SHHH -- It's Wabbit Season and I am Hunting Wabbit. Look Wabbit tracks! "Hewwo, Woscoey Wabbit", are you there?

I planted three baby burning bushes three years ago..........and each spring I notice they are still "babies!" Hmmmm, what in the heck is going on? I went out to walk my lovebugs last weekend and I was horrified to find that something was eating my bushes! Whole branches were gone. It looked as though someone decided to take it upon themselves to prune my bush. But the remains were gone....branches and all. Some of the branches were still pathetically hanging off the bush. All that was left were my Christmas lights. Ugghh! I don't have a fenced in back yard, but I have not seen any deer...so no deer. I occasionally see a rabbit or two in my yard. Never squirrels (but that doesn't mean they don't exist). So......rabbits and squirrels?

And, here is what I found out from the guy at Menards........Squirrels do not eat these plants, but both rabbits and deer will. The tooth marks of both the rabits and deer will be similar. He told me that the most effective means of control is a good, tight fence that will prevent those buggers from getting near enough to eat the vegetation.

So, I bought the poultry fence he told me to get, but honestly, "Be vewy vewy quiet, I am still hunting wabbits" I have been following "wabbit twacks" through my backyard....fortunately, all my newly planted shrubs are under snow. The problem lies ahead when the snow melts exposing my delicate baby plants. So, I say to all wabbits near and far, I'm sowwy, Mr. Wabbit. I hope I didn't hurt you too much when I killed you!"