ChatterBank1 min ago
Cats
Any recommendations as to what I can use to keep cats off my garden
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Maybe chicken wire netting unrolled and laid flat on the soil? We use twigs from pruning the roses - lay them on the ground. Ground cover plants with or without wire and prunnings also helps. And finally - water pistol for use when you catch them at it.
Our garden is small, and it's more difficult if you have a big one.
ladybirder. I've never seen that happen. We don't actually use netting at the moment, but I have used some rigid wire mesh shelving stuff from an old mini greenhouse and I don't think that that would cause a problen for birds. I've only used it around plants and shrubs, not on a lawn which is where I usually see blackbirds.
ladybirder, I have artificial grass in my front and back garden.
I am unable to cut grass myself, my grandchildren can play out all year round without getting muddy, it can be blown, vacuumed and washed with a fake rake, it doesn't fade in the sun and believe me, I never have cats coming in my garden. I don't know if it's because they can't dig it up or because they don't like the feel of it on their paws. I put some stones around the edges and it looks fine all the year round.
Suggestions from the Royal Horticultural Society here:
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Barsel - How does any of that help keep our planet going? How does it help our precious creatures? How many beautiful Butterflies and Bees does your garden help? We are losing our bees rapidly because they struggle to find the nourishment they rely on as they travel from place to place and finding what was once a lawn is now a car parking space or like you have done with your garden. Have a read of this article, The Insect Apocalypse "Our World will grind to a halt without them".