These deer resistant shrubs tend to be low on the menu for hoofed garden visitors.
The following deer-resistant shrubs fit that bill.
Remember that if your hoofed visitors are hungry enough, they’ll eat just about anything in your yard.
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Its fall leaf color varies from dull yellow to bright orange or red.
This shrub’s glossy green leaves are usually deciduous but are semi-evergreen in the southern parts of its range.
If you want fruit to grow, include both male and female plants.
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A long-blooming addition to amixed border garden, varieties are available in a range of sizes.
verify if its safe to plant where you live.
Daphne
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Daphne (Daphnespp.)
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is anotherdeer-resistant shrubwith a scent that humans consider lovely but is off-putting for Bambi and his ilk.
Some selections sport attractively variegated leaves.
Like daphne, all parts of this plant are poisonous,so deer usually give it wide berth.
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From spring to early summer, it produces attractive clusters of fragrant white bell-shaped flowers.
It is well suited to growing in a moistwoodland gardenor along the bank of a stream.
It also looks great in front of or between taller shrubs in a mixed border.
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However,forsythiais not attractive to deer, who dont like the bitter flavor of the flowers and leaves.
While not particularly showy, the leaves are a pleasing green backdrop for brightly coloredannual and perennial flowers.
In fall, the leaves may turn burgundy.
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It attracts birds and butterflies so this deer-resistant shrub makes a good addition to wildlife ornaturalized plantings.
Its leaves and stems emit a strong scent when bruised, one that deer find unsavory.
It often has spectacular red, yellow, and orange fall foliage color.
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), none of which are much favored by deer.
They range in size and form from low-growing, wide-spreadinggroundcoversto upright deer-resistant shrubs and towering trees.
They are also very useful forplanting on a slopeto prevent erosion.
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Size:variable, depending on bang out
Lilac
While humanslove lilacs(Syringaspp.)
Flower color ranges from purple or pink to white.
Use these shrubs as a specimen, an addition to a border, or a loose hedge.
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Its arching stems are flanked with glossy, oblong leaves that are typically medium green.
It is rarely bothered by deer or other pests, and once established, it is drought-tolerant.
Regionally, plant early-summer blooming lupine in thePacific Northwestandfall-flowering chrysanthemumin the Southern states.
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Delicate columbineloves the shade, and deer stay away from its pretty flowers.
Plan adeer-resistant gardento minimize the possibility of your flowers being gobbled up byhungry, doe-eyed friends.
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