Growing greens with the presence of deer in the surroundings can be challenging. It can become challenging to maintain a beautiful garden if you live near the deer territory. The herd may eat away all your greens, so you need to be very picky about the kind of plants you grow. However, a few easy tricks can keep the animals away from the sprawling greens.
Choice Of Garden Plants
The first step is to choose herbs, shrubs, or small plants that are deer resistant. The selection of plants is an important step. The plants you grow must have hairy or fuzzy foliage. Deer-resistant plants include lady’s mantle, lambs ear, Siberian bugloss, poppies, tuberous begonias, flowering tobacco, yarrow, Ageratum, etc. These plants are great to keep the deer away. Deer also dislike leaves with spines. The best choice in this category may include breeches, Cardoon, Echinops, and sea hollies. Another good choice is plants with a strong fragrance. Deer do not feed on heavily aromatic plants. Many herbs like sage, lavender, thyme, and oregano are great choices. Deer also avoid plants that can be toxic for them and upset their tummies. Daffodils, monkshood, spurges, and poppies can be a good choice too. They also avoid leaves that do not digest easily. Deer always prefer flowering plants over grass.
