Rabbit proof plants
Hi everyone.
I am planting up two small borders on a War Memorial and the rabbits are eating all the plants so far. It is in a rural area.
I have decided to now go down the perennial route and I planted some gorgeous blue carex and some geraniums. The carex are almost gone as is one of the hardy geraniums. I am at a loss what to plant. Nothing too high or yellows.
The soil is not deep either as lots of lovely daffodil bulbs already in, so need to plant small and hope to spread.
Two thin Borders are about 2 foot wide and maybe about 30 feet long with paving in middle. Any ideas as it is now costly and difficult to maintain.
Just to add to the problem. I have trouble watering as no water supply so I have been having to travel with cans of water. Can anyone help make this easier and look lovely as it has lots of visitors, Thanks x
I am planting up two small borders on a War Memorial and the rabbits are eating all the plants so far. It is in a rural area.
I have decided to now go down the perennial route and I planted some gorgeous blue carex and some geraniums. The carex are almost gone as is one of the hardy geraniums. I am at a loss what to plant. Nothing too high or yellows.
The soil is not deep either as lots of lovely daffodil bulbs already in, so need to plant small and hope to spread.
Two thin Borders are about 2 foot wide and maybe about 30 feet long with paving in middle. Any ideas as it is now costly and difficult to maintain.
Just to add to the problem. I have trouble watering as no water supply so I have been having to travel with cans of water. Can anyone help make this easier and look lovely as it has lots of visitors, Thanks x
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Then you want someone to cut the grass nearby nice and short so it's sweet and tasty and hopefully they'll prefer the grass. Tricky this year, with the grass not growing - that may be why you're having more bunny trouble.
Here is a photo. I have added more since I took this but it is temporary but need a plan for next year
BobTheGardener fab list which will take me ages to study. Started at A and love agapanthus on list and aquilegias as I can grow them easily from seed and save money. Will look into all these carefully.
Anyone good at design planting schemes? Want it to look cared for and abundant - EVENTUALLY ha ha. It means such a lot to people x
Rabbit Resistant Plants. It should be no surprise that plants with strong fragrance or fuzzy leaves, like lavender and black-eyed Susan, are less popular with rabbits. Unfortunately, these plants won't deter them completely. Rabbits grazing in your flower beds will simply eat around the plants listed here.13 Jun 2018
Get some lavender sticks from an existing plant about 6 inches long and after you have dead headed the tops , strip the shoots off the bottom 3rd and stick them all in a pot just with some growing compost. In a few months you will have some lavs to plant out.
I did this 18 months ago and now have 20 plants just finishing flowering. They still have bee and butterflies on them and form a hedge down one side of my allotment.
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The RHS's list .
They don't touch daffs and snowdrops though, so it's nice to have some of those for early colour and scent. Many daffs and narcissus have a beautiful fragrance. They'll grow nicely with perennials, and their old growth gets covered by the emerging foliage.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...