Keeping Cat Out Of Flowerbed

tipperaryboy · 26-04-2011 8:47pm #1

Could anyone advise what is the best way to keep a cat away from flower beds? Very frustrating is constantly destroying the flowers.

Is there anything to completely deter the cat?

marsabs · 26-04-2011 10:13pm

Hi I also am keep to keep my neighbour's cat out of my flowerbed. He has destroyed loads of bulbs on me already. I like cats but not in my flower beds. I have put up loads of netting and wire already but don't really want to do that in the front of the house. I have tried Cat Off Gel - no good, citrus peel - no good, thorny bushes - no good, pepper (as a very last resort) - no good!) Would love to hear any positive solutions. Thanks

Ambersky · 26-04-2011 10:27pm

Cats like nice soft sfuff to dig in as toileting material. Anything loose like compost, well rotted manure, leaves, etc will do.
They pick an area thats the most suitable to their needs in an area and keep coming back to that area.
The trick is to make your flower bed less favourable in comparison to neighbouring areas.
Cats dont usually like to scratch around in rough stones or gravel.
My neighbours cat walks across my back garden which has large areas gravelled, looking like someone walking across hot sand barefoot.
Gravel or stones can make an excellent mulch when laid on top of compost, holding in heat and moisture and discouraging weeds.
You could try using a thick top layer of gravel over the soil in a particular area of your flower bed and see it it deters the cats,

touts · 27-04-2011 5:54am

tipperaryboy wrote: »

Could anyone advise what is the best way to keep a cat away from flower beds? Very frustrating is constantly destroying the flowers.

Is there anything to completely deter the cat?

If its your cat you're pretty much buggered. It owns you and will do what it wants. You could get a litter box and try to encourage her to use it but if she wants to dig up the garden its pet human grows things in then its up to her and her pet human needs to know its place.

If its a neigbbours cat then catch her. Drive to another town. Cut off the collar and dump her in the garden of someone you don't like.

And yes I'm more of a dog person.

NewApproach · 27-04-2011 5:58am

Get a big dog.

shawnee · 27-04-2011 6:04am

touts wrote: »

If its your cat you're pretty much buggered. It owns you and will do what it wants. You could get a litter box and try to encourage her to use it but if she wants to dig up the garden its pet human grows things in then its up to her and her pet human needs to know its place.

If its a neigbbours cat then catch her. Drive to another town. Cut off the collar and dump her in the garden of someone you don't like.

And yes I'm more of a dog person.

And make sure you drive at least fifty miles away:D:p:rolleyes: