Phyl, had to google "sluggo" to find out what it was. Really charming web site to view while having morning coffee...LOL. Do people have a problem with slugs traveling toward containers only if the problem already exists in lawn OR do slugs actually develop in container medium? If sterile medium is used is it still a problem as slugs go for roots? Are your containers placed on soil instead of on patio or deck and that lends itself to slug problem? As if I weren't already overwhelmed with all possible problems and pests to look out for in my first year of WS you just hit a new one...LOL. Since I saw raised mole tracks at very front of property earlier this year assume they were going after slugs at one part of front yard. My father applies milky spore every year to deal with them but I'm more than amenable to overkill, literally and figuratively, if this is problem I might need to deal with. Read on Sluggo web site that they can collect in trenches. I left a definition trench around new butterfly garden just because I was rushing to get it in before it got too late in season and had dug the entire garden up to 1 1/2 feet deep to amend and aerate soil (also probably allowing weed seeds in without knowing it at the time) as well as chopping out vine roots. Was going to refine trench come spring when it was pointed out to me that any trench would fill with water. Thought I might dig little further down and fill it with gravel for drainage and place graduated chicken wire fence under gravel to try and keep out groundhogs and bunnies so there's something left for butterflies. Now I'm torn because I think any fencing will be barrier to butterflies and may just take my chances with bunnies and groundhogs. Most plants are supposedly deer resistant but that's almost an oxymoron in this area. Sorry for the rant'n'ramble but got set off by thought of having to deal with slugs! I'm trying to avoid the mental image of those icky pests slinking off to die after consuming Sluggo. Googled "slugs grubs" and even came across "beer bait" method. For some reason little buggers are attracted to beer aroma. Little set-up comes from some inventor in England. Guess they wanted to put leftover Guinness to good use...or guy came up with idea after imbibing a little too much of it.

I'm just getting started so there is rearranging and changing going on all the time. 2011 I'm putting peach pom pom zinnias along the back of the sidewalk bed with naked ladies, tulips, daffodils, chives, miniature roses, and mums in the center of the beds and the front of the bed filled with Plume Celosia, Portulaca, Miniature Tropical Strawflowers, and crocuses. I'm working on creating a 4 season garden. I haven't gotten all of the layering right yet but it's getting better every year. I moved the irises out of the foundation bed and plan on replacing them with Bushy Sunflowers, Red Columbine, Red Mums, Peruvian Daffodils, Red Gladiolus, Ditch Lilies, Bronze Mums, Orange Blackberry Lilies, and Yellow Mums. I'm using chocolate mint as a groundcover in the foundation beds as a rodent repellent. The driveway bed I'm still cutting down select trees from. But I do have the Irises in it where I have already cleared it. I also have a red crepe myrtle and birds nest spruce and a mature cypress and one deep purple lily in the bed. I plan to add California Bluebells, Centearea Montana, Pom Pom Burgandy Zinnia, and purple crocuses. I may put a center group of purple mums in it to add fall color. Most of the potage is in the tree bed. The moonglo pear, sage, rosemary, french tarragon, basil, thyme, and oregano share space with my peonies, primroses, lilies of the valley, columbines, Double Mock Orange, Red Hydrangeas, and Japanese Forest Grass. Other than moving the primroses to the edge of the shady side of the bed I don't have a lot of plans for this bed. The fruit trees along the driveway may get two dwarf peach trees added to the line to finish the drive. I'm not sure yet. I'm not all that fond of peaches but my friend is and I do need to add two more to complete the drive. And those are my plans for the new growing season.

That is a beautiful photo and I can see why you want to replicate it ! I've never drilled into vinyl fence before so I can't help you there. You could use 2x 4s ( or those metal fence posts , seat them white and it'll blend in! They use them often on farms )and staple or attatch chicken wire to that as big as you like and let it cover it. I would give it at least 6 inches from your fence purely for air circulation. Or start shopping around for the biggest trellis ( wire or metal not wood ) that you can find . That would look pretty! You can always just keep pulling the vines back to your side I suppose. Those are just my random thoughts and I'm no expert. :)

I like fences similar to this one for a number of reasons. http://www.aandjfencing.com/redwood-fencing/ The fence is solid where you would need it most for privacy. The most visible boards are vertical, which look nicer than horizontal (less of a cage look). The fence has a lattice or otherwise open space the top that would accord some privacy but not block all the breeze -- and provides a "finished" look to the fence; It has a single solid horizontal board at the bottom between each post -- which you would want to be treated lumber. The bottom of a fence is usually the first to have problems. With a single horizontal board or, better yet a 4"x4" post, beneath the vertical boards, keeping that board treated (CWF) or painted and/or replaced as needed can extend the life of the fence overall.