Anybody want rabbit for dinner?

I have a beagle. A pure-bred and handsome beagle. I also have a yard full of bunnies. Does this compute? I woke this morning to find that during the night, the bunnies had eaten one of my lilies, 2 liatris, and pretty much an entire something that I can't remember the name of. The something that I can't remember is a real loss. It has these great artichoke looking leaves and when it blooms it's bright purple. I guess I can't complain too heartily though, I had really good luck for the first 3 years that I gardened, but last year...luck ended. Such is the life of a gardener.

Luigi is not a very good rabbit hunter. I actually think he would be willing to have a cross-species relationship with the momma bunny that has called my yard home for the past couple years if he were to be given the opportunity. Maybe I should encourage that, I wonder if Bun-gles would be a hit in the pet community. I digress, this is supposed to be about my garden.

Many rabbit proofing ideas can be found, the most popular ones are: cayenne pepper spray, blood meal, bone meal, fox pee, human hair, dogs and pellet guns. Blood meal may get the bunnies away from the plants, but dogs love it so I think Luigi would then probably eat it and the plants making the solve the same as the problem. Cayenne pepper spray would have an adverse effect on the beagle if he were to get into it (and I'd probably somehow get it in my eyes). Fox pee seems kind of gross, and I don't have a fox. I usually prefer my hair on my head, the beagle thing hasn't worked out in terms of bunnies, and I am not a shooter. So I am going to Lowes to get some ugly-ass chicken wire and am going to hope that once the plants get big enough, I can remove the wire and the plants will no longer be considered food.

Wish me luck.