Keeping cats out of your garden

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Keeping cats out of your garden

Whether you love cats or not, having them use your garden beds as their bathroom can be downright annoying. And it’s especially frustrating when you’ve spent money, time, and many hours of loving effort to care for your flowers and plants.

Now if the cats causing the problem are your own, the best way to stop them from using your garden beds as toilets is to simply keep them inside at all times. What’s more common though, is that stray cats, or cats who belong to someone else, are running loose around your neighborhood, and have taken a liking to your pristinely cared for flower beds.

There are a wide variety of tools, products, and techniques which can be used to keep stray unwanted cats out of your garden though. Some, such as automatic water sprinklers which will squirt anything that moves, might be more costly than you’d prefer.
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Plants which are poisonous to pets

Plants which are poisonous to pets

Most people who love to care for and nuture plants, also have an all around caring and nuturing personality. And because of this, they often tend to be pet lovers and owners too. If you have a cat or dog though, and particularly if you do indoor gardening, you need to be aware that there are many different types of common household plants which are poisonous to your pets.

Some plants effect primarily cats while others cause more problems for dogs, and there are some which can make your beloved pet die while others may simply make them sick. So know what you’re growing in your home, and be very careful about placing these types of plants out of reach from your pets as much as possible.

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