Deer Resistant Plants

To help deter deer from your garden, plant some deer resistant plants!

Hungry deer will nibble on just about anything! They particulary like rose plants, so you have to outsmart the beautiful creatures!

Since deer are creatures of habit, they will maintain their grazing pattern until the food source runs out.

Roses that are Rarely bothered by deer

Follow this link for a list of

Deer Resistant Roses

Deer Resistant Plants

Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia)

Bugleweed (Ajuga spp.)

Dusty Miller (Senecio cineraria)

Foxglove (Digitalis spp.)

Marigold (Tagetes spp.)

Periwinkle (Vinca spp.)

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea spp)

Sage (Salvia spp)

Thyme (Thymus spp)

Tickseed (Coreopsis spp.)

Wood Fern (Dryopteris spp)

Yarrow (Achillea spp)

More Deer Proof Plants

Lady's mantle (Alchemillia Mollis)Cosmos (Cosmos Sulphureus)

Maiden Grass (Miscanthus Sinensis Gracillimus)(One of MY favorites!)

Bell Flower (Campanula Punctata)

In my garden, Dusty Miller, Lady's Mantle, and Maiden Grass add beautiful contrast to the garden. I also have clumps of Coneflower. Don't be afraid to try some of these plants if they will do well in your planting zone, they add much to the garden, along with deterring the deer.

Tips to Deter the Deer

Along with planting some deer resistant plants, try a few of these ideas to keep deer away. Deer Stop Netting
Plantskydd^® Deer Repellent

Make Scents

Put some highly scented bars of soap in a mesh bag, or a nylon stocking,and suspend them near the rose bushes.

Spray the plants with a scent repellant such as Liquid Fence. Since the scent repels the deer, they don't have to taste the plant to find out they don't like it.

Although the Liquid Fence will last through a rain, it will need to be repeated to protect new growth.

The scent of a dog will repell most deer. Dog hair (Or human) spread around the plants, can deter the deer.

Besides using Deer resistant Plants, follow this link to an organic remedy to keep deer away.

Block The Garden

An effective barrier against the deer is a fence that is around 10 ft. tall. Deer will jump over anything shorter.

A fence can add so much to the beauty of your rose garden!

Fences are great for growing climbing roses! (Picture a white picket fence with a lovely gate, and red or pink roses growing on them.) (of course the roses grow on the (inside) of the fence. If the deer can get to the plants, the fence can't stop them from nibbling!) Deer Fence: Standard Perimeter
7.5ft x 100ft

Scare Tactics

If possible, install motion sensor lights. The sudden change will scare the deer off.