The Best Rabbit Resistant Plants For Your Garden

[@MsDisnyfan]

I have these all on my list as rabbits hit my garden this last season. I can't wait for Spring! Thank you!

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

I’m so glad it was helpful!

[@krisleonard1428]

Love you did this! Annuals I have never had super vista petunias bothered nor verbena. The rabbits never bother my hydrangeas either. Have a great week!

[@AngieBrittHEC]

Thank you! I came here looking for this info! I just bought 8 for my new front flower garden! 😅

[@Edu_Kate]

Fortunately, I'm not bothered by deer, though my aunt living a mile away (and near a pond) does see them. I DO have rabbits. Last winter, we had so much snow. Our third highest amount on record. In spring, there were so many piles of rabbit pellets it looked like I emptied a big box of Kix cereal in my yard. 😆🤣 As I planned a renovated garden a year ago, I looked for plants that were rabbit-resistent. I was blessed to find so many and I haven't been plagued by the critters. Many were on your list (nepeta, agastache, spurge, and ajuga, sedum, betony stachys). I can't say that during winter. Recently, I got up in middle of rhe night to use the restroom and looked out my kitchen window, about 2:00 am. There were two rabbits sitting in my back yard. That's why I always cage up my David Austin roses and blue spruce in the fall. I never need to prune the roses in spring. 😏

[@barbarabaldwin5865]

We regularly have rabbits and deer in our yard and they have never bothered my lantana. It’s an annual here in southern Ohio.

[@JeanneKinland]

This lady really knows her plants. While I'm stuck at home in the middle of a blizzard {Nebraska} and can't go to work, I'm craving the beautiful flowers and dreaming of summer colors. I'm learning so much and taking notes of what I need to order. Thank You Jenny for educating us on the plant habits and how to care for them.

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

Glad you found it helpful; stay warm & safe!

[@dmbalsam]

I have rabbits frequently nest in my yard, even with a curious dog. We have 80 acres of woods across the street, rarely bothered by deer, but the rabbits! And voles. This list should help although we have more shade than full sun. My hostas, once they reach a certain size, do not attract the rabbits as much and can take some nibbling. Thank you. I need a lot of sun-shade or part sun plants.

[@nancypatterson374]

Lantana, Hibiscus and all plants in the mint family are the only ones my deer and bunnies don’t eat! Enjoyed the video of plants and seeing the production houses getting ready for 2024, thanks’ Gardeningwithcreekside’! Hopefully today’s weather won’t be as bad as Tuesday’s! 🙏❤️

[@peggyriordan9857]

We have rabbits, but they don't eat the plants. They do like to nest in them though. Sometimes they all have their babies at the same time and it looks like we have a rabbit farm in our backyard! We had two Lhasa Apsos who would run away when the rabbits all came out. Scared them half to death. LOL! The new plants look beautiful and some will be incorporated in our backyard! Thanks so much!

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

So glad it was helpful! Have a great gardening season 💚

[@draselee6131]

Great information. Thanks! Agastashe is another great rabbit and deer resistant plant. I can’t be without it.

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

Love agastache!

[@ivyandroses25]

I have awful deer & rabbit pressure in our city lot & they still nibble on everything, even most of the "deer resistant" ones 😢... I can agree that my agastache deters even the hungriest nibblers! Mine shines all summer long with no maintenance & the scent is so interesting! Love it so much! 🧡

[@amydeeds6248]

Thank you for the list! Last season a cute baby bunny mowed down all my daisies 😳 so I may replace them. I love Cat’s Pajamas, it flushes again even when I forget to cut it back. But, I need to get Chartreuse on the loose! We are traveling from Michigan to visit Biltmore House in April and plan on coming to Creekside!!! Looking forward to seeing the signature garden in person 😊.

[@juliafiore120]

Good morning, Jenny ☕️ Those pesky rabbits 🐰 can do some damage on my young seedlings 🌱😡 but they’re so cute😂 🤷‍♀️

[@meowywest2497]

Thank you for linking/tagging the plants that you speak about. It makes it so easy to find out more information or purchase. I find your website to be the most organized and easy to navigate of all the other PW resources. Looking forward to placing my first order.

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

You are so welcome! Thanks for the compliment 😊

[@LetsGardenYall]

I am on year 3 of the clematis ‘Stand By Me’ original and it was slow to produce the first 2 years. Year 3 she leaped. I like Jenny, am located in NC and in 7b just changed to 8a. With a lot of deer & rabbit pressure, hasn’t been nibbled on either.

[@tomsmith2013]

Fantastic video! Great information - Thank you!

[@billiechrystler6034]

What I find works in my garden, that the rabbits and groundhogs stay away from because they are poisonous, are daffodils, larkspur, and mountain laurels . I put allium’s in the ground this fall, so glad to see those on your list. Gives me hope. Thanks for the list. I will be coming to see you in the spring to get a few of the plants on your list.

[@PeggyMills]

The best critter control we have is a little gray kitten that somehow chose us as his family. He’s been here over a year now and has grown up here. He’s pretty serious about protecting his space. Got that peachy yarrow on preorder with you all. Going to put it near my At Last Rose. Waiting for spring and dreading this upcoming Artic blast.

[@KathleenScozzari]

Bunnies LOVE my allium!

[@sandistolle4874]

The day lilies are stunning!

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

Aren’t they?!

[@edyburtis3942]

Oh yeah I need some of everything for my new borders that I’m working on this Spring🤪 Love everything !!!❤❤❤

[@davidroot1754]

Love your channel! I know you are talking rabbit resistant perennials but a lovely and fragrant annual is sweet allysum. Jan in Plymouth Massachusetts

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

Thanks for the info!

[@juliehorney995]

I've had to put fencing around fav perennials and use more large, tall pots. Here they tend to cut plants off at the base so sometimes placing a "collar" around the base at planting time helps. A cut off black nursery pot eventually, visually blends into the mulch as the plant grows. All of our clematis have a permanent ring of green poultry fencing around the base. The wire is hidden by surrounding plants.

[@InfoSecChic]

Does it help deer and rabbit attractive plants to have deer and rabbit resistance plants surrounding them? I'm hoping that I could plant nepeta and salvia thickly around my roses and hydrangea to deter the pests! Thank you for all the suggestions in this video!

[@margaretlepage7705]

Thanks Jenny . I appreciate this list.

[@ariabrunera23]

Thank you so much! This is super helpful.

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

You're very welcome!

[@vilahobbie7087]

I have an area that gets a lot of moisture run off from our AC Unit. It's also in mostly shade and I have a hosta plant there and I've been surprised by how happy the plant has been!

[@rima717nc]

I live in central NC, and we have a large population of rabbits in our neighborhood that do plenty of plant damage. Some plants that rabbits have not eaten in my yard are Abelia, Illicium, Camellia, Veronica (Speedwell), Oxalis triangularis (Purple shamrock), Lantana, Dusty Miller (Jacobaea maritima), and Nandina. However, they have eaten Loropetalum, Everillo Carex, Azalea, and Coneflower which they are "not supposed to" like.

[@crystalsimpson9104]

This was great are all of these available in the web store, I need these, I have a lot of rabbits 😊 thanks great info

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

Yes, click on the video description and you will see all of the plants listed with direct links to the website.

[@RobinM691]

Thanks for this. Deer and rabbits terrorize my garden. Or used to. I’ve gotten better about knowing what to plant. An annual I use a lot of they seem not to like are annual geraniums.

[@Edu_Kate]

I'm "experimenting" overwintering my annual geraniums. I read the ivy type don't take to the method of removing all the soil, place plant upside down in a paper sack so I left one in its container as a houseplant. That one is THRIVING. The others in my cool basement, um, well, I can't imagine how those dried up things will come back to life despite my misting the roots once a month. As I said, it's an experiment. 😊

[@bohnnco]

I’m most excited about that chartreuse catmint and the pw Artemesia. I may have to preorder for spring pickup. Is there an option online for local pickup? I’ll check 🌸 I

[@violetslovedew7738]

Hi Jenny, can't wait till spring here in Ohio 😊 Please talk about fertilizing plants too......❤

[@lilyw.1788]

This is so informative!! Can you do a group of part shade / part sun plants ? Zone 5b/6

[@shirleyc7175]

Good info 👍

[@juliafiore120]

26:38 I wish there was a Pugster Yellow! Wouldn’t that be gorgeous 😍 I do love the Pink, too.

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

Oh man! That sure would be fabulous!!!! 💛

[@profesoraky]

Thank you for your help. I also have Black Walnut trees, deer, groundhogs and opossums. I think I saw Black Walnut trees in one of your previous videos. Can you help me with the best things to plant with them? I've used lists for deer and lists for Black Walnut trees and list for rabbits. It's a wonder anything grows for me.

[@kkeenan536]

I have rabbits in my yard and they seem to be most interested in the clover & wild strawberries in my lawn. Annuals with no damage; Vinca (the flower, not vine!), Pentas, Lantana, Petunias & pansies and violas in the winter.

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

Thank you for sharing ❣️

[@kkeenan536]

👍💚@@GardeningwithCreekside

[@debbyholmquest5220]

Can’t wait for Spring. Wind is extremely strong in Central Texas all night long and still blowing.

[@breannapreece5384]

Hi there! I enjoy all of your videos! Could you make a video of good options for hiding unwanted things in your yard? I am wanting to hide a utility box (maintaining accessibility). I would love to hear some recommendations!

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

Great idea!

[@joyceschneider8377]

Jenny, Proven Winners supertunias I have great success with the rabbits leaving them alone. I am in SE North Carolina.

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

That is awesome!

[@suekuly4723]

Thanks for this Jenny. Lots of zone 3 plants good for my area.

[@jgwood10]

I’ve only seen a few rabbits over the past years. Haven’t noticed any damage from them. Deer are my major problem. This past summer I had voles devastate my front garden bed. All of the hosta died back but did seem to have some resprout. I planted 6 Serendipity Allium along the bed hoping the voles will go away since they don’t like onions. I’m anxious to see how the beds rebound.

[@rachelsgarden]

We have rabbits and armadillos.. between the two of them my panties/violas have been eaten up and thrown across the yard.. but they leave snapdragons alone 🤷🏼‍♀️ Neither have touched Stoke’s Aster, Daisy May, Salvia Greggii, Clethra, & Superbena. I think I’ll try Alliums & nepeta next! My back n black sedum & Aronia will need netting.. bunnies wouldn’t let them grow an inch last year.

[@bettyharvath5217]

Watching from Delaware.

[@dianelarwood597]

Bunnies ate my coneflowers to the ground last summer 😢. Just found my 1 year old climbing rose trimmed too. I’m going to try to root the broken shoot. 3 houses in a row 5 dogs between us and it doesn’t deter those pesky rabbits.

[@lidiaspyrka8096]

Alliums lots of them the best and gorgeous too! Drove out our bunnies that had burrows under our shrubs.

[@Cynthia-zz1vi]

Many pretties are available to deter those bunnies 😊

[@wendyostlund3482]

Good morning! Thank you for this list! Could you also make a list of those plants and shrubs that need covering as our temps get colder?

[@sandraguarino3762]

Thanks Jenny for the video. Love the information format and your energy!

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

You are so welcome!

[@sylvietherrien5617]

Is monarda rabbit resistant? (Bee balm) I’m thinking it’s in the mint family and rabbits don’t like that. Also, as a perennial, should we cut monarda to the ground before spring starts? Mine is new and looks as if it wants to stay evergreen🤷🏼‍♀️😳? TIA

[@juliehorney995]

Nope!

[@terrivance8750]

Jenny, I love my neighbors' dogs, but I could use a list of salt-tolerant (aka, dog pee tolerant) plants to place along the edge of my front yard. Some of the border is in full sun, some in part sun to part shade. I'm in VA Zone 7A...er...now Zone 7B. I know many herbs in the mint family work, but I'd love to add some annuals, perennials, & low shrubs to my list. Thank you! 😊

[@heatherw.2751]

Jim Putnam might have a list of salt (pee) tolerant plants compiled in his channel. You should check him out! Even if he doesn’t have that specific list, I know he’s talked about it in his videos. He is a great resource for gardeners on KZbin.

[@cindyregan-g6y]

Hi Jenny! Please tell me the manufacturer of your garden trash containers. Looking for something light weight. Love your show.

[@paulanowak8510]

Hello I am in zone 5 or 6 in Indiana and would love to know a list of flowers that bloom in the fall for an Oct wedding. My daughter is planning her wedding for Oct 2025. Thank you

[@emmalavenham]

The challenge in our experience is that rabbits strongly prefer our native plants - plants infused into our gardens for our native bees and/or our wildlife (eg berries). That is why we chose instead to develop protective strategies for those plants. IMHO it is important to fence or raise the vegetable garden IMHO. That is the top of their list. Zone 6 NewEngland

[@emmalavenham]

BTW Rabbits here eat echinacea but if you protect them when they emerge they avoid them when mature in our experience… Amsonia - including String Theory - is a plant that at least here rabbits avoid thankfully. Giant Purple Hyssop and Ironweed - rabbit caviar…

[@AllysonEikey]

Just recently the bunnies have started to be a problem for me but last year I had an issue that was worse. I had some type of wasp that made a nest in the ground under my phlox. They were quite the nuisance and made it hard to do cleanup or any work in my whole garden. Any ideas on how to prevent this?

[@Edu_Kate]

I once had a very aggressive swarm of ground wasps. I sprayed TWO cans of wasp killer in the really deep hole (I think about 3 feet deep) at dusk or early morning (whenever they were home) and placed a heavy rock over the hole. Some of those darn things escaped by digging a side hole. I was afraid to garden near that spot for years. When I did check it out there wasn't a hole anymore. Solid dirt.

[@AttnDefDis_]

I have a ton of rabbits. I had never had a problem with them eating any of my stuff until last year. They ate my monarda blooms and severely stunted its growth. I plan to replace it this year.

[@juliabinford6500]

I’ve found that using cloaches and other barriers for the first year or two seems to help. I think they may like the plants more when they are young. The deer are another story…

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

Excellent advice!

[@Edu_Kate]

Last year, I went to the Dollar Store and purchased wire wastebaskets (come in black AND white colors) and use landscape staples to anchor them to the ground. The black ones "disappear" from view.

[@joanferguson7193]

The rabbits keep eating the yarrow. I had to put chicken wire cages around them. For shaded areas I’ve use pulmonaria , brunnera and hardy geraniums. Annuals I tried this year that they didn’t eat were zinnias, annual salvia, marigolds and snapdragons.

[@gloriaruiz2332]

🙏🏻

[@kathysteele7669]

Wanted to find out if you will be offering PW plant Juiced Orange Jessamine Cestrum Corymbosum

[@victoriafoley3958]

Would appreciate plants for 6b for a combination of shade and sun.

[@ritasicari7518]

Re annuals that are rabbit resistant-I don't have trouble with bunnies munching on Supertunia Bubblegum (can't speak to the other supertunias) and wax leaf begonias.

[@kellielutgen4864]

Oooo could u guys do one about plants good for handling dogs peeing on them? Struggling to keep my dog from killing my shrubs!

[@karenbarnes5517]

Hi 👋 Jenny

[@gretadaugelyte4596]

Grapes leaves are good for them

[@laurelsayer7557]

Euphorbia! Rabbits won't touch them because of the irritating milky sap they exude when damaged. I've several different varieties of the Euphorbia Characias which are an evergreen perennial with flavours foliage and bright green/yellow crafts in mid/late Spring.

[@laurelsayer7557]

*glaucous*

[@SharlynDuncan]

How come you all do use more roses and peonies in gardens

[@elaineyakatan2310]

Good morning! Hope the property is draining!

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

All of the major water is gone, but we still have areas that have water running. A bit more rain is headed to us this afternoon, yay 😁

[@JohnandNancyTselepis]

Hi there. We have several gens.of bunnies ! Following annuals are left alone : alyssum, ageratum,only *blue salvias,basil & all smelly herbs,cleome,dusty miller & 2024 perennial one,geraniums & perennial ones,nicotiana,tomatoes, verbena,wax begonias osteospermum,lantana,annual/perennial euphorbias,Society garlic,Sea Lavender. We are zone 5a.** Good luck. 🌷

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

THANK YOU❣️

[@sherylbrimer3664]

Lantana and cashmere Bernina.

[@j.c.linden]

Rabbits are frustrating. They are attracted to newly planted plants. They LOVE to nip off stems and leave them lie. Last summer they savagely attacked coleus. First nipping off all the stems but not eating them, then coming back and digging the root ball out of the ground. That was a first!

[@juliehorney995]

Holy cow! I've started placing a collar around the base of plants to protect them. Cut off a nursery pot or use a ring of green wire fencing. Godspeed, :J

[@Edu_Kate]

Digging. That sounds more like 🐿️🐿️ When my tulips first come up, rabbits (I assume) bite off the flower heads and leave them lying. Frustrating.

[@937beth]

Bliss your heart I know you both have to be so tired. Take care…

[@amygosiorowski9101]

Rabbits didn’t eat my suncredible sunflower annualz

[@shirley911]

Rabbits leave my Brunnera alone. zone 6a

[@jodip719]

It's definitely not tulips, elderberry, burning bush (not invasive in my area), baby lilac plants, nine bark, baby hydrangea, or almost any other plant besides allium that I planted last year 😂 I live out in the country and it's just too hard to compete with the critters. Lots of cages around small plants until they get larger.

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

Oh no! 🤦🏻‍♀️. On the positive side, you know what NOT to plant 😉

[@jodip719]

I'd be lying if I said I didn't plant them all again! Just protected them the second time around 😊

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

@@jodip719 a gardener wants what a gardener wants 😁. We just have to get creative sometimes!

[@jodip719]

@GardeningwithCreekside Absolutely! I hope you fare well through today's rain and it doesn't get too bad! We are getting hit with another 7-11 inches of snow today and high wind, then wind chills of possibly -50 🥶

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

@@jodip719 oh my stars! Stay warm & safe ❤️

[@GardeningGroomer]

Thankyou I have too many wild bunnies here! By the way, Kniphofia is pronounced nip-HO-fee ya

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

I respectfully disagree 😊

[@GardeningGroomer]

@GardeningwithCreekside @MontyDon would respectfully disagree, as would I. Love your channel anyway :D

[@MeganPalmieri]

The rabbits don't seem to like Lamb's Ear

[@paulprovenzanotelejug7877]

Unfortunately our bunnies LOVE daylilies in our yard.

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

Boo 🥲

[@bookmom2863]

What about Pulmonaria or Brunnera ?

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

Great point! Pulmonaria is listed as both rabbit & deer resistant, but Brunnera is listed as only deer resistant 😟

[@bookmom2863]

@GardeningwithCreekside I figured the Brunnera would be too. The leaves feel scratchy to me

[@GardeningwithCreekside]

@@bookmom2863 I completely agree

[@amygosiorowski9101]

Annuals- Vinca! They don’t touch it! Perrenials- Yarrow.nope! My rabbits eat this to the ground!

[@anatorres4683]

No rabbits here. Squirrels,cats,I guess I should stay away from that plant that cats like. Thank Jenny.

[@harbourheightsja2383]

The rabbits have eaten all the blooms off my rhododendron. Im so 😡