Very disheartened .........

[Ann]

Spent most of the day putting replacement petunias in large front border of garden where the storms of Thursday had flooded them out and ripped them to shreds by the hail. Watered them in, sat down for a rest aching all over as did lots more gardening too, clearing up storm mess in the garden. Just popped out for couple of hours, got back and to my horror lots of the petunias have been scratched up by neighbourhood cats while I have been out!!! Honestly I could weep .... all that effort! I know it was cats as there are huge dollops of mess there too - ugh. I have some cayenne pepper to sprinkle around when I have summoned up the motivation to put them back in.......... will that deter the hateful creatures?

[Ann]

That would look so ugly lying in my front borders Sir P!! If they don't like sparkly things, what about old CDs lying half buried in the soil, do you think that would work?

[Jeza]

I honestly cannot see what the attraction is in keeping cats as pets .........I hate them but could never hurt one.
I love cats. I'm sorry about your garden. If you owned one, or do I mean if one owned you, maybe you would feel different. If you did have a cat maybe other cats would not enter your garden.

[Ann]

No Jeza, I could never own one, I am very fond of dogs (used to have one) but never ever a cat - too smelly, scary to look at, hate the killer instinct, destructive ......need I say more. We'll agree to differ on that one :)

[Jeza]

I understand Ann, but cats are neither smelly or scary. Maybe you are a bit frighten of them.

[tinkerbell23]

Theres a few things on google to deter, a radio frequency thing......only thing id worry about is if the cat lives next door could it hear that all day long?

If not mabye those are an option xx

[tinkerbell23]

http://www.rspb.org.u...ts/catdeterrents.aspx

[gness]

Up-ended, half buried CD. Cat squats. Problem solved Ann. :-)

[BRIGHT SPARK]

Think yourself lucky..I woke up the other morning to find 20 cows and the bull in my garden!!

[woofgang]

We used to run my Fil's pub in Somerset. the carpark had a wide opening and if the farmer wasn't quick, the cows would end up in the carpark. Not a problem you would think till they started scratching their bums on the customers' cars.

[mike11111]

I think it's very brave of you Ann to dare to criticise lovely little pussycats on AB!