>> Try some cheap insulating Styrofoam that you can get at Home Depot.
Ah-hah! Thank you ... the key word there is "cheap".
>> coffee grounds sprinkled on the flower/garden beds will also help keep the cats out also
Thank you! They keep using several beds as catboxes, leaving "gifts" that make me NOT want to handle the soil with bare hands.
And I'm afraid they'll dig up bulbs that will then attract squirrels.