Over on DA someone suggests mock strawberries for the berries. Either way, that's fine: we both like ground cover over grass!

Hm, hadn't thought about foxes, which now seem like a possibility. I know there's rabbits and various rats and mice in the neighborhood, plus we're on the edge of town (although not for long, as there's more construction happening south of us), enough so that we can see cows in a pasture on the other side of the tollway if we walk three streets over, so there's a big mix of urban and rural wildlife in the area. I think we'll still check the fence to make sure the neighbor dogs aren't digging holes, though.

This just makes me want to set up a wildlife camera in the back yard.