Balcony

August 18, 2009 -- The balcony needed some new green - nearly all of my balcony plants have been effectively killed by Chick and Chucky. First they flattened the violets, and after they'd finished them off, they used the planters as toilets.

No matter how clean their own litter box, they seem to prefer black earth. No matter the stench rising from the planters, they kept peeing and pooping in the miniature wastelands they had created themselves.

So went to the garden center and returned with 7 sizable pots. To prefer my new plants from being mugged, I cut out pieces chicken wire to protect the earth with.

Of course C&C loved the job, and used the time they had to sit in the planters, check the quality of the new earth and to supervise progress in general, preferably standing on my back. They did a good job, because the balcony looks very good right now.