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How to Create a Cat’s Garden, Patio, or Outdoor Space- Part 2

April 15, 2020 by L. E. Mastilock

Have you read How to Create a Cat’s Garden- Part 1?

 

This is the second installment of wonderful tips from Rascal and Rocco to give your feline friends the best outdoor space possible. After all, they probably use it more than you do.

How to make the perfect outdoor space for cats part 2

Rascal and Rocco- How to Create a Cat's GardenIf you must have outdoor toys about for kids, make them as cat friendly as possible when not in use. For example, pick up small toys that could be stepped on or tripped over so there’s room to zip around in the pedal car when you’re not home.

Rascal and Rocco- How to Create a Cat's Garden  Covering a sandbox is rude, it should be an outdoor litter box, but if you simply have to, laying patio cushions over the top makes for a cozy, sunny day bed.

Speaking of rude, it is also uncouth to cover and/or fence in your garden beds. Again, these make for perfect litter boxes, and the soil is so much softer that litter!

Rascal and Rocco- How to Create a Cat's Garden
(tomato cages lain across the soil to deter cats from digging up the seeds and using the bed as a litter box)

If you have a high fence, installing a cat shelf has many benefits! The cats can get up high away from kids and dogs, or just have easy access to get on or over the fence.

Rascal and Rocco- How to Create a Cat's Garden

 

Rascal and Rocco- How to Create a Cat's Garden

But, please make sure the shelf is strong enough for your more robust cats!!

Rascal and Rocco- How to Create a Cat's Garden
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Having some sort of high place is very important. A place to store the hose is necessary, why not mount it on a wall and build a roof over it? Your cats with thank you to have a place to look down on you from. Especially when you’re using that horrid hose!

Rascal and Rocco- How to Create a Cat's Garden

Be sure there is plenty of room to prowl as well as large decorative pots and other items to pounce out from behind.

Rascal and Rocco- How to Create a Cat's Garden

And last, but certainly not least, lots of sunny area for lounging and napping. A paved or tiled patio is lovely for soaking in the warmth of the sun and also cooling down in the shade. Or even just a few large stepping stones, which look great, but also get nice and toasty in the sunshine.

Rascal and Rocco- How to Create a Cat's Garden

 

Rascal and Rocco- How to Create a Cat's Garden

I do hope this was informative and helpful! Please comment and share your ideas, concerns, and more tips with us!

Good luck planning your kitty cat’s garden and enjoy the sunshine!

Filed Under: Pets and Animals Tagged With: adorable, cats, gardening, home, lessons, outdoors, pets, photos, safety, sleep

Comments

  1. Cathy Armato says

    April 24, 2016 at 10:11 am

    Such cute photos! The cat shelves are super important, no catio should be without one or three… When the weather gets so hot even the kitties don’t like get one of those cool mats, the kind you don’t need to plug in.
    Love & biscuits,
    Dogs Luv Us and We Luv Them

  2. Summer says

    April 19, 2016 at 10:14 am

    Oh yes – and plant lots of catnip!

    • L. E. Mastilock says

      April 21, 2016 at 12:05 am

      Did I forget to add catnip forest? That’s a must

  3. Anonymous says

    July 3, 2013 at 10:41 am

    Great ideas. We have lots of things in the garden but I want one of those wall shelves.

    Emmythecat

    • L. E. Mastilock says

      July 5, 2013 at 6:37 pm

      Yes, it was very useful, but again, make sure it's strong enough! 😉

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