Sally Thompson wrote:

Could you surround the little alpines with pebbles - at least until they are
more established?

Or put some permeable weed membrane around the alpines with some pebbles
on top of that. The blackbird would soon discover there is nothing worth
digging for any more.

--
David in Normandy.
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