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Sophie Warren-Smith

5 ways to stop squirrels from digging up your potted plants – smart and humane ways to stop them destroying your bulb displays

A zoomed-in photo of a squirrel on a bird feeder.

You've invested in bulbs that are going to produce beautiful spring flowers, they've been carefully potted, and all is well. Until you take a look at them one morning to find that half are missing...or half-eaten bulbs are left beside a pot.

The squirrel is back and has decided to have lunch from your hard work. They particularly love tulips and crocus, which means that those first signs of spring that we all eagerly await from our pots can be dealt a hard blow.

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