I guess I scared her off with the word overhaul!

Not me! Send me pictures. I can overhaul your yard Holly!

Hi ladies,

What can I do about my rabbit problem? They eat practically everything that I try to grow. I know about chicken wire, (which seems to be the only way to accomplish anything) but I'd like something that looks good too. Should I just break down and get a live trap? Or is that futile?

Is this your garden or your yard? There are rabbit proof plants that you can plant around your garden to help keep them out so I need a little more information about what area you are trying to keep them out of...

If it's your garden, chicken wire over the area is a good idea. Yes, it is unsightly but what do you want, veggies or rabbits?

Rabbits can be trapped, but you will be trapping them and doing what with them? Releasing them? They will be baaack!!!!

I'm with Wiz...I'm having animal problems....only mine are deer. Now this is in my fron flower beds in front of my house so I can't go crazy with fencing LOL!

I know deer don't like smelly things...but neither do I!! Ack marigolds! I want some pretty, colorful flowers that aren't 4am deer treats!

Here is one of the websites that I use for Deer Resistant plants.

http://www.deer-resistant-plants.com/

and one for rabbits that I found from Colorado State Extension

http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/cha...0plants%20.pdf

I have rabbits inside my fence, lol. So I bought an articulated wooden cobra. It scares the tar outta everybody who sees it - it's not terribly realistic, but real enough. Cost me one dollar.



Good enough to keep the rabbits out of my veggies.

Also, I do plant stuff especially for the rabbits.

(cuz I'm cool and that's how I roll)

I put a few johhny jump ups in, and they think that's their personal salad bar. Those must taste better then the other stuff, because the bunnies nibble the johnnies and that's about all.


I do still have to put the lettuce in pots. But I ain't lost a pepper or tomato plant yet.


Funny thing too, the rabbits never eat the johhnies completely gone. They just nibble them down so they'll keep growing - like they know it's their crop.

I am in the process of doing my front flower gardens...I tilled, I laid heavy plastic, I have up border made of granite pieces...

Now I just have to figure what to put in it...I have some Mexican Heather, pansies, chinese lanterns and not sure what else...

two kids helped with the other seeds thrown in. lol

I want dogwoods for around the house...I can't find the ones I like...
Maybe when I go to Florida I can find something.

I have some wistera that I am letting take over a tree...you know how that stuff gets carried away...but my dad will keep it cut back. I love wistera.

I have a hygrandgea growing and now is the time to set out more.

Whars all them younuns when ya need em? lol

to be very invasive! I don't know how much room you have?

What I do, is put in easy to care for things, that bloom at different times.
Then I let them grow all together, and I have flowers most of the summer.
(perennials)

I love day lilies...I have several types, and they all bloom at different times.
Also daisies and black eyed susans are trouble free. For fall I have upright
Sedums. But my favorite lately has been the Lychnis Coronaria. Easy from seed.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...&ct=image&cd=3
This is very hardy, can stand dry conditions, and will rebloom if cut back.

I cannot get pansies to grow where it is dry and hot in summer. Even the new varieties fail for me.
And I cannot get lobelia to work for me in boxes at all...I gave up on that!

I have also found gazania daisies to be very nice and tolerant of neglect!
With my arthritis and leg issues, neglect is the magic word for me!

This year I searched Ebay and found many unusual varieties of seed there! Very inexpensive!
There are two wildflowers I like but can never find, and they were on Ebay. Silene (Armeria) and annual baby's breath!

I can send you pics and you will start humming the theme song to "Desperate Landscapes". It could be handy to know a landscaper who understands the limitations of people who have disabilities like heat intolerance, fatigue, etc.