The electronic method of repelling deer has become extremely popular. Frustrated homeowners use electronic deer repellent to supplement the natural means of deterring deer. By combining several different approaches to keeping deer out of the yard, a homeowner is usually more successful. Modern-day electronic repellents like those from Havahart are effective without being an eyesore. [...] Read more »
Fruits And Vegetables That Deer Do Not Like
When keeping deer out of the yard, homeowners often assume that they must stop growing fruits and vegetables. Humans enjoy these, so why wouldn’t deer? Though it is true that deer do nibble on some of these, there are also some considered deer repellent plants and trees. Learning which ones are on a deer’s dislike [...] Read more »
Pretty Coreopsis Is A Deer-Repelling Machine
The perennial coreopsis is a pretty flowering plant, with beautiful golden blooms. It is also an excellent deer repeller, making it a popular choice of gardeners who are fed up with deer munching in their yards. Threadleaf coreopsis is one of the rarely damaged deer resistant plants, while lance coreopsis is seldom severely damaged. Coreopsis [...] Read more »
Add Some Attractive Ageratum To The Garden For Deer Resistance
Ageratum is an attractive, flowering annual plant that is rarely damaged by deer. The creatures prefer to pass by this plant and instead munch on vegetables and other flowers. Though gardeners in deer-prone areas often select ageratum because it is one of the most effective deer repellent plants, this annual is also very beautiful. The [...] Read more »
Benefits And Drawbacks Of Homemade Deer Repellent
When deer venture into a yard and find some plants to munch, they are likely to return. In some cases, this area will become the local hangout for the four-footed animals. Some people purchase a deer fence or commercial sprays to deter the creatures. The most industrious gardeners may choose to address the deer problem [...] Read more »
Beautiful, Deer Resistant Poppies For The Garden
Every garden can benefit from a little color and poppies are just the flower to deliver it. Whether they are of the annual or perennial variety, flowering poppies feature four to six petals of nearly any color. Bees get their pollen from the stamens within the center of the flower but deer generally leave these [...] Read more »
Hellebores On List Of New Deer Resistant Plants For 2011
Home gardeners are not content with the traditional plants and want the latest and greatest. They can usually find new additions each year, including deer repellent plants. For 2011, there are three new hellebores in this category and each is beautiful. These vigorous plants feature three to four- inch rounded flowers in eye-catching colors. Hybridizing [...] Read more »
Dwarf Alberta Spruce- An Attractive Deer Resistant Tree
Amidst the typical assortment of deer repellent plants, gardeners can find some deer resistant trees. One of these is the eye-catching dwarf Alberta spruce, an evergreen conifer. This tree grows best in USDA plant hardiness zones three through eight and makes an attractive addition to any yard. It is rarely damaged by deer, making it [...] Read more »