Gophers can cause irreparable damage to gardens and can cause a headache to try and remove them from your prized plants. They will stop at no end to eat the roots of your plants, and even the bulbs of your flowers! They tend to be strictly herbivorous, so gardens can become a perfect permanent habitat for them if they come across a life-rich garden, and can become resistant to being removed. You can keep an eye out for three different signs in a garden for a gopher feeding. Firstly, they can pull vegetation through the ground down into their tunnels, as they’re surprisingly strong. If you see plants sinking into the ground, it is for this reason. Secondly, they feed on roots that they come across while digging, which in turn leaves a line of dying plants/grass on their tunnel route. Lastly, they will venture out of their holes to have a snack above ground. To discourage gophers from wreaking havoc on your garden without any green-fingers intervention, you can find sonic devices on the market to repel them, as they hate the sound created by them. You can also plant some castor-oil or purge plants, but this is a riskier affair. They are poisonous to gophers, but are also poisonous to humans, and can harm children. Sonic devices are a handier option here, but both are viable.