Required Project Time The Kid and Dog Friendly project took us eight hours.
Dollars and Sense
We used 36 plants in Hardiness Zone 6.
The most expensive plant: Armstrong Maple - $220. Smaller sizes will cost much less.
The least expensive plant: Coreopsis - $2 each.
Plant prices may vary by zone.
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Sensible Tools These are the tools and garden supplies used on our project by Walter and the DIY team and also given to the homeowners to help care for their new landscape:
Iams Biscuits (www.iams.com)
Iams Frisbees (www.iams.com)
Iams Dog Food (www.iams.com)
Iams Water Bowl (www.iams.com)
Iams Bandanas (www.iams.com)
Havahart Deer Off (www.havahart.com)
Critter Ridder
Burpee Gloves (www.burpee.com)
Yard Glove
Fiskars Uproot (www.fiskars.com)
Fiskars Bypass Pruner (www.fiskars.com)
Greenlight SuperBloom
Easy Gardener Dog Patch
Wonder Soil (www.wondersoil.com)
Ortho Dial N' Spray (www.ortho.com)
Scotts Evergreen, Flower, Tree and Shrub (www.scotts.com)
Gardening by Zip Code If you're looking to start a gardening project but don't know your gardening zone—visit the National Gardening Associations's USDA Hardiness Zone Finder. Enter your Zip Code to identify the proper zone.
