Green Room: Keeping Critters Out with a Stylish Garden House
By:
Paul Cox
All photos courtesy of Carmen Collins
Atlanta gardener Carmen Collins had a critter problem in her backyard garden. She didn't always see the offender, but found the evidence: nibbled fruit and veggies.
Keeping critters out of the garden is a tough task, for sure. A screen simply placed over her raised beds wouldn't do. Carmen wanted a productive garden, and a way of protecting her garden that would be both beautiful and functional. Her solution needed to be a centerpiece for entertaining and a place she could enjoy her favorite pastime.
She calls her remedy for garden pests a "critter screen house." Take a look:
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