Central Midwest Gardening: What's in your border?, 1 by LeawoodGardener

LeawoodGardener wrote:
Several years ago I planted cabbage in my border to try and distract the dozens of rabbits in the neighborhood, who had been dining on my echinacea. I figured I'd rather give them the 50 cent cabbage than a $7.50 perennial. Of course, they preferred the echinacea and wouldn't touch the cabbage, so I gave up and got a couple cats.

The cats have done an excellent job of patrolling the garden, keeping the ground squirrels, squirrels and rabbits at bay, so now I can grow just about anything I want without worrying about feeding the rabbits. I still plant the cabbages (and kale), however, because I discovered I like the appearance of the plants in my border.