Hungry Rabbits seem to eat virtually anything and I am not keen to satisfy their appetite. Not only that but they can cause other damage to plants and young trees. So in general I am disapproving of rabbits.

Symptoms of Rabbit Damage

• Rabbits feed on a wide range of vegetables and ornamental plants grazing them close to the ground. My Muscari bulb shoots provided a tasty spring snack.
• All they leave are short sprouts that may or may not grow back (to provide the rabbits with a second helping)
• Even rose shoots have been gnawed away on my neighbours prize shrubs.
• The bark of young trees is often gnawed to sharpen the teeth of the pesky rabbits.

Control of Rabbits

• Erect a Rabbit proof fence all around the garden of 1″ wire mesh. It needs to be 4 feet high and 12″ buried below ground to stop Colditz style break ins over or under.
• Use an animal repellent like Renadine or Wild Animal repellent
• Get a Jack Russel or other suitable dog.
• Move home

Some Rabbit Resistant Plants

• Alchemilla mollis or Aquilegia
• Bergenia or Foxglove
• Clematis or Euphorbia
• Dahlia and Peaony
• Primula and some Hemerocallis