Re: Goat-proof plants?

Regarding goats, my experience with the annual 4 or 5 month attack by ibex (cabra iberica or pyreneaca, so I'm told) from the bordering park, now in full swing, is that they won't eat brambles - for whatever that's worth - and seem to have no desire for stuff with yellow-green variegated leaves like periwinkle, hebe, eounymous(?). On the other hand, they're favourite is the rose leaf. A suitable fence, given time, can be made with yucas, prickly pear cactus and, I'm guessing, berberis.

Regards

Atentamente,

Charles Butler
Casa Rural Los Chorrillos del Este
Crta. de la Sierra, s/n
La Iruela 23476
Jaén, España
Tfno. 636 12 75 88
www.cazorlainfo.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "suna dokur" <citygardens_tr@hotmail.com>
To: <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 9:49 AM
Subject: Goat-proof plants?


> Dear all,
> 
> I'm planning to plant some flowers, shrubs, trees and herbs in our village 
> streets on the island of Imroz (Gokceada) which is in the northern Aegean. 
> Unfortunately, the village is hardly populated except for a couple of months 
> in the summer and there are lots of goats and sheep roaming around in the 
> streets eating most everything green in sight. One thing they don't touch 
> for sure are the lovely Oleander bushes.
> 
> Anybody have suggestions for other plants?
> 
> Thanks in advance for your kind help.
> 
> Regards
> Suna
> 
> 
> 
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