Cats, Shade and Gravity - A Natural Part of Your Garden Patio Design

Those living in condos and apartments may love toplants can be killed by cats napping on them in the
have a beautiful garden of flowers. Sadly, no onesunshine, keeping them from growing, but cat urine
knows of a flower garden design without dirt. This iscan do just as much damage because it contains
not readily available if you live in shared dwellings.ammonia.
You should know, there are managers of theseIf there are not families of cats running all over your
condos and apartments that do not have a problemapartment complex, then you do not have to be
with a resident planting a garden if it is away fromconcerned with this. However, many apartment
the area where people come and go to theircomplexes have to take action to protect their patio
apartments.garden design. There are ways to discourage cats
They could actually be benefiting from your plantingsfrom getting in your plants. Using a fertilizer with
as long as the flower garden design is attractivechemicals can keep them away while feeding the
looking. If you are not the container gardening type,plants.
you never know until you ask. They may say no andJust like many other animals, cats are very particular
give you a look. Instead, they might tell you a goodabout what will stop them from doing something
area for planting your garden.they want to do. Another method using skewers
We are going to suppose, for the purpose of writingplaced in the soil of the pot will help. Make sure they
this piece, that your only option is a patio garden. Aare placed in the pots while seeding so you will not
patio garden design will require that you follow rulesrun the risk of injuring root systems.
that are fairly strict, but they will allow you to haveBuy plenty of skewers. The cat is quite unrelenting
great looking flowers that will grow.when they make up their mind they want to sleep in
Before anything else, you will want to plan the patioone spot. They may just curl up around the skewers
garden design and eliminate the use of plants that willif there are not many. These are usually found at
need full sun for longer than a small number of hoursyour grocers and are not expensive. Wooden ones
per day. One thing you may not consider is that partwill do just fine. When the plant has had a chance to
of the sky will not be visible due to the apartmentgrow the soil is not as appealing and the skewers
building you are living in. The only way this will not bemay be able to be taken out.
a problem is if your patio garden is on a roof topOne thing to remember. If you water before taking
because you live on the top floor. But, most patiosoff for the day, plants that you have purchased
have a roof - even top ones - so this blocks the skyfrom your local growers that are healthy and mature
as well.should be checked to make certain your patio is not
Next, potted plants are prime sleeping, eating andangled in a direction that keeps the water from
other unmentionable areas for cats. This is especiallydraining from the pot. The need for modification may
true before the plants have had a chance to growbe necessary or you may need a particular type of
and take up more of the soil. So this attracts cats topot for the flower garden design.
the soil to do their unmentionable acts. Beginning