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Backyard plant, flower, and tree lovers would rather poison squirrels than feed them. And they do.
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That's news to me, Therese. Every serious gardener I know, including myself, enjoys the squirrels. The aforementioned canna issue is the only problem we've ever had with them, and that was fairly easily solved. And even if they did other damage, I don't know anyone who would kill them quickly, let alone poison them.
We had a bit more of a problem with the rabbits for a while, but that, too, was easily solved.
The biggest squirrel problem most gardeners have is bulb-digging and -eating. That is resolved by planting bulbs squirrels do not like, and/or planting the bulbs in baskets or under wire mesh, as we do with our glads.