Are rabbits wreaking havoc on your beloved garden, but installing a fence is not an option? Don’t worry! While a fence may be the most effective way to keep rabbits out of your garden, there are alternative methods that can help protect your plants, without relying on physical barriers. Experiment with these surprising strategies to find the combination that works best for your specific garden, and say goodbye to those pesky rabbits. Here, we’ll explore some clever strategies that can help protect your plants and vegetables from rabbit damage, ensuring a thriving garden without the need for a fence.
Scare Tactics
Rabbits are naturally skittish creatures, so introducing unexpected movements and loud noises can deter them from venturing into your garden. No, we’re not talking about hiding in the bushes to go ‘Boo!’ Utilize scare tactics such as motion-activated sprinklers, wind chimes, rubber snakes, or pinwheels to startle rabbits and make them think twice about visiting your garden.
Baby Powder Magic
Did you know that rabbits have an aversion to baby powder? Sprinkling baby powder around your garden can act as an effective deterrent. Rabbits dislike the scent of baby powder, and the powder itself can irritate their nasal passages if they come in close proximity to it. This is an easy and inexpensive method to keep bunnies away, and it’s something found in most households!
Deter With Dried Sulfur
Another effective method to keep rabbits away from your garden is by dusting it with dried sulfur. Sulfur, known for its pungent odor reminiscent of rotten eggs, is commonly used in gardens as a natural fungicide and to adjust soil pH. Fortunately, rabbits share our distaste for this smell and tend to steer clear of areas treated with sulfur. Just sprinkle some on to keep your plants safe.
Use Human or Pet Hair
Rabbits are naturally cautious creatures and tend to avoid areas where they sense the presence of potential predators. Scatter hair clippings from your recent haircut or from your pet who sheds. By utilizing human or pet hair as a natural deterrent, you create an invisible barrier that keeps rabbits at bay.
Utilize Natural Barriers
You might not be able to use physical barriers, but incorporating natural barriers that rabbits find unappealing works just as well. Surround your garden with plants or flowers that rabbits dislike, such as lavender, rosemary, or marigolds. Additionally, strategically placing prickly branches or thorny plants around the perimeter can discourage rabbits from entering the garden.
Chanel Appoints Indian-Origin Leena Nair as Global CEO
The next face of Indian intellect on the top global management scenario is Leena Nair. The luxury fashion house Chanel has named India-born Nair as their next Global CEO. As the first Indian to lead a global luxury brand, interestingly Nair is a complete outsider in the fashion industry. She is an esteemed face among her peers for breaking multiple barriers in her longtime career as an executive at Unilever.
The Hiring
The reason behind this surprise hiring is evident of the reputed brand’s new policy of encouraging diverse hiring. The consumer-conscious house strongly supports the changing awareness of the healthy completion and environmental impact in the industry. Nair, 52, has been the first female, Asian, and youngest ever CHRO (Chief Human Resources Officer) and Member of the Leadership Executive of the esteemed British consumer goods company Unilever. As officially said, Chanel is looking forward to her bringing in a valued outsider’s perspective to the iconic fashion house. On her Twitter account, Nair responded by saying that she was “humbled and honored” by the decision of the “iconic and admired company.”
The Reactions
The news of Nair’s hiring as a Global CEO in Chanel made a huge splash in India, her birthplace. She has received scores of compliments and congratulations, and is being hailed as a “serial glass-ceiling breaker.” An XLRI- Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur alumni, Leena Nair is highly lauded by her peers for her people-focused leadership approach, changing the overall practice and culture in large global companies. Founder and CEO of Luxury Connect in India, Abhay Gupta, has marked this announcement full of “historic firsts.” While Indian-origin people have been inducted at the helm of various top global finance and tech companies, the scenario of luxury brands has not been the same. Being elated by the news, Gupta pointed out that, this is the first time an Indian woman is about to head a global luxury fashion brand, while inherently being an industry outsider.