A simple solution turns into garden art

Animal check need n’t be vile . This solution to a common problem became a impulsive flake of art in the garden ofBrian Higleyand Meg Rasmussen in Beacon , New York . Brian say , “ Before our sedum plants filled in our courteous concrete knockout / quite a little , there was a problem with the neighborhood cats using it for their daily commercial enterprise . We wanted to keep out the cats while go along it interesting . We wove an attractive and effective roadblock out of joystick to keep the kitty out . It worked well . Once the plants filled in it was still an interesting feature , so we left it intact . ”

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