Varmints (alias: Save the bunnies! And the deer!)

[thymidinekinase]

Flowers!

In addition to the zinnias, impatiens, and celosia in the greenhouse, I planted some petunias and impatiens outside to spruce up the yard. Last month a rabbit ate half of my outdoor impatiens. I only  wandered up to the window in time to see it tug up two of them, but inductive reasoning makes the rest of the tale pretty clear. I

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[adidas33k]

My aunt, the gardener, uses some awful smelling spray around her yard to keep the deer away. She lives way back in the woods, so they've been a problem in years past. I can't remember the name off the top of my head, but I do know that it's not some nasty chemical and that the smell is only bad when you mix it and first spray it. I'm on my way out the door right now, but I'll call her today and let you know what it's called. I know for sure it works on the deer, I'll have to check about the bunny.

[aestro]

So, uhh...Hagrid, he's a groundskeeper, yeah? That means he keeps your land healthy and clear, yeah? Why not just send Hagrid after the forest critters? I'm sure he would terrify them nicely.

[catsittingstill]

Err, I hesitate to mention this, not having tried it myself, but legend has it that meat-eater (I have read that vegetarian doesn't work) urine helps discourage deer. I am not sure about rabits.