Cats!

[derekb]

Mark,
       Try planting some of the hardy Cacti in amongst other plants.
  Derek     

[Joakim B]

The best one to keep cats away is to get one Yourself and then have it traind to do the digging in right places.
We had a bell on the cat so that the birds would have a chance. That also gave the mice a chance so it is an even balance versus good and evil.
I love cats but I prefare when they are castrated so that they do not piss on everything.
Joakim

[Lesley Cox]

Mark,
       Try planting some of the hardy Cacti in amongst other plants.
  Derek     

Don't you mean catci?

[Lesley Cox]

Actually, a good high-powered hosing a couple of times generally gives the cat a message of "nobody here loves me." But I like the bell idea too. Then you could name the cat Douglas.

[David Shaw]

I knew Zebedee, he ate grass! Who is Douglas.

[Paul T]

Don't you mean catci?

Lesley,

Are you sure we aren't related?  That is so disturbingly the type of comment I'd make!!    I'm not sure whether I am complimenting you, unfortunately!! 

 

[Lesley Cox]

One of your own David, Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, of that great and only occasionally glorious clan from which, in part, I am descended. He was nicknamed Bell-the-Cat for reasons which I'll leave you to research. Mid to late 16th century I should think.

[Anthony Darby]

Suggest you all go on Amazon and seek out "100 hundred uses of a dead cat". Won't give you any ideas on how to get rid of them, but a great source of evil thoughts.

[David Nicholson]

Actually, a good high-powered hosing a couple of times generally gives the cat a message of "nobody here loves me." But I like the bell idea too. Then you could name the cat Douglas.

Simple me! I just thought if he had a bell he would have dug less!!

[Lesley Cox]

That's a super book Anthony. I have it. Birthday present some years ago from a dog lover.

[Maggi Young]

It is a fun book, I have bought several over the years... given them all to cat-lovers, of course

[mark smyth]

grrrrr

[Gerdk]

Mark,
Sorry for leaving cats and their criminal behaviour -
would you please tell me the brand and source of your labels, never seen black ones here in Germany.

Gerd

[mark smyth]

I used to use labels from Label Plant but their business burnt down. The manager then opened The Essentials Company http://www.theessentialscompany.co.uk/. The labels are 8 inch with most pushed in to the ground. They are marked using a paint marker or paint pen also supplied by them

[tonyg]

I once had a paint pen, for black on a white label.  Excellent in the permanent department, poor in a leaky way