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Stopping cats into my garden

Stopping cats into my garden

Comment from James Wickham
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I hear that you can buy a plant that smells like a dog and keeps the cats out of your garden but dont know what its called can you please help and tell me if its true and what its called please
Posted: Friday 26th of September 2008 10:03 AM

  • Scardy cat

    Georgie
    I think the plant you are looking for might be known as 'scardy cat' or Coleus Canina. I don't grow it so I have no idea if it works.

    If I want to keep cats off my border I use cuttings of Pyracantha. Holly, Berberis, Mahonia or any other prickly shrub would be just as effective.
    Replied: Saturday 27th of September 2008 11:03 AM

  • Stopping cats into my garden

    Marissa Zoppellini
    Hi, I have heard of Coleus canina too, you can get it from Thompson & Morgan. Patches of dry open ground are attractive to cats for toileting, so good ground cover is a deterrent, it is said that they don't like scented plants in general very much either.
    Replied: Saturday 27th of September 2008 11:19 AM

  • Lion Roar

    Pam Gallagher
    Try Lion Roar, it really works!

    It's available from lots of sites & may vary in price, here's one link...............

    http://www.crocus.co.uk/product/_/tools/pest-control/silent-roar-lion-manure/classid.2000004185/
    Replied: Monday 29th of September 2008 01:05 PM

  • cats in the garden

    C M Velarde
    I have always found that if you cut off three feet of garden hose and leave it coiled on the grass cats give it a wide berth, as they think it's a snake!
    Replied: Wednesday 1st of October 2008 09:02 AM

  • Scardy cat

    Shoot User
    I'm not sure if it's the same thing but I saw a plant with that name a few weeks ago and made the mistake of rubbing the leaves to see what it smelled lke -EUGH- it smelled just like skunk, incredibly strong, but only when rubbed. I can see it would be off-putting to cat's but you'd have to place it somewhere where you wouldn't need to touch it yourself.
    Replied: Saturday 26th of September 2009 11:02 AM

  • Re: Stopping cats into my garden

    Ornamental Tree Nurseries
    You could try broken up egg shell if there is an area that they enter and exit from often.
    Replied: Tuesday 9th of November 2010 03:15 PM

  • Re: Stopping cats into my garden

    Shoot User
    The plant you mean is coleus canina I bought some to scare away cats but it didn,tstop them comming into garden. The only thing that seems to work is a washing up bottle filled with water at the ready.
    Replied: Friday 27th of April 2012 02:30 PM
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