Our best advice is above and here: The most effective way of keeping out rabbits is chicken wire fencing. Install a fence that is 4 feet high and bury it 6 inches deep. Bend the top foot of the fence away from the garden like a security fence, so that they can’t climb or jump over it. It’s a bit of work but once it’s done, you’re good for a few years at least. (For new bulbs, try a dome or cage of chicken wire secured over the bed.)
Alternatively, eliminate the bunnies’ habitat. Rabbits don’t like to leave their shelters, so try to reduce the possible rabbit homes around your yard. Brush away piles of brush and leaves, and fill in abandoned burrows. If a rabbit doesn’t have a place to live, hopefully it won’t stay and munch. Rabbits will also breed much more if they have a good habitat available—all the more reason to have no vacancy!
If it’s any consolation, one of our editors has bunnies in her neighborhood, too. They’re cute but they can do some damage.
Our best advice is above and here: The most effective way of keeping out rabbits is chicken wire fencing. Install a fence that is 4 feet high and bury it 6 inches deep. Bend the top foot of the fence away from the garden like a security fence, so that they can’t climb or jump over it. It’s a bit of work but once it’s done, you’re good for a few years at least. (For new bulbs, try a dome or cage of chicken wire secured over the bed.)
Alternatively, eliminate the bunnies’ habitat. Rabbits don’t like to leave their shelters, so try to reduce the possible rabbit homes around your yard. Brush away piles of brush and leaves, and fill in abandoned burrows. If a rabbit doesn’t have a place to live, hopefully it won’t stay and munch. Rabbits will also breed much more if they have a good habitat available—all the more reason to have no vacancy!
If it’s any consolation, one of our editors has bunnies in her neighborhood, too. They’re cute but they can do some damage.