Karen brought up a good subject for our blog!!!  Deer, and what they eat.  More specifically, what they won't eat.

 

The first time I heard my sister speak of "the damn deer" I was shocked.  How could you not LOVE seeing deer in your yard?        Now I get it.  They eat everything!!!

 

They really like corn, and lots of people put out corn for the deer.  Once you've trained them to come to your yard looking for food, they seem to think that everything in your yard is there for them to eat.  But it is so tempting to see them up close, that we (or our neighbors) take the chance.

 

There are some plants that deer like less than others, but no plant is deer proof!

 

Here is a great list of trees, shrubs, ground covers, and flowers, rated as to their resistance to deer.  I thought I could just tell you some good things to plant, but this list will let you decide whatever YOU like.  It's a fascinating list of plants; some we've never heard of, but many that do well here in NC.

 

Go to Rutgers University list of deer resistant plants and look for plants you like.  They are rated A B C D as to deer resistance.  The first group lists the most resistant plants, followed by less resistance, and the last group lists plants that the deer have already wiped out in our neighborhood.  

 

Now, I'm going to go take a picture of deer in our yard.  Jon's been feeding them corn since it got so cold.  Then I'm going to go back and find something to plant to replace everything in my yard.  :\\

 

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!