While deer-browsing habits are always more aggressive in the winter, this winter and early spring seem to be especially bad. I’ve been hearing from gardeners across the region about how the deer have ...
If you appreciate deer but want to have some greenery to enjoy, you can try planting deer-resistant shrubs. Nothing’s 100 percent foolproof for staving off hungry deer, but we’ve rounded up a few of ...
If deer are prevalent in your area, then deer resistant plants are an essential addition to your garden. While deer are shy animals, when hungry they will often stray into gardens and eat prized ...
Consider these expert recommendations for fast-growing evergreen shrubs. Many are native plants to the South, provide a privacy screen, reduce noise, and add beauty to the garden.
I need an evergreen privacy screen. I live in southern Travis County and have a 450-foot property line that has a view to about 10 to 12 neighbors' backyards. I need something that won't be nibbled by ...
From ceanothus to dahlias, there are many attractive garden plants that won’t look like dinner to hungry deer. It’s the Sonoma County gardener’s lament. We may have great growing conditions for a wide ...
Q: I want to add some evergreen trees to my 14 acres of woods. Are there some pines, firs or other evergreens that will grow well that deer will not eat? A: Deer affect the planting equation big-time ...
Deer are a major problem for many homeowners in the Roanoke area. Their voracious appetites leave little left on tender shrubs in the landscape. So here is a list of shrubs that will fight back and ...
Question: I need an evergreen privacy screen. I live in southern Travis County and have a 450 ft property line that has a view to about 10 -12 neighbors back yards. I need something that won't be ...
It’s the North Bay gardener’s lament – gophers eat everything up to ground level, and the deer eat everything down to ground level. We have wire cages to protect plant roots from the gophers, but what ...
As we decorate our houses with evergreens for the season, and the silhouettes of deciduous trees stand out starkly against the white snow, evergreens in the landscape become the sole green sentinels ...
Q: Deer have stripped the needles from two types of evergreens in our foundation plantings this winter, even though we had them covered with bird netting. We watched the deer pull at the needles with ...