Does anyone know how to keep cats out of a flower garden?

4 stray cats showed up in our yard and took over the flower garden. Please help!

Does anyone know how to keep cats out of a flower garden?
Yes, use orange peals and anything orange in the garden the cats detest the smell of oranges. Proven to work, we have used this in our flower garden too. Best Wishes and Happy Cat Free Gardening!
Reply:Sprinkle your garden with Cayenne pepper. They don't like the smell (it burns their noses a little) and they will be gone soon!
Reply:put a fence around it .cats don't bother flowers???
Reply:Rent a large snake .
Reply:I put a box of kitty litter about a two feet away from the edge of the garden and dumped all their cat poop into the litter box to let them know where they should poop at. They started using the cat litter box instead. At the same time I would fill a spray bottle with mouth wash (or something strongly minty, you can also get the scents from the craft store or ebay) Both mint and citrus keep cats away. I would spray it on the ground around the garden.
Reply:My neighbors had an ugly orange cat that thought it owned my yard too. I would suggest Bitrex, it is a product made to keep animals out of your garden. But if I had known orange peels worked I would have tried that first.





One thing I know works is skunk! The cat was under my porch late one evening so I stomped my foot and it took off running, directly at a skunk that was wandering around looking for a late night snack from the garbage bins.





I never knew a cat could jump that high!





But it never came back. (I always wanted a pet skunk after that!)


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Reply:Get a dog. Or borrow a neighbors or friends dog.
Reply:Sprinkle moth balls around your flower garden,they won't harm the plants and will keep the cats away.
Reply:I had the same problem! Try Hot Pepper flakes. It worked for me.
Reply:1. Try planting herbs that cats don’t like such as lavender, rue, geranium, absinthe, and lemon-thyme.


2. Also, a German professional gardener, Dieter Stegmaier of Essingen, has created a hybrid so repulsive to cats, they stay a yard away from it. It smells like schnapps to us, and is actually a pretty and hardy plant with blue flowers that bloom throughout most of the summer. Its Latin name is Coleus canin and is nicknamed, "Scaredy Cat." lol! http://plants.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/...


3. Or you can try this pepper mixture: 2 parts cayenne pepper


3 parts dry mustard, 5 parts flour. Simply mix together and sprinkle.


4. Use large flat river stones in your garden beds to make the soil less diggable, and so less attractive to cats. Besides, river stones are pretty.


5. Cats don’t like tea leaves, so empty your used ones onto the garden soil.


6. You could also try using a sprinkler that is activated by a motion-sensor. All it takes is a time or two of getting dowsed with water to deter any cat. It can work for intruders, too.


7. Install an electronic device that emits a high frequency sound that is unpleasant to cats and rodents.


8. Spray repellants made for cats and rodents.
Reply:I have heard if you lay deer netting down after you plant your flowers, that dogs and cats won't like it. They like the soft dirt and they like the easy digging. They won't like the netting, it catches their claws.