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Not Now, Deer

Deer-Resistant Plants

(ALTERNATIVE TITLE:  Not tonight, Deer )

Look familiar?

Houston, we have a Communication Problem:

  How Deer see Your Landscape in the Evening           How you see Deer in the Morning

Fortunately, there are solutions...

Deer are cute, but can trash $10,000 worth of landscaping per evening.   Finding plants that deer will not eat is tricky.  Deer eat everything and change their tastes every season.  Here are a few tips for controlling marauding deer and hopefully saving your landscape:

	Put up an 8' fence (Please keep in mind that deer can clear a 6' fence without even trying).
	Install electrically-charged fencing.  Kits are available at the local hardware store.
	Get a couple of ferocious dogs and keep them outside patrolling your landscape.
	Install automatic scat sprinklers to zap anything that moves in your yard.  These zappers shoot a harmless stream of cold water at uninvited pests and are available at warehouse-style pet stores.
	Repellants:   Deer Away® granules and spray works well against deer and rabbits.  Deer Away® is available at local hardware stores.  A home-spun remedy is a mixture of 2 eggs, 1 Cup Skim Milk, 1 Cup Water.  Spray this mixture on your plants every 1-2 weeks.
	Plant things deer don't particularly like to eat.  California Native Plants are usually a good place to start.  Below are a few deer-proof and deer-resistant plants.  Also of note, deer do not care for strong-flavored plants like garlic, onions and many herbs.
	Lastly, If you can't beat 'em, feed 'em.  We have an acquaintance who puts out a bale of hay (or alfalfa) every week to keep the deer well-fed and out of her yard.  She swears it works!  Deer are also salt fanatics.  A strategically placed 5-LB salt lick keeps deer out of your foodstuffs and personal belongings.
	NEW!  The latest and greatest, only from Donalea Plant Brokers!  Introducing the 'Flying Dragon' Citrus (Trifoliate Orange). This deciduous, 6' Tall bush contains lots of nasty fishhook-like curved thorns and currently stands guard at a nursery we visit regularly. 'Flying Dragon' is an attractive exotic that puts out big fragrant flowers each spring, followed by leaves and eventually inedible golf ball-sized yellow fruit that hangs on until December.  We supply this unusual plant in 5-Gallon cans.

To order, please CALL toll-free (877) 871-1170 or FAX a list (877) 251-2824. 

e-mail:  Sales@donaleaplantbrokers.com

Caution!  Many Deer-resistant plants are poisonous and very Hazardous to small children!  We will publish a page about poisonous plants later in the Spring.  Please research any plant you are interested in purchasing to make certain your new plant is not dangerous to humans or pets.

We hope you find this page valuable for waging your battle against Bambi and friends. This page will be updating with particulars on the various plants throughout the year.  We're considering launching on an Anti-Boar page, but nothing works against wild Boar.  Let us know what you think.

To order, please CALL toll-free (877) 871-1170 or FAX a list (877) 251-2824. 

e-mail:  Sales@donaleaplantbrokers.com

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