I have really good luck with Deer Off and liquid Fence alternating through out the summer. I make spray every Saturday morning. I bought a gallon hand sprayer and I spray early in the morning before the neighbors are up. I have many, many rabbits this year the rabbits had a litter under the riding lawn morning. I don't have a fence around my 200 or so roses. The other thing that comes to mind is that I leave clover where it grows in the bed. My Rabbits love clover more than anything, so they leave my roses alone.

Marg, really sorry to hear of the frustrating loses those lousy critters have done for you, gggrrrr! Although, I live on an acreage thickly surrounded by trees, I have yet to see a rabbit, thankfully! A few years ago, a pocket gopher had taken up residence and extensively tunnelled through one of the planting beds, I had made his stay in my garden a brief one! A colony had also made home in the berm at the entrance to the driveway, but for some reason they vacated and I hope they won't be coming back! In late fall, just before the snow flies, I usually set out bait stations under pieces of ply wood and usually restock this at least once during the winter. This winter I had only gotten around to setting a few of those mouse blocks under the deck ... so, I'm kinda nervous for when the snow melts and the possible damage I'll be seeing, especially to the climbing roses I had laid down and simply covered with snow, I can only blame myself if they're all chewed up. Deer and moose are my worst problem, especially the deer. They'll nibble and chew away throughout the entire winter on anything that's not wrapped up or absolutely unappetizing to eat. Snow has been very deep this winter and several thaws have created a thick icy crust, an ideal deterrent for the deer, as they've mostly been sticking to their main trails. Oh, I want a Katsura ... I had seen one in Edmonton, such a great specimen, love the foliage! ... though, not a tree I've ever seen at local nurseries :( Terrance

Will you please stop erasing my posts? Good luck with your cherries, I'm a friend not a foe.

Sorry to hear about your loss(es)! I don't have a huge quantity of bunnies around (just wait... they breed like... well... rabbits!), but I've seen a few. I also recently saw a weasel! Hurraayy! I need all the help I can get from the the weasel. Here's things that I'm trying this year: 1. choosing bunny resistant plants 2. using a spray that has a "bittering" agent in it (Bittrix)on the ornamentals. (I'm using "This-One-Works") 3. using blood meal (also good for N fertilizer) 4. using chicken wire that's buried 6" and is 2' tall on the vegi garden 5. I just ordered a kite that looks like a peregrine falcon. If I keep moving it around I think they'll at least get wary! I keep watching for the UPS truck! 6. I also have 2 cats that love to torment furry critters. Nothing like using many different things to see what works! I'm also dealing with Moose, elk, deer, ground squirrels, tree squirrels, raccoons, and mice. I've got some ideas, but I'm always open to try almost anything, so I would love suggestions! Here's some failures/limited successes: 1. bar soap (the moose/deer love to move it around) 2. egg/garlic/pepper based repellents 3. human hair 4. dog... he's a great companion and "chaser", but not much of a hunter ;-) He seems to be insulted when the cats outdo him! So far, the fence(s), choice of plants, bittering agent and cats seem to work the best. The cats have their issues, but I can deal with them better than the bunnies!