Cats can destroy flower gardens by digging up flowers, pulling up seedlings and pooping on them – which in turn spread disease.
One way to keep cats away from your garden is through installing chicken wire or netting. Rough surfaces, like these can impede cat movement.
Tape
Your neighborhood cats might enjoy your flower garden, but using some rolls of duct tape will help deter them. Not only is it cheap and harmless; cats don’t like feeling it on their feet either – this deterrence should keep them at bay from entering!
Other natural ways to keep cats out of your garden include placing unpleasant odors around it. According to Alley Cat Allies, orange peels, coffee grounds and eucalyptus oil are some safe odor repellents which will discourage felines from digging up your plant beds.
With these simple methods, you can enjoy your garden without fear of pesky neighborhood cats ruining it for you. Cats can cause significant damage to flowers and soil in gardens; thus it is vitally important that you find an effective deterrent suitable for your particular circumstance.
Electric fence
Cats can be a serious annoyance to any gardener, often digging holes that turn your flower beds into litter boxes. To keep cats at bay from your garden using various strategies like using textured surfaces or unpleasant smells as deterrents as well as safe electric fences are effective options.
Some of these techniques are relatively cost-effective while others require more effort to implement. For instance, placing prickly materials near growing beds to discourage cats may work; just make sure that these don’t become so irritating that they cause harm to the cats themselves.
One effective hack is using an electric fence with low voltage that won’t harm animals. These types of electric fencing typically run off mains power and emit mild shocks to any animals that approach it.
Oscillate fence
There are a few effective methods available to you for deterring cats from your flower beds. One is purchasing an oscillate fence which emits low-voltage electrical pulses which will scare but not harm animals, such as cats. This fence can then be easily installed over your garden area to keep cats away, as well as protecting other wildlife such as rabbits or raccoons from entering.
Another strategy is planting flowers that repel cats. Many gardeners swear by marigolds; rue is also effective. Cats dislike its scent and will likely stay away from your garden as a result.
Natural cat repellents like eucalyptus, lavender or orange peels may work too; these smells have proven effective against different cats. However, you must test which scent works best before trying anything different.
Physical barriers
Physical barriers are an effective way to deter cats from digging up your flower beds. Chicken wire fencing works well as long as it does not come too close to the plants as this could damage them; alternatively, lattice netting works just as effectively because it will remain hidden beneath the soil and plants.
Creative ways of keeping cats away from your garden include plastic carpet runners equipped with spikes that irritate, but don’t harm, cats. Or try setting a motion-activated sprinkler system which sprays water at them whenever they approach.
Repellant sprays such as ammonia and citrus sprays are one of the best ways to keep cats away. In addition, planting aromatic cat-repelling herbs like Russian sage, thyme, lavender, rosemary or the scaredy cat plant is another great way.
Textured ground
Cats living close to your home can make your garden their playground, digging and scratching at plants and pollinators alike. Luckily, there are humane methods of discouraging cats from your yard or flower beds without harming either themselves or damaging the plants they inhabit.
Make the ground uncomfortable for cats by covering it with chicken wire or using scents they dislike like garlic, coffee grounds and cayenne pepper. Or plant herbs and shrubs known to repel cats such as rosemary, lemon thyme, rue or Coleus canina (not harmful) that have prickly textures that discourage cats. Or try installing a motion activated sprinkler that sprays cat-repelling solution!