For Birds:
1) Cover your plants with a fine mesh or netting.
2) Prune your trees so that they don't offer much shelter or nesting places
3) Scare them away with a scarecrow or plastic snakes & owls
4) Keep a full bird feeder away from the garden
For Squirrels:
For Rabbits:
1) Cover your plants with a fine mesh or netting.
2) Prune your trees so that they don't offer much shelter or nesting places
3) Scare them away with a scarecrow or plastic snakes & owls
4) Keep a full bird feeder away from the garden
For Squirrels:
- Wrap tree trunks with aluminum collars to prevent damage. It isn't attractive, but it prevents squirrels from climbing.
- If you have a pole-mounted birdhouse, use a plastic base. Squirrels can't get a foothold on it.
- Place a wire mesh over the ground where you plant bulbs, anchoring it so it can't be pushed as
For Rabbits:
- Place a wire mesh over the areas you've planted.
- Add a fence; it should be two to six inches deep and at least four feet tall.