I have had success using liquid fence against the bunnies, and now the brand has one specifically formulated for bunnies. I applied it twice during the winter and once more this spring, and I just reapplied yesterday after noticing a juvenile bunny. You do have to reapply regularly, though.

Last year I also caged a few of the perennials that are particularly tempting, but this year so far the bunny population seems to be down (in my neighborhood at least, others still have big problems). People speculate that this is because the bird population is rebounding from West Nile here.

It sort of works. It's been raining a lot here, and the rabbits really like my broccoli plants, so they keep coming back and eating them every time after it rains. It holds up to a light rain but anything heavier and it stops working.

I've got white spots from it all over the leaves on my roses this spring. I think I'm seeing it more this year because I'm spraying so often, but I did see some spotting in the past. Liquid Fence works better than anything else I've tried so I put up with the spotting. I don't think human hair would work on my bunnies since they barely move even when I walk towards them.

There is a natural product called I MUST GARDEN rabbit repellent that works very well and lasts through rain, but needs to be reapplied whenever there is 2" of new growth within reach of the rabbits which is about twice a month at first in the spring for me. I've been very impressed with it. I tried it because it is made locally here in Chapel Hill, NC. I like the spray better than the granules as I ran out of the granules too quickly. The large size of the spray covers a lot of garden for several applications. This is the first year that rabbits haven't touched my rudbeckias.

It can be ordered online, but I buy mine at the local Ace Hardware store.

Cameron

Here is a link that might be useful: repellents

Plain old blood meal sprinkled around the plants has a rabbit deterrent effect with the added benefit of being a slow-release N fertilizer -- just don't over-do it.

I also found over the years that the rabbits would rather eat clover in the lawn over just about anything in the gardens. Yet another reason to scorn the grass-only in a lawn crap of Scotts and their ilk.

I see them eating my grass too. But then when I go to sleep, they descend on my perennials, mini roses and any other roses that are small. Putting little fences all over the place until the roses grow a bit is a pain and unattractive. I will look into I MUST GARDEN, thanks.