garden centre? |
Yep, they would normally be ording in from a nursery for you.
You are in Cork.... right......... http://barrysgardencentre.ie/dog-rose-rosa-canina-bare-root/
Quote: | Have 3 carpet rose plants planted about in a ten foot stretch-any idea how long it might take them to spread and block the dogs path? |
2 years at a guess........... even then they may hop over them as they don't grow very tall. _________________ Gardening books.
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Joined: 19 Sep 2012 Posts: 3 Location: cork
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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Cut some blackberry bushes and have thrown in front of chicken wire so tomorrow will tell if thorny plants will in fact work or if I need to build a ten foot stone wall! I think those dog roses would be too big. Also would be east facing. Any chance could train them to trail over the 2 foot wall at front of raised bed? I could always keep them pruned low I guess - how many would I need to plant to cover ten feet length? Be great if I could take down the wire next summer-I have no patience and would love to be able to enjoy the view next summer. |
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