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Noticed something about the whole 'butterfly garden' trend clients keep asking for
A woman begged for one last spring, and now she's calling me weekly because rabbits are treating her perennial buffet like an all-you-can-eat salad bar. We're quietly adding some low-profile wire fencing she'll never notice, but it's a funny lesson in unintended consequences.
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carter.laura6mo ago
Honestly, rabbits treating butterfly gardens as a salad bar is why I always suggest hidden fencing upfront. Tbh, even with that, mixing in rabbit-resistant plants like catmint along the perimeter helps a ton. Ngl, learning to anticipate the wildlife is half the battle in landscape design.
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mason.brian6mo ago
Have you considered that we might be accidentally designing the most exclusive rabbit restaurants in town? It's always the same story, where the butterfly buffet becomes a bunny bonanza overnight. That low-profile fencing is a slick move, though I've found that once they get a taste, they become regulars who aren't fooled by much. Perhaps we should include a disclaimer, 'May attract more lagomorphs than lepidoptera.'
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