Evil Easter Bunny

...okay, so maybe not THE Easter bunny, just bunnies in general.  (more on that later)

We did get some retaining walls built last fall.  And, though it looks rather pathetic at the moment, I planted a Weeping Norweigan Spruce.  It does have a bit of that Charlie Brown pathos to it. You stake them until they are the height you want, then let them trail down. I had pictured the generous form as if will be...much later.

We also put in blueberries.  Now, Nebraska is not known for having a good pH for blueberries--too alkaline.  We had the soil mixed with peat moss, and I shall have to keep a good eye on the acidity, but it will be worth it, IF the bushes survive.

Was it the harsh winter that causes my concern for the tender shrubs?  A late frost?  Drought?  No, Dear Reader--it's the rabbits.  The beasts have gnawed the blueberries to the ground (plus they stole all of my crocus bulbs!).  I shall have to fence them in the winter, I guess.

The lovely oakleaf hydrangeas I put in?  Nibbled to the nubbins.

I have informed the husband of hunting persuasion that he may, in fact, quietly rid us of these sinister hares.  Sadly, thusfar Hasenpfeffer has not appeared on our menu.  Hrumph!