plant a hedge at the lower end with deep roots, add deep roted plants to your lawn like leguems
A silt fence provides temporary sediment control. Frequently a silt fence needs to be paired with a sediment trap to ensure the yard does not wash away.
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Keep them away from it.
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To keep skunks away, throw out some raw garlic in your yard or where ever you are at. They do like the smell of garlic.
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This is done by washing and ironing lots to keep creases away.
Spread sulfur around your yard, under your house . Or call Termidor.
There are sprays available at any pet store that you can use in your yard to discourage cats from wandering in your yard.
Well, if it floods you'd soon find out, if it's your yard! Washing away items in the yard, damaging its surface and leaving silt that may be heavily polluted by sewage etc.
food i guess if you put it in your yard it might keep other Raccoons away
A silt fence will help to stop large loss by water run off, but the fence will stop the mud at the fence boundary; you might try planting ground cover plants whose roots will help hold the soil in place.