I get a lot of questions from gardeners about how to deal with deer. These four-legged pests can present us with huge challenges because they cause a lot of damage and they can be unpredictable. I’m ...
Nibbled day lilies, stomped out azaleas, a bitten off plantain lily — gardeners know the signs of a visit from a deer. They can spell disaster for backyard plants. But there are things you can do to ...
Keep kids and dogs out of your beautiful landscaping with these attractive flower bed fencing ideas. Have a few neighborhood ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- My friend Debra wants a gun. OK, not really. However, every summer, when the local deer start circling her lush tomato garden, calculating how they’re going to break in this year, ...
Of all the garden pests, deer can be some of the most frustrating. They don’t care if you’re sprinkling coffee grounds between your rows of tomatoes, or hanging shiny strips of tape around the ...
Sally and George Peterson are DIY gardeners who have transformed a rough hillside with a lake view into a tree-laden landscape with organic vegetables and herbs growing in raised planter beds and a ...
Baffled by four-legged neighbors making a meal out of your garden? White-tailed deer, one of New York's most common species of herbivore, can "play a role in shaping the landscape," the state ...
If you plant it, they will come. They being deer, of course, the scourge of anyone who has ever had the audacity to invest in perennials for their yard. “Just one deer can eat up to 12 pounds worth of ...
During the last few weeks, I have gone out to the yard to water our flowers and I have noticed that I have had an uninvited, overnight visitor come into our yard. In my situation, we have two planters ...
Bill Godfrey knows that lettuce, peppers and fruit grown in the Natrona Community Garden are vital to feeding residents of the Harrison neighborhood. But that doesn’t include the deer. “There was a ...
Deer are common visitors to landscapes even in urban and suburban areas. Fencing is the most effective way to protect your plants but is not always practical or desirable. Your community may have ...