Some homeowners prefer the relaxed look of the beach or prairie when they are designing their backyards. They select leafy green plants and ornamental grasses, with a few splashes of color thrown in for good measure. In areas that are inhabited by deer, it is important for them to select grasses that will keep the [...] Read more »
Spring Has Sprung: Time to Think About Garden Planning
It is that time of year again. Time to get ready for planting season and decide what will be grown in the garden and be harvested throughout the season. Here is where the pre-planning of a garden can help keep damage from the local deer population down to a minimum. While everyone wants to plant [...] Read more »
The Other End Of The Spectrum: Plants Deer LIKE To Eat
Gardeners and landscapers alike spend quite a bit of time figuring out what plants deer will not eat or seldom touch. Rather than go that route, let’s look at some of their favorites as a way to plan a yard or garden to keep the damage down and where repellent will be most necessary. Here [...] Read more »
Deer Repellent Landscaping Time Is Upon The Country
Now is the time to put some forethought into your spring planting to help prevent the woodland population from turning it into a salad bar. By choosing the perennials and shrubs, a gardener or landscaper can plan ahead to fight off the local animal population in the latter months of the year. This is a [...] Read more »
Landscaping With Deer Resistance In Mind
Deer can tear up a piece of property or yard in short order when unchecked. There is a wide range of products available to help keep them from eating vegetables and flowers, but these are normally not the only foliage in the area. There can be an easy solution to this and it just takes [...] Read more »
Choosing Deer Repellent Plants For The Home Or Garden
Deer will eat just about any plant on the planet, particularly if they are hungry. This can be vexing to gardeners and homeowners that live in an area heavily populated by deer. One of the best things to do is choose plants that they simply will not go near or eat, cutting down on landscape [...] Read more »
Deer Repellent Plants Can Save A Garden
Image via Wikipedia For many people, their garden is their pride and joy. They spend hours upon hours, year after year cultivating, feeding and adding plants to create their own earthbound work of art. To have an intruder, such as deer, come in and ruin this labor of love can be devastating to say the [...] Read more »
Choosing the Right Deer Repellent Plants For Your Garden
Image via Wikipedia Deer, just like people have their own favorite foods and are attracted to certain types of plants more than others are. One of the easiest ways to prevent deer from ruining a flower or vegetable garden is to choose plants that they either do not like or simply will not go near. [...] Read more »