Comments on: How to Keep Cats Out of Flower Beds

on 4/4/2008 I use the plastic water bottle method and it works like a charm. My neighbors cat would sleep on my car at night and after placing a water jug nearby the cat never came back. I also use these water jugs near my flower beds and garden. It works perfectly.

on 7/15/2007 I don't recommend the electronic devices. I had a neighbour once who installed one (facing my garden, not hers!!) It emitted a constant high-pitched screech. One day it snowed and I saw my littlest cat hop over the fence into the neighbour's garden, saunter up to the screeching device and stare at it for a while, then saunter off, quite unconcerned. I got a photograph of her pawprints in the snow, right under the device. The local environmental health officer came and ordered my neighbour to remove the device and not use it again, as it was causing a public nuisance.

on 6/6/2007 I use plastic forks inserted upside down into the dirt around my flowers. It stops the cats walking through the flowers because the little fork prongs jab their paws.

on 5/9/2007 I'd probably spray water on my cat if I wanted to keep her out of the flower bed. She's not very fond of water, which is very clear when we give her a bath :)