Popular native perennials like purple coneflower (echinacea) and black eyed susan (rudbeckia) look beautiful in the garden and also are beneficial for your local ecosystem. In one way, however, they can be a bit too beneficial for gardeners’ liking: the fact that they are a favorite food of rabbits and other small mammals. Many gardeners […]
Rabbits
How to Deter Rabbits and Deer from your Native Plants (And Should You?)
There’s certainly no debate as to whether mammals both small and large can wreak havoc in a garden. Deer, rabbits, and even squirrels and chipmunks can eat tree saplings, tender young shoots and even entire perennial plants. How to best stop them is a frequent topic of discussion in any gardening circle. But taking a […]