Does it sometimes feel like your yard is a 24-hour diner for deer? We all love hosting guests, but if your guests are the furry and uninvited kind, you may not want your garden to serve as their salad bar. Thankfully, it's possible to have a landscape that's got major style and minimal temptation for deer.
Garden expert Jim Putnam of
HortTube is teaching us how he keeps deer damage to a minimum in this week's blog!
One of Jim's top tips is to
plant smart: there are more options than ever for gorgeous, colorful shrubs and flowers (that's right - FLOWERS!) that delight humans but don't appeal to deer. One of Jim's favorite deer-resistant picks is
ScentAmazing Gardenia. Its namesake fragrance is positively enchanting, and its delicate blooms decorate the verdant evergreen foliage in spring through fall.
Another super-star that deer tend to leave alone is
Cleyera. In addition to being one of the most useful plants in the landscape for its size and screening potential, Southern Living Plant Collection varieties offer a range of stunning foliage, from the red, green, and bronze foliage of
LeAnn Cleyera to the green and creamy white variegated leaves of
Juliet Cleyera.
We've got even more stunning color combinations, planting ideas, and inspiration for your deer-resistant landscape. Catch
our latest blog to learn more!
