I agree, it's great to encourage toads and frogs to live in your garden. They are just as important as attracting birds to the garden ... they eat lots of insects that might otherwise eat your plants!
~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!
Name: Margaret Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)
My neighbor had some, and my sister had a bunch so I asked sis to capture one for me and she did, I brought it home and it stayed in my garden all summer. You may not always see them, but if you have them, they leave their calling card, if you know what I mean.
Thanks for the idea about the saucer underneath.
I have had overturned, partial, clay pots out there since 2004 and had nary a toad come to stay....
THIS season, I shall try a saucer underneath!