If deer are prevalent in your area, then deer resistant plants are an essential addition to your yard. While deer are shy animals, when hungry they will often stray into gardens and eat prized plants – putting a huge dent in your carefully curated borders.
While it might be challenging to create a completely deer-proof garden, there is a wide variety of deer resistant plants available to help deter them and minimize any damage. It will be useful to consider how hardy your plants are, and whether they will easily recover from a deer munching session, as Jo Ellen Meyers-Sharp, creator of Hoosiergardener, and a member of the National Garden Bureau, explains: ‘One thing to keep in mind is that if the deer are hungry, they will eat just about anything. So even though a plant may be considered deer resistant, it may still be targeted.’
