Unfortunately rabbits find most of their food in your vegetable garden, or farmer's crop field, which can cause a bit of a nuisance to say the least. Their favourite dietary supplements include Broccoli, Beans, Beet Tops, Carrots, Lettuce and Peas. 
They will also eat shoots from other plants and flowers if they aren't grown yet and the bark, buds and stems of woody plants and trees won't be missed.
Identifying Rabbit Infestation
A sure sign that rabbits have invaded your garden is the fecal droppings and pellets scattered over the area that has been damaged. Rabbit droppings are very coarse and spherical in appearance and quite unmistakable for anything else.
You may also notice that the plants have been bitten off at a 45 degree angle because the rabbit's incisors bite at this angle when clipping of twigs and stems. The cuts are usually very clean and close to the ground (as rabbits aren't very tall).
Protecting your Garden from Rabbits
A cylindrical enclosure 1-1/2 to 2 feet high around trees and plants provides good protection as it stops the rabbits being able to eat the containing plants, jump over the top and shouldn't inhibit growth.
Use 1/4 inch hardware cloth and bury the bottom of the enclosure 2 to 3 inches below the soil surface. Allow 1 to 2 feet between the plant and the barrier in case growth is needed and so as not to suppress the plant.
Rabbit Repellents
A variety of commercial Rabbit Repellents are available, and success with rabbit repellents 
varies. Make sure you choose a rabbit repellents that is safe to use around children and pets.
Black pepper and bone meal sprinkled around the rabbits favourite foods will sometimes encourage them to dine elsewhere. Rabbit repellents should be applied at twilight since rabbits prefer to eat after dark.
If you find that rabbit repellents do not work as required (as some over the counter rabbit repellents are known to be ineffective) it is worth calling a Pest Control Specialist to deal with the problem as they can neutralise and prevent further rabbit infestation effectively.
Trapping Rabbits
Trapping Rabbits may be an alternative if the number of rabbits is small and you are persistent, but there are many drawbacks to trapping rabbits. Consider these factors before you start trapping rabbits:
- Rabbits tend to injure themselves when trapped.
- Rabbits should be handled carefully because they carry serious diseases that can be transmitted to humans.
- Consider what you plan to do with the animals you trap. In many areas, it is illegal to release trapped rabbits where they may become someone else's Agricultural Pest.
- If you decide to give trapping rabbits a try, place the trap near a shaded resting place. Use their favourite veggies as bait, and place the bait near the back of the trap.
- Check your trap daily.