frogs/toads (underground) in garden
lauriedutch
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Comments (21)Oh Horton, you are so funny. I've got the picture in my mind. LOL. We had such a rare cold winter that I told one of the girls at work that when the temps hit 50 I'd wear a bikini and I'm cold-natured enough as it is. It is sad to lose some, but that is nature doing her thing. Thank you. Jenny, I am glad you enjoyed them. I did the same thing and poured through hundreds of pictures. The thing I liked best is every pond is different and as is their flair for ponding. And I have gotten so much great advice. I had really been really picky about the rocks I wanted, like just certain colors, shapes, whatnot. While I am far from finishhed, I am happy with the looks of it so far. I think the best thing you can do to avoid the necklace look, is to vary the sizes of the rocks. You will get the necklace look when you first start out, but it will go away when you start stacking. Now I am lookiing for inspiration for landscaping OUTSIDE the pond myself. You all have a wonderful day....See Moretoads and frogs
Comments (5)Wishing I had toads and or frogs in my pond Bought this house three years ago has a pond but I now do not use a pump to circulate the water. But do have lots of lily pond lily, and pickerel week with it's nice blue flower as well some day type lilies that bloom in the water in spring It is a good sized back yard pond and seems to be doing well without the use of a pump to circulate the water. Leaves and whatever settle to the bottom and there now is maybe three or four inches of dirt or mud in the bottom Maybe more than that Goldfish have been there now two years and have become a decent size Dragon flies etc. land on and around the water I have some sticks around the pond for things to land on Large and small rocks and gravel and places that frogs or toads could hide in or under to keep cool Alas not a frog or toad to be seen The past two years in the late summer one or two come around but in spring do not see them, again Perhaps they die in the pond and I wonder where to they ever come from in the first place as we live in an older subdivision and about half a mile from the lake. But not really ponds and bushes etc. around. I wondered about catching some to keep around but would be better done in spring. Did put some tadpoles in this spring but of course the goldfish ate them all. Not a one escaped....See MoreAttracting Frogs and toads into my yard
Comments (8)Frogs stay very near water, toads are more widespread since they do not need to stay near water except to have some to drink. If you've seen them at the edge of the yard, enticing them nearer shouldn't be hard. I used to get toads to stay in my yard by making little piles of rocks with crevices big enough for them to climb in. Occasionally I would find one under an unused pot (which I always leave upside-down when not in use so they don't hold any water.) I also had a huge bottom tray that I wasn't using for the pot it was supposed to be under, so I kept that filled with fresh water (change twice weekly to avoid breeding mosquitoes and algae.) I put it on the ground in the shade. Having lots of cool, moist, shady spots between and under large perennials and shrubs is attractive also. NWF has info about this, and Garden Gate magazine. A google search of toad habitat garden leads to many other articles....See Moreteeny tiny frog (or toad)
Comments (2)Yes, we do have toads in the garden - I've never come across baby ones, though. Last winter, I neglected to keep a hole in the ice over the little pond adjacent to our patio, which caused all of the larger mongrel goldfish to perish. I suspect that this provided the conditions for successful amphibian procreation. We did have a singing toad at that pond in spring, haven't noticed any since then....See Morelauriedutch
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