On 7/27/2015 4:05 PM, dgk wrote:
http://goodcats.com/toxicplants.html
Jill
Seriously? It's amazing that they llive in the wild at all!
Some of those lists include everything from plants that might give a cat
a stomach-ache, if it ate the entire plant, to ones that would kill a
cat outright. Most plants aren't particularly harmful. Most cats I've
met have loved asparagus ferns, and eaten them right down to the roots
if you don't catch them first, without any harm, yet they're on that list.
Don't grow catnip. I did that once outdoors, and I swear every cat in
the area made a beeline for the spot and turned it into a mini-dustbowl.
What about finding out how your neighbours have decorated their atriums
(atria?)? It sounds like a lovely feature to have.
Cheryl
I did check out someone's atrium and they did it nicely. It's an odd
idea, but because of how the house is designed, it's really necessary.
They build the houses all the way on the very edge of the lot (they
calll them "zero lot line" houses). On each house, the zero side gets
no windows, so my outside is pretty private, and I can't see my
neighbor's yard, etc. Of course you can walk around the house, but my
land actually ends at the end of the house.
So, that side of the house would be dark except that the atrium lets
in a ton of light, and it borders on the dining room and living room,
so each room looks out on the atrium.
I'm thinking massive waterfall, like Niagra or such. Or maybe just a
little thing, since it's only 60 square feet. All my neighbors down
here are recommending one garrdener, so I'll have him come in and set
something up. I really have no idea whether to have it all on the
ground or have somethings on raised areas. But I don't want things
going too high. It's only about 10 feet to the roof and I wouldn't
want the cats climbing out!
Here's a picture of the thing:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/276109...posted-public/
That looks nice. I have a friend who had a similar atrium in her town
house. One thing you should probably ask the gardener and neighbors
with similar atriums (based on my friend's experience) is for
suggestions so you can have plants but be sure to avoid plantings that
would contribute to growth of mildew.
MaryL