Over the years, I have tried every deer-proofing trick known from here to the coldest corner of Mars: smelly oils, soap, hanging widgets that make noise or motion. Eventually, I gave up and promoted only plants they found unpalatable.
That’s
a short list, by the way.
In
my yard, the following plants proved unpalatable to deer: Russian sage, mint,
Dame’s rocket, coneflowers (Mexican hats), salvia, and blue flax.
Well,
the list I just shared is entirely too short to comply with the prodigious
plant sensibilities of an island girl from the Philippines. And you might be
surprised by how impressive some of our high-north Rocky Mountain entrants
compare in the competitive world of flowering plants.
Desiree
wanted more. A purple this. A yellow that. A lovely-scented whatchacallit.
You
know, deer stuff.
The
only sure way to keep deer from dining on your (Desiree’s) pretty flowers or
trees is with a tall fence. Yesterday, Desiree and I completed fencing in a
small section of yard so she can chase her floral dreams within.
—Mitchell
Hegman
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