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dark being the worst), coffee, tea, onions, garlic, grapes, macadamia nuts, raisins, salt, green potatoes and potato skin, apple seeds, fruit pits, dietary products including sugar-free gum, caffeine and tobacco. Small enough to swallow doesn’t mean it’s harmless. Beware of pennies from the 1980s to present day, which contain zinc. Zinc toxicity can result from the ingestion of one single penny. Independent of the date, be scrupulous about keeping all coins out of your dogs reach.
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It’s hard to remember all the details outlined in this column. So, the quick and easy way to puppy proof your home, for the love and longevity of a happy pet, is as follows: 1) Make a list of “undesirable” products 2) Make these products inaccessible to your pet 3) Keep your vet’s phone number posted – better still, memorize it 4) Ask your vet for his 24-hour emergency referral phone number and address, and know how to get
there. If you have a GPS, store the information. 5) Keep your local Poison Control office number posted or call the ANIMAL POISON CONTROL CENTER 888-4ANI-HELP (888-426-4435). A $50 fee may be charged to your credit card. Remember: Don’t replace enjoyment with fear and anxiety. Just learn to love your pet within a sphere of safety and wellbeing. Questions? thoughts? email harleysangelsinc@comcast.net
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es in a pleasing way and like the other metals it will last a long time. Wooden trellising can be beautiful, but requires care unless you use the new composite types which look exactly like wood but are really resin. Walpole Woodworkers has numerous types of wall mounted and freestanding lattice. These are more traditional looking and are often used in combination with fencing. They can also custom make any designs you provide. But for the more adventurous there are many more things that trellises and arbors can be made from. In a hurry there is the old standby the bamboo teepee. Just put several bamboo poles together and tie the ends together leaving about 3” sticking up and voila, spread the base and you can make a real teepee out of pole beans or hyacinth bean flowers. They will both grow upwards of ten feet, so start out with really tall bamboo so that the ends can be shoved firmly into the ground. Roses make a great trellis for clematis if you are not too worried about leaf diseases, or to cover them up! Wysteria can make a strong trellis for climbing
objects. One arbor is made from old tractor parts and is crested with whimsical birds. Another is made of old brass fire extinguishers and trowels. There is no end to her imagination. The screen that she made for the Boston flower show this year of grasses blowing in the wind was exquisite. So much so that covering it with a vine would be a shame ,as it was a piece of artwork in itself.
Photo by April Gonzalez
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roses, as the plants bloom at different times. These types of combinations work very well together in tight spaces. Jill Nooney of Jackson, New Hampshire is well known for her garden creations made out of found
What to do Right Now Get ready, set, plant your annuals! Use a good rooting hormone, a kelp based liquid fertilizer is best, to get these new plants settled in. Neptune’s Harvest makes a blend of fish emulsion and kelp that keeps transplant shock at bay and helps the greenhouse material to adjust to its new environment. For more than 20 years, April Gonzales has been involved in garden design, installation and maintenance on the East End, as well as specimen plant scouting and site supervision for landscape architects.
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