I have the damned things digging in my garden. Short of shooting
them
what can I do?

I have thought of covering the flower beds with netting but don't
know
what type to use. Road bed mattress would allow the plants to grow
through. And so would barbed wire.

Any suggestions?

When they were digging up my lawn, eventually in desperation I put an
electric fenc round it. Worked a treat and got them out of the habit.

BTW the local councils advice was that they are 'only' after worms in
the lawn, so 'all' you have to do is get rid of the worms. When I
pointed out that we actually need the worms they were a little
suprised. To think we actually PAY for these people by way of rates!

AWEM