Sure, Bambi is cute. But what’s not so cute is when she’s chowing down on your vegetable garden or devouring your hostas and daylilies. Even if you’ve never had deer visiting your yard before, there’s ...
Sometimes it seems like the seven plagues of Egypt have nothing on the plight of the gardener. Last I checked, the Ohio River hasn’t turned to blood but that would be about the only insult my garden ...
Over the years, I've had many deer visit my garden. Although they're adorable and charming, they totally lack the ability to pick up on social cues. Using bold and blatant tactics, I have attempted to ...
Deer love to snack on hostas. You can keep deer away from your garden (and hostas) by building a fence or installing motion-activated lighting. You can also grow deer ...
The most obvious issue is that the deer eat many of the plants that we would like to grow in our gardens and landscape. Among the plants that deer usually don’t eat are Texas mountain laurel, viburnum ...
The deer at Squam Lakes Science Center beside a big fence. If you’ve toiled over your garden all summer, the last thing you want to see is plants, shrubs and trees destroyed by deer. Deer like many of ...
Young male deer with beginners of antlers eating a plant inside of a garden - Laszlo Podor/Getty Images Unlike their animated counterparts, real deer aren't welcome guests in most gardens as they're ...
Hostas are big and beautiful shade-loving perennials. They love humidity, making them great plants in regions prone to humid summers. But as much as we love a hosta garden, so do deer since they love ...
The Springfield News-Leader in Springfield, Missouri, partners with the Master Gardeners of Green County each week to bring readers a question-and-answer column with some of the expert horticulturists ...
When you gaze upon your garden, you might see many things. Perhaps you delight in the bright colors of your flowers, the lush foliage of other plants. Maybe your eye is drawn to the delicate ...
Deer are a major garden pest, especially for vulnerable plants like tomatoes. Fences can be effective but impractical due to cost, regulations, and deer's ability to find openings. Numerous deer ...