Keep four-legged marauders at bay with these tough selections
One deer can do major landscapedamageovernight , and if a herd on a regular basis visits your garden you may feel like giving up . Although almost no plant is whole secure if the herbivores are thirsty enough , nurseryman face extreme deer pressing are n’t powerless . Incorporatingplantswith “ nasty ” equipment characteristic likestrong olfaction , prickly textures , or even toxicity is one easy way to advance those hooved hordes to browse elsewhere . In this sequence , Danielle and Carol share some of the plant that have remain unscathed in their backyards , and expert Bonni Engelhardt weighs in with some of her own go - to selections .
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Expert : Bonni Engelhardt is a landscape designer and adviser based in southwest Oregon . you could understand about more of her deer - resistant plant recommendation inthis clause .
Danielle ’s Plants
Swamp aster ( Symphyotrichum puniceum , Zones 3–9 )
Slender - leaved false digitalis ( Agalinis tenuifolia , yearly )
‘ Red October ’ big bluestem ( Andropogon gerardii‘Red October ’ , Zones 4–9 )
Daphniphyllum(Daphniphyllum macropodum , Zones 7–9 )
Carol ’s Plants
‘ Ellagance Purple ’ lavender ( Lavandula angustifolia‘Ellagance Purple ’ , Zones 5–7 )
‘ graceful Feather ’ firedog fennel ( Eupatorium capillifolium‘Elegant Feather ’ , Zones 6–9 )
‘ Thunderhead ’ Japanese black-market pine ( Pinus thunbergii‘Thunderhead ’ , zone 5–8 )
‘ Royal Purple ’ smoking bush ( Cotinuscoggygria‘Royal Purple ’ , Zones 4–8 )
Expert ’s Plants
Hardy Jerusalem salvia ( Phlomis russeliana , Zones 5–9 )
‘ Russian River ’ Canis latrans raft ( Monardella villosa‘Russian River ’ , zone 6–9 )
Arkansas bluestar ( Amsonia hubrichtii , Zones 4–9 )
‘ Hosoba - fukurin ’ silver berry ( Elaeagnus pungens‘Hosoba - fukurin ’ , Zones 7–10 )
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Slender-leaved false foxglove
‘Red October’ big bluestem
Daphniphyllum
‘Ellagance Purple’ lavender
‘Elegant Feather’ dog fennel
‘Thunderhead’ Japanese black pine
‘Royal Purple’ smoke bush
Phlomis russeliana
‘Russian River’ coyote mint
‘Hosoba-fukurin’ silverberry
