Gardening Questions How to stop rabbits eating plants!

I caught a rabbit eating the flowers from a newly planted Alyssum and went to B&Q where I bought a can of Animal repellent. I sprayed this all over the plant and it worked! The rabbit didn't touch the plant after that - I haven't seen him/her again. The dog doesn't like the smell, either, if that's a problem for you. Hope this helps.

I'm plagued by them and there isn't much they really won't eat. If you have a warren near the site i doubt you can do much about it. Spritzhenry suggestion is good.. It seems as a general rule they don't like waxy leaves...

Thanks do you remember what the animal repellent is called? I've seen the ones for cats and dogs.

I will go out to the shed tomorrow and see if I can find it.. It's a bit dark now!

It is just called 'B&Q Animal Repellent' but on the label there's a picture of a dog, a cat, a wood pigeon and A RABBIT! It really does work - I bought it last year so I hope they still sell it. Maybe they changed the label? Have a closer look at the wording... Good luck.

I remember hearing that old gardeners used to put a bit of fur in fruit trees so that birds would think there was an animal in there - presumably a stoat or weasel. Maybe a bit of teddy-bear material poking out from the plants would spook 'em? 'Scoot' works really well against cats, but don't sniff the steam it makes - ugh!

Thanks everyone some great ideas! I'm going up on Sunday so I'll let you know if they work!