While there is no way to guarantee any garden will be “deer free,” there are ways to help deter them from feasting on your landscape.

Solutions Complications Choose plants that are deer tolerant. This list is subject to change based on the location of the herd (different herds have different preferences) and the hunger level of your deer.

Use animal repellents, both store bought and Repellents should be started before the deer homemade. Be sure to follow manufacturer’s incorporate your garden as a food source. They also instructions for anything you buy. Avoid anything should be reapplied regularly and still may become toxic as it could pose a hazard for children or other less effective over time if you do not alternate animals. products.

Cage plants with mesh or hardware cloth to prevent Cages are a good defense in the winter, but may not deer from reaching plant. be as appealing the rest of the year. If you have a plant that is always being eaten and don’t wish to cage it, maybe substitute with a more deer tolerant species.

Fencing an area off, like a vegetable garden, is a Deer fences need to be over 8 feet tall, as deer can way to keep deer out of an area if you’re not jump anything shorter. interested in keeping them out of your entire yard.

Hedging around your yard keeps deer from The hedge must be maintained so that it is tall and seeing right in to your plants and makes it less thick enough to block their view. It will take time to likely that they will jump over, as they cannot see grow, though how long will depend upon the plant the other side. you choose to hedge.

Garden ornaments with movable parts, or that make If the deer become accustomed to them, they will no sound. longer be effective.

Combining multiple solutions and tailoring them to your plants and needs will likely yield the best results.

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Trees Shrubs Abies fir Amelanchier serviceberry Acer maple Buddleia butterfly bush Aesculus hippocastanum horse chestnut Buxus boxwood Betula birch Callicarpa beautyberry Carpinus hornbeam Calluna vulgaris scotch heather Cercidiphyllum japonicum katsura Chamaecyparis pisifera Sawara cypress “Boulevard” Cercis canadensis eastern redbud Clethra alnifolia summer sweet Chamaecyparis false cypress Cotoneaster rockspray Cornus kousa kousa dogwood Cotinus coggygria smokebush Crataegus hawthorn Cytisus scoparius common broom Fagus beech Daphne odora daphne Ginkgo biloba ginkgo Forsythia forsythia Gleditsia triacanthos honeylocust Hamamelis witch hazel Larix larch Hibiscus syriacus rose of Sharon Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum Hydrangea paniculata panicled hydrangea Liriodendron tulipifera yellow poplar Ilex glabra inkberry Magnolia magnolia Juniperus juniper Picea spruce Kalmia latifolia mountain laurel Pinus pine Philadelphus mock orange Quercus oak Pinus mugo mugo pine Salix willow Pieris Japanese pieris Potentilla fruticose cinquefoil Perennials Rhododendron (except azalea) Achillea yarrow Sambucus Elderberry Ajuga bugleweed Spirea Spirea Aquilegia columbine Syringa Lilac Armeria maritima thrift Viburnum viburnum Artemisia silvermound Weigela weigela Astilbe false spirea Carex sedge Annuals Chrysanthemum mum Ageratum floss flower Coreopsis tickseed Antirrhinum majus snapdragon Dicentra bleeding heart Dahlia dahlia Digitalis foxglove Helichrysum licorice plant Echinacea cone flower Heliotrope heliotrope Geranium cranesbill Impatiens impatiens Ferns Tagetes marigold Festuca blue fescue grass Tropaeolum majus nasturtium Iris iris Nicotiana tobacco flower Lupinus lupine Petunia petunia Miscanthus Chinese silvergrass Salvia salvia Monarda bee balm Senecio cineraria dusty miller Paeonia peony Papaver poppy Bulbs Pervoskia Russian sage Allium allium Penstemon beardtongue Galanthus snowdrops Rudbeckia black-eyed Susan Narcissus daffodil Solidago golden rod Veronica speedwell

Vines ❖ This is a list of suggestions, not a complete compilation Campsis trumpet vine Lonicera honeysuckle Wisteria floribunda Japanese wisteria

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