Wierzbowski Landscape Design

Wild rabbits survive winter on dry grasses and bark. Fresh vegetables cause GI stasis — a painful, often fatal digestive shutdown.

- Rabbit digestive systems are calibrated for low-moisture, high-fiber forage
- In winter, their gut bacteria specialize in breaking down woody browse
- Sudden wet vegetables ferment too fast, producing gas they can't expel
- GI stasis stops their entire system — they stop eating and die within days
- Wild rabbits don't recognize grocery produce as dangerous
- Leaving brush piles and unmowed edges helps them more than any food

You thought you were sharing your salad. You gave them a stomachache they can't survive.

Merry Christmas all! 🎄

I’m running a little late, but the unexpected warmer temps this past week helped me get the rest of my 3,600+ plants to bed for the next 3 months. If you’re interested in seeing my native plant availability, send me a message.