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My garden has been ruined by ????

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Grammaretto Mon 20-Jul-26 21:32:44

The deer nibble and graze their way round my garden. They like the buds of nearly everything but they are neat eaters.

I doubt they would unearth tubs. More likely big crows or gulls.

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Washerwoman Mon 20-Jul-26 21:28:23

It will be badgers.I know it's not great for your garden but they and foxes are having a tough time lately with this extremely hot and dry weather. It's making it so hard for them to find food as they can't get worms and grubs from the hard ground .We have a large sett near us but also a huge new housing development being built. So I feel sorry for them.Losing habitat.
Maybe I shouldn't but I put out a couple of eggs most nights to give them something to eat.I find then they leave my pots alone.

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Carenza123 Mon 20-Jul-26 21:18:07

Could it be badgers? I know near our village where the new housing estates and industrial units are being developed, it has displaced the natural habitats of wildlife and badgers have been
known to overturn earth in the local cemetery and other places. Would it be worth installing a camera to discover what is happening?

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chicken Mon 20-Jul-26 21:11:25

I went out into my beautiful courtyard garden this morning only to be greeted by devastation. Ten large troughs and tubs had their flowering plants smashed, uprooted and scattered, and great holes dug in the compost with most of it spilled in the gravel. I’ve spent the morning salvaging what I could, but feel very sad because it had been looking glorious,in full bloom.
This is the second time it’s happened, 2 tubs having been dug out when newly planted, but that was quickly remedied. What I would love to know is what is doing it. It’s not vandalism as we’re tucked away and very secluded in countryside . I know there are deer nearby, also foxes. Maybe someone’s dog was loose. Have any of you had anything similar happen and did you ever solve the mystery of whodunnit?

If it happened again I’m afraid that will have to be the end of the garden.I’m too old and lame to start again.

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