Making a garden cat proof.

Alternatively do as the Romans

Dig a moat :D

 

Similar to the berberis idea - I use holly and leave it on the branch so it's easy to pick up and replace. You can see if it's been disturbed, which is never. And because it's green turning brown it isn't noticable.

Also I mulched with farm manure this spring - that was only disturbed by squirrels.

 

Cats are free travellers...sorry cat lover here ! ( i also have a garden.)

 

There is a cat in our neighbour hood that seems to dominate our garden. I dont mind at the min, its nice to watch him. There is however a very young kitten that appeared this weekend that doesn't seem to realise the other cats owns our garden yet.

It came right up to us, and ended up getting into our house Had to chase it round the house, and picked it up to take it out. Then it played around our pond and something startled it, and it darted of out the of the garden

I hope it comes back.

 

You could try planting "Scardy Cat Plant" (Coleus Canina), seeds from T&M. I'm told it works. I'm going to tryit next year against rabbits

 

We no longer have a cat sadly Tiger died just before Christmas but we always had a little place in the garden for her to "do" her thing while she was alive.

I do wish other owners would do the same for their cats and have a special little place for them.
My neighbour has FIVE cats and has removed all areas in her garden of loose soil and covered the rest with bricks!

Helen.xxx.

 

I've mentioned this before on this site quite a while ago. I personally recommend those cat repelent gadgets that give off a high pitch sound that the cats don't like.
I have three around the garden and they definately work. I have a few cats in my area and got the usual mess in the garden shingle, but no more!
I have had these gadgets for three years now.

 

Fonzie I have two of these myself I know they work really well and have seen cats cross the road rather than walk near my garden, just gotta remember to keep those batteries charged up! :D
Helen.xxx.

 

I have one that has 3 pitches, at the moment it's set as a fox deterrent and seems to have worked for a couple of months but isn't doing so well now. Either it needs new batteries or re-siting, apperently animals get "used" to them after a while if they're left in one place.

I've finally got the neighbours animal cat off my border - I used the holly for a while until my plants had grown. Now the cat has been away so long that its scent has gone and more importantly there's no clear earth to squat on.