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3 Way to Protect your Garden From Animals

3 Way to Keep Your Garden Safe From Animals

You work hard to keep your garden looking beautiful, but animals can be a big problem. Deer will eat your flowers, raccoons will dig up your plants and squirrels might ruin all of your hard work with their constant digging. The good news is that there are plenty of ways to keep these critters out of your garden without hurting them or using harmful chemicals. Here are some great options for keeping animals away from your garden:


Install a Bird Net


Bird netting is a great way to keep birds out of your garden. The first thing you'll want to do is measure the area you plan to protect and make sure it's not too small for the bird netting; this will help ensure that the birds can't get under or through it. Once you've got a good idea of how much space you need, choose your location—trees, bushes or even in the garden itself—and install accordingly!

There are so many different kinds of bird netting on the market right now; there's no reason not to get creative when installing yours! Birdnet comes in different sizes, shapes and colors. You'll want something big enough so that animals can't get underneath it but small enough so that they won't be able to fly over either (unless they're birds).


Made for keeping birds and bats away from fruit trees and berries, bird netting is an excellent choice for keeping animals out of your garden. This cloth mesh can also be used to protect plants from other animals or to keep pests out of the garden. It is easy to install and available in different colors so you can match it with your landscaping.


Create a Scarecrow


A scarecrow is a great way to keep birds and other animals away from your garden. Scarecrows can be made from things you have around the house, including old clothes and trash bags. Make sure the scarecrow is scary looking, but also move in the wind so it looks more realistic.


Scaring birds and other animals out of your garden can be as simple as scaring them with a scarecrow...


Some gardens are plagued with animals that want to get into the garden and steal your vegetables. This can make it hard for you to grow a garden, but there are a few things you can do to keep the animals out of your garden.


Scare the birds and other animals away with scarecrows! A scarecrow is basically a mannequin dressed up in clothes, or stuffed clothes that look like they're alive and moving around. You can put them in different areas of your garden so that birds think there is someone keeping an eye on them at all times (which will hopefully keep them from eating any of your plants).


Use Old CDs or Reflective Pinwheels to Reflect Light.


A great way to keep animals out of your garden is to use CDs or reflective pinwheels. If you want to use CDs, simply hang them from the trees or poles surrounding your garden at night. If you want to use a pinwheel, place them on top of wires around your garden. These reflective surfaces will reflect light onto your plants and deter animals from coming near them because they associate shiny objects with danger.


A brilliant way to safely your garden of animals

A brilliant way to get rid of critters such as rabbits, deer and groundhogs that are eating your plants is to make your garden shine! When visitors come over, they will see all the light reflecting off of the plants. They don't want to be seen by anyone so they'll stay away from the garden and leave it alone.


Here are some ways that you can make your garden look shiny:


Reflective tape - This cheap tape can be placed around bushes as well as vines in order to prevent animals from eating them. The tape reflects light so much that it will keep animals away from your gardens even if they're just sitting on top of them looking for food! It's best used during night time when most predators come out looking for prey.


Hang Wind Chimes


Hanging wind chimes is a great way to repel animals. They can be hung from trees, fences, or poles and will keep most animals away.

Wind chimes are made of recycled materials and can be hung at any level on your property that is safe for you and the animals.

Wind chimes are an easy way to deter animals from entering your garden without harming them if they do come near it.


Motion-activated sprinklers


Motion-activated sprinklers are a great way to keep away unwanted guests such as raccoons, squirrels and skunks. These devices work by spraying water at the intruder when it senses movement. The water will deter most animals from coming back because they do not enjoy being wet. Motion activated sprinklers can be used in many different situations including keeping animals out of your garden or trash cans, keeping birds off bird feeders and ensuring that swimming pools stay clean of debris that could harm swimmers.


With a little creativity and some simple supplies you can have a great looking garden that is protected from small critters


I hope this article has inspired you to take action and try some of these tactics for yourself. It's important to remember that no method is 100% effective, but by combining them together, you will be able to keep your garden safe from unwanted critters and also have a beautiful space for you and your family.


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