Sometimes I wonder if I should bother. Our lawn being pocked with huge holes is not the end of the world. It's ugly, it makes walking around difficult, and it's a pain when mowing the lawn, but is it worth it to counter that by constantly filling the holes in only to have her dig more the next day?
On the other hand, the holes she digs under the deck alongside its support posts, or against the foundation of the house, seem more threatening. Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems like it can't be good to leave big gaps there. This is more certain in the back where there's a propane line against the wall; it's highly doubtful she could break the line, but it's certainly better to keep it covered.
This time, I found not only three or four places where the propane line was exposed, there was also in the front under the deck a trench against the house's foundation big enough that I could lie in it and be unseen from outside. That one was especially hard to fill in since it's under the deck with so little clearance I couldn't even sit up, which makes it hard to work a shovel or rake. (Especially with one still-sore knee.)
I am considering trying to put in hammer-in garden edging like what's pictured here, against the wall, hammered in at an angle so that the top edge is up against the foundation of the house. However, even if I get edging that can go in deeply enough, will she just dig to the edge of the edging and then pull it up? If I still have to go fill in the holes, I'm not sure if I've accomplished anything.
Anyone have any other ideas? I really would love to not have to go fill in those holes at all. I could really use some ideas here.
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