20 Shade Plants that Deer Avoid
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There is no foolproof way to keep deer from eating your plants, short of enclosing the entire garden with netting or fencing. But these plants are commonly avoided by deer.
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Bishop's weed
3 points - added 14 years ago by dspsfarm -
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Boxwood
1 point - added 14 years ago by dspsfarm -
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Joe-Pye weed
1 point - added 14 years ago by dspsfarm -
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Bugleweed
0 points - added 14 years ago by dspsfarm -
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Calendula
0 points - added 14 years ago by dspsfarm -
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Daffodils and narcissus
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Ferns
0 points - added 14 years ago by dspsfarm -
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Forget-me-nots
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Foxglove
0 points - added 14 years ago by dspsfarm -
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Inkberry
0 points - added 14 years ago by dspsfarm -
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Leucothoe
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Lily-of-the valley
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Monkshood
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Mountain laurel
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Periwinkle
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Pines
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Spruces
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Anemone
A fragrant flower with foliage that deer tend to leave alone.
-1 point - added 14 years ago by dspsfarm -
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Baneberry
The berry of this groundcover is distasteful to deer
-2 points - added 14 years ago by dspsfarm -
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Bee-balm
A lovely flowering plant with a scent deer dislike.
-5 points - added 14 years ago by dspsfarm -
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