suggestions for Deer Resistant Shrub Bushes
Greetings all..... Racking my brains out over here. (small loss). Last year I landscaped a center circle in the neighborhood cul-de-sac, using a magnolia, euonymous, plaintain hostas, gold hosta's and a variety of other flowers, both annual and perenial. Well, the out of control deer herd in this neighborhood, munched the euonymous and hostas..(and daylillies and tulips). So I"m stuck attempting to figure out a replacement for the euonymous... They are in a semi- circle giving balance to one half of the circle. Everything is designed to have these shrubs spaced evenly around the back end of the magnolia. Hollies and other stickies are not appropriate as there are children present. Junipers were briefly considered but they are better for mass planting and would not look good as a single standing shrub. Looking for something evergreen, deer resistant that coordinates with the leaf structure of the magnolia. Perhaps Nandina or Barberry. Thuja was under consideration but it just doesn't coordinate with the sweet bay magnolia. Any suggestions for the Shrubs ?? This is zone 7A metropolitan Columbia which means temperatures go from -5 to 105, where four years of drought can be followed by two years of flooding. Area is in direct sun. Are any hosta's deer resistant ?? I'm thinking of replacing them with Hardy Gloxina but not quite sure. Your thoughts are appreciate !!! Thanks !!! ps...btw..... decided NOT to go with the rubber mulch...too many negatives. Just finished putting down shredded hardwood in the front gardens and leaf mulch in the back. |
suggestions for Deer Resistant Shrub Bushes
Peter wrote in message . ..
Greetings all..... Racking my brains out over here. (small loss). Last year I landscaped a center circle in the neighborhood cul-de-sac, using a magnolia, euonymous, plaintain hostas, gold hosta's and a variety of other flowers, both annual and perenial. Well, the out of control deer herd in this neighborhood, munched the euonymous and hostas..(and daylillies and tulips). So I"m stuck attempting to figure out a replacement for the euonymous... If you find one, let me know. Whitetail deer will eat just about anything if they are hungry enough. This includes hollies, rhododendrons, azaleas, roses, and various evergreens including junipers, pines, and bald cypress. I have largely given up planting much of anything that I can't grow indoors. If I do plant something outdoors, I cage it in poultry netting. It's ugly, but it does keep Bambi and his gang at bay. A good rifle is the only sure remedy, but the Bambi huggers and hoplophobes have made that solution unacceptable in most places. J. Del Col |
suggestions for Deer Resistant Shrub Bushes
Perhaps Japanese Plum Yew, Cephalotaxus harringtonia?
Dave Peter wrote in message ... Greetings all..... Racking my brains out over here. (small loss). Last year I landscaped a center circle in the neighborhood cul-de-sac, using a magnolia, euonymous, plaintain hostas, gold hosta's and a variety of other flowers, both annual and perenial. Well, the out of control deer herd in this neighborhood, munched the euonymous and hostas..(and daylillies and tulips). So I"m stuck attempting to figure out a replacement for the euonymous... They are in a semi- circle giving balance to one half of the circle. Everything is designed to have these shrubs spaced evenly around the back end of the magnolia. Hollies and other stickies are not appropriate as there are children present. Junipers were briefly considered but they are better for mass planting and would not look good as a single standing shrub. Looking for something evergreen, deer resistant that coordinates with the leaf structure of the magnolia. Perhaps Nandina or Barberry. Thuja was under consideration but it just doesn't coordinate with the sweet bay magnolia. Any suggestions for the Shrubs ?? This is zone 7A metropolitan Columbia which means temperatures go from -5 to 105, where four years of drought can be followed by two years of flooding. Area is in direct sun. Are any hosta's deer resistant ?? I'm thinking of replacing them with Hardy Gloxina but not quite sure. Your thoughts are appreciate !!! Thanks !!! ps...btw..... decided NOT to go with the rubber mulch...too many negatives. Just finished putting down shredded hardwood in the front gardens and leaf mulch in the back. |
suggestions for Deer Resistant Shrub Bushes
Peter wrote:
Any suggestions for the Shrubs ?? This is zone 7A metropolitan Columbia which means temperatures go from -5 to 105, where four years of drought can be followed by two years of flooding. Area is in direct sun. South Carolina, Maryland, Tennessee, or Pennsylvania? For South Carolina, here are some deer resistant plants: Acaena spp - New Zealand Burrs grow in low mats, dying back to the roots in temperatures below -10 degrees celcius. Acanthus spp. - Bears Breeches are also listed in part 2 (shade plants), and in hot sun their leaves may scald. Achillea spp - Not all yarrows are deer-resistant. Choose ones with grey-green leaves such as summer pastels, Anthea, Paprika, ptarmica or Moonshine. Aconitum spp - Monkshoods like a bit of shade and moist soil. They make a good substitute for Delphiniums, growing to 4 to 5 feet tall in colours in blue, white and pale yellow. Allium spp - Ornamental onions are something deer don't like, but generally the stronger the flavour the more turned off they will be. Chives make very pretty flowers. They've been known to snack on heads of the giant purple kinds. Antennaria spp. - Pussytoes form grey mats in dry areas, and host white or pink flowers on short stems in spring. Arabis spp. - Rock Cress forms low mats and cascades over walls in sun and well-drained soil. There are white and pink flowered varieties. Angelica gigas - This purple-seeded Angelica is deer-tolerant, but I'm not sure about the others. These look very nice growing with ornamental grasses. They will form large, bold leaves for up to 2 years and then send up a massive flower stalk of white flowers held on an umbel. Arenaria montana - Sandwort is a robust spring blooming mat forming perennial hosting white flowers in late-spring. Armoracia rusticana - This is horseradish. A new variegated forms has arrived that's very interesting. Artemisia spp. - Any of the aromatic artemisias are deer-resistant. Try 'Valerie Finnis' or abrotana for taller varieties. For groundcover, try 'Silver Brocade' or 'Silver Mound'. The herbs Southernwood and Wormwood are also excellent. If you live in a desert area in North America, you will probably be familiar with Sagebrush. This is a type of Artemisia. Aurinia saxatilis - Basket of Gold Alyssum is a standby in rock gardens. They form sulfur-yellow blooms in spring and hang over walls and rockeries. Baptisia australis - False Indigo forms a beautiful bush of blue flowers to 3 feet tall in summer. Calamintha - Calamint is a mint-like plant but is better because it doesn't get rust and also doesn't spread madly. They are available in a nice variegated variety. Centaurea montana - This perennial Bachelors Buttons grow to 2' with oval dark green leaves and woolly stems. Flowers are blue with frilly petals in late spring and early summer, with a delicious fragrance. Cerastium - Snow-in-summer is another rockery perennial. They bloom in late-spring and keep their nice grey leaves year-round. Chamaemelum nobile - Creeping Chamomile forms a nice lawn-substitute with white daisy flowers in spring and summer. Conradia canescens - The Cumberland Rosemary has grey-green foliage with a camphor scent. Has light pink flowers throughout summer and prefers sandy acidic soil, much like its native habit under pines. Delosperma cooperi - The Ice Plant is so low-growing that deer can't get at them properly. They hug the ground in full sun and well-drained soil and form bright yellow daisy flowers in summer. Dianthus - These comprise rockery pinks, maiden pinks and carnations. In the case of large-flowered taller growing carnations, they will eat the flowers, but not harm the plant. They also love sweet-williams, which are also Dianthus species. Eryngium spp - Sea Holly and it's relatives comprise a group of plants with sharp prickles and not much to offer deer culinarily. They are good in bright sun and well-drained soil. Watering in summer will produce more flowers. Geranium macrorrhizum - The Bigroot Cranesbill is one geranium with a very strong smell. They produces many flowers in pink or white in early summer, and sparse flushes through summer into fall if deadheaded. It would be worth trying other aromatic Geranium species such as G. Cantrabrigiense 'Biocovo'. Glaucium flavum - This is a lovely plant with a rosette of gray hairy leaves and yellow poppy like flowers early summer. Full sun and well drained soils. Goniolimon tataricum - German Statice Inula helenium - Elecampane bears large yellow daisies in early to mid summer. Lavandula - Lavender Leucanthemum superbum - Shasta Daisies Marrubium vulgare - Horehound has attractive grey leaves and white to light-pink flowers in summer. Melissa officinalis - Lemon Balm is a mint-relative and has the ability to go wild. Watch this in areas with a fragile native habitat. You don't want to go introducing something that could deter indigenous flora. Mentha spp. Any mint has a flavour strong enough to deter deer. These are not the most worthy garden subects other than for growing for herbs, and please see the above entry for a word about invasiveness. Myrrhis odorata - These pretty herbs have fine ferny leaves and white flowers in umbels. Their flowers have a very nice scent. Nepeta faassenii - Catmint is a nice hummock-forming plant to 2 feet tall, bearing pale mauve to blue flowers in summer, depending on variety. Origanum - Oreganos are available in herbal and ornamental varieties. All have a strong enough flavour to deter deer. Perovskia spp. - Russian Sage - This tall growing perennial has very lovely grey leaves with filagreed edges like a fern. The blue flowers come in mid- to late-summer and are borne in short spikes at the ends of the long branches. Grows to 6 feet tall in mild climates. In cold climates it will die to the base each year and re-grow to about 4 feet. Rosmarinus officinalis - Rosemary Ruta graveolens - Rue has brilliant blue green foliage with a ferny fine texture. Nicely shaped upright plants reach 2-3'. Has yellow flowers late in summer. Makes a good edging plant and works nicely for contrast in perennial herb gardens. Sagina subulata - Irish Moss - This low-grower is so low the deer can't get at it properly. It's not a real moss and prefers well-drained soil and some sun. Salvia officinalis - The Sage used for cooking comes in a few colours; purple, golden, and tricoloured. These make nice massings with other low-growing herbs - keep these trimmed for bushy as opposed to spindly growth. Santolina chamacyparissus - Santolina, or Cotton Lavender, makes a very nice massing as well. One of the greyest of all garden plants, this one sends up yellow ball-shaped flowers in summer. Trim in fall for a bushy habit. Sedums - Stonecrops are comprised to tall ones and short ones. Stick to the short ones and grow them amongst rocks where deer won't be able to get at them. One of deers favourite snacks are the tall ones, which are succulent and full of tasty juices. Stachys byzantina - Wooly Lambs ears - All the soft wool on this rapidly spreading, sun-loving plant make it unpalatable for deer. The flowers arise in soft spikes of pale pink in summer. Thymus - Any thyme will do, whether it is creeping or bushy. Vernonia fasciculata - Ironweed is a tall prairie or wetland edge plant with exquisite purple flower clusters, forming spikes to 6 feet tall. They bloom in late-summer. courtesy of http://surfsc.com/perennialhouse/deer.htm -- Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman |
suggestions for Deer Resistant Shrub Bushes
http://www.npsot.org/plant_lists/deer_resistant.html
It's the Native Plant Society of Texas, but many of these plants are native to the entire United States. YMMV. On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 00:34:39 -0400, Peter opined: Greetings all..... Racking my brains out over here. (small loss). Last year I landscaped a center circle in the neighborhood cul-de-sac, using a magnolia, euonymous, plaintain hostas, gold hosta's and a variety of other flowers, both annual and perenial. Well, the out of control deer herd in this neighborhood, munched the euonymous and hostas..(and daylillies and tulips). So I"m stuck attempting to figure out a replacement for the euonymous... They are in a semi- circle giving balance to one half of the circle. Everything is designed to have these shrubs spaced evenly around the back end of the magnolia. Hollies and other stickies are not appropriate as there are children present. Junipers were briefly considered but they are better for mass planting and would not look good as a single standing shrub. Looking for something evergreen, deer resistant that coordinates with the leaf structure of the magnolia. Perhaps Nandina or Barberry. Thuja was under consideration but it just doesn't coordinate with the sweet bay magnolia. Any suggestions for the Shrubs ?? This is zone 7A metropolitan Columbia which means temperatures go from -5 to 105, where four years of drought can be followed by two years of flooding. Area is in direct sun. Are any hosta's deer resistant ?? I'm thinking of replacing them with Hardy Gloxina but not quite sure. Your thoughts are appreciate !!! Thanks !!! ps...btw..... decided NOT to go with the rubber mulch...too many negatives. Just finished putting down shredded hardwood in the front gardens and leaf mulch in the back. |
suggestions for Deer Resistant Shrub Bushes
On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 00:34:39 -0400, Peter opined: Greetings all..... Racking my brains out over here. (small loss). Last year I landscaped a center circle in the neighborhood cul-de-sac, Consider a look at Kerri Japonica. Grows like a weed here in S Jersey. USA There a a few different types too. Double, Single, Yellow or white and they are EZ to propagate. Best Bill -- Zone 5 In South Jersey USA Shade Consider Hearing all sorts of music at http://xpn.org/ "No Progress without contraries" William Blake |
suggestions for Deer Resistant Shrub Bushes
Thanks all, for your suggestions... time to look them up.
I'll keep you posted in anything works... btw located by Baltimore, Maryland., right smack in the middle of all the concrete and asphalt which creates a strange type of micro-climate. Thanks again !!! On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 00:34:39 -0400, Peter wrote: Greetings all..... Racking my brains out over here. (small loss). Last year I landscaped a center circle in the neighborhood cul-de-sac, using a magnolia, euonymous, plaintain hostas, gold hosta's and a variety of other flowers, both annual and perenial. Well, the out of control deer herd in this neighborhood, munched the euonymous and hostas..(and daylillies and tulips). So I"m stuck attempting to figure out a replacement for the euonymous... They are in a semi- circle giving balance to one half of the circle. Everything is designed to have these shrubs spaced evenly around the back end of the magnolia. Hollies and other stickies are not appropriate as there are children present. Junipers were briefly considered but they are better for mass planting and would not look good as a single standing shrub. Looking for something evergreen, deer resistant that coordinates with the leaf structure of the magnolia. Perhaps Nandina or Barberry. Thuja was under consideration but it just doesn't coordinate with the sweet bay magnolia. Any suggestions for the Shrubs ?? This is zone 7A metropolitan Columbia which means temperatures go from -5 to 105, where four years of drought can be followed by two years of flooding. Area is in direct sun. Are any hosta's deer resistant ?? I'm thinking of replacing them with Hardy Gloxina but not quite sure. Your thoughts are appreciate !!! Thanks !!! ps...btw..... decided NOT to go with the rubber mulch...too many negatives. Just finished putting down shredded hardwood in the front gardens and leaf mulch in the back. |
suggestions for Deer Resistant Shrub Bushes
Peter wrote:
I'll keep you posted in anything works... btw located by Baltimore, Maryland., right smack in the middle of all the concrete and asphalt which creates a strange type of micro-climate. Do you live in the historic section of Columbia? ;) That is my joke since Columbia was a planned community built in 1966. Maryland has a good deer resistant plant list at: http://www.agnr.umd.edu/CES/Pubs/PDF/FS655.pdf Their lists includes: Shrubs and Climbers Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry Asimina triloba Pawpaw Berberis spp. Barberry Buxus spp. Boxwood Caryopteris x clandonensis Caryopteris Calastrus scandens American Bittersweet Cornus sericea Red Osier Dogwood Cephalotaxus harringtonia var. koreana Japanese Plum-Yew Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive Gaultheria procumbens Creeping Wintergreen Gaultheria shallon Shallon Hibiscus syriacus Rose of Sharon Ilex x 'John T. Morris' John T. Morris Holly Ilex x 'Lydia Morris' Lydia Morris Hollies Leucothoe spp. Leucothoe Ligustrum vulgare European Privet Pieris japonica Japanese Andromeda Rhamnus cathartica Common Buckthorn Sambucus canadensis Blueberry Elder Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis Dwarf Sweet Christmas Box Annuals, Perennials, and Bulbs Achillea spp. Yarrow Aconitum spp. Monkshood Ageratum houstonianum Ageratum Allium christophii Star of Persia Allium neapolitanum Daffodil Garlic Allium ostrowskianum Lily Leek Anemone x hybrida Japanese Anemone Anemonella thalictroides Rue Anemone Anethum graveolens Common Dill Aquilegia spp. Columbine Aurinia saxatilis Basket-of-Gold Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon Arabis spp. Rock-cress Arisaema triphylum Jack-in-the-Pulpit Aubrietia deltoidea Rock Cress Bergenia spp. Berginia Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Plumbago Cimicifuga racemosa Snakeroot Colchicum autumnale Colchicum Colchicum speciosum Colchicum Consolida ambigua Larkspur Convallaria majalis Lily-of-the-valley Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' Threadleaf Coreopsis Cyclamen hederifolium Neopolitan Cyclamen Dicentra spectabilis Bleeding Heart Digitalis spp. Foxglove Dryopteris marginalis Wood Fern Ecinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower Epimedium spp. Barrenwort Euphorbia spp. Euphorbia Fritillaria spp. Fritillary Galium odoratuim Sweet Woodruff Gloriosa superba Glory Lily Hemmerocallis ' Stella de Oro' Stella de Oro Daylily Hesperis matronalis Dame's Rocket Hyacinthus orientalis Hyacinth Lamium maculatum Deadnettle Lavandula spp. Lavender Linaria vulgaris Toadflax Lobularia maritima Sweet Alyssum Lychnis coronaria Rose Champion Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern Narcissus spp. Daffodil Nicotiana spp. Flowering Tobacco Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis Royal Fern Pachysandra procumbens Allegheny Spurge Pachysandra terminalis Japanese Spurge Papaver orientale Oriental Poppy Pelargonium spp. Scented Geranium Pervoskia atriplicifolia Russian Sage Ranunculus spp. Buttercup Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb Rudbeckia spp. Coneflower Salvia spp. Sage Santolina chamaecyparissus Lavender Cotton Scilla spp. Squill Stachys byzantina Lamb's Ears Tagetes spp. Marigold Tanacetum vulgare Common Tansy Thymus spp. Thyme Tiarella cordifolia Foam Flower Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium Yucca spp. Yucca -- Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman |
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Actually I do.... The subdivision was built in 1971 - 1972... and here's where things
become totally unbelieveable. I'm within 3 minutes of 4 major highways, ( I95, 100, 29 and 32). Within 2 miles of 3 major shopping malls... and yet, the entire back area of the house is open land, with a school about 1/2 mile away with many many acres of undeveloped space. That's why the deer are such a problem, there's a stream with running water, at the back, plenty of wooded space...and a deer salad bar on my property..... It's sorta like the 5 star hotel of the area. I did get the list from the Dept of Natural Resources...and (fortunately have several deer resistant plants) but the deer will eat almost ANYTHING (even hollies and carmellia's). Plus they urinated on an ivy bed and two leyland cypress shrubs destroying all. So between the drought, floods, (I"m also in a flood plain), and deer, gardening is about as stress filled as it can be. Are you in the area ?? Do you live in the historic section of Columbia? ;) That is my joke since Columbia was a planned community built in 1966. Maryland has a good deer resistant plant list at: http://www.agnr.umd.edu/CES/Pubs/PDF/FS655.pdf Their lists includes: Shrubs and Climbers Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry Asimina triloba Pawpaw Berberis spp. Barberry Buxus spp. Boxwood Caryopteris x clandonensis Caryopteris Calastrus scandens American Bittersweet Cornus sericea Red Osier Dogwood Cephalotaxus harringtonia var. koreana Japanese Plum-Yew Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive Gaultheria procumbens Creeping Wintergreen Gaultheria shallon Shallon Hibiscus syriacus Rose of Sharon Ilex x 'John T. Morris' John T. Morris Holly Ilex x 'Lydia Morris' Lydia Morris Hollies Leucothoe spp. Leucothoe Ligustrum vulgare European Privet Pieris japonica Japanese Andromeda Rhamnus cathartica Common Buckthorn Sambucus canadensis Blueberry Elder Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis Dwarf Sweet Christmas Box Annuals, Perennials, and Bulbs Achillea spp. Yarrow Aconitum spp. Monkshood Ageratum houstonianum Ageratum Allium christophii Star of Persia Allium neapolitanum Daffodil Garlic Allium ostrowskianum Lily Leek Anemone x hybrida Japanese Anemone Anemonella thalictroides Rue Anemone Anethum graveolens Common Dill Aquilegia spp. Columbine Aurinia saxatilis Basket-of-Gold Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon Arabis spp. Rock-cress Arisaema triphylum Jack-in-the-Pulpit Aubrietia deltoidea Rock Cress Bergenia spp. Berginia Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Plumbago Cimicifuga racemosa Snakeroot Colchicum autumnale Colchicum Colchicum speciosum Colchicum Consolida ambigua Larkspur Convallaria majalis Lily-of-the-valley Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' Threadleaf Coreopsis Cyclamen hederifolium Neopolitan Cyclamen Dicentra spectabilis Bleeding Heart Digitalis spp. Foxglove Dryopteris marginalis Wood Fern Ecinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower Epimedium spp. Barrenwort Euphorbia spp. Euphorbia Fritillaria spp. Fritillary Galium odoratuim Sweet Woodruff Gloriosa superba Glory Lily Hemmerocallis ' Stella de Oro' Stella de Oro Daylily Hesperis matronalis Dame's Rocket Hyacinthus orientalis Hyacinth Lamium maculatum Deadnettle Lavandula spp. Lavender Linaria vulgaris Toadflax Lobularia maritima Sweet Alyssum Lychnis coronaria Rose Champion Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern Narcissus spp. Daffodil Nicotiana spp. Flowering Tobacco Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis Royal Fern Pachysandra procumbens Allegheny Spurge Pachysandra terminalis Japanese Spurge Papaver orientale Oriental Poppy Pelargonium spp. Scented Geranium Pervoskia atriplicifolia Russian Sage Ranunculus spp. Buttercup Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb Rudbeckia spp. Coneflower Salvia spp. Sage Santolina chamaecyparissus Lavender Cotton Scilla spp. Squill Stachys byzantina Lamb's Ears Tagetes spp. Marigold Tanacetum vulgare Common Tansy Thymus spp. Thyme Tiarella cordifolia Foam Flower Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium Yucca spp. Yucca |
suggestions for Deer Resistant Shrub Bushes
Peter wrote:
I did get the list from the Dept of Natural Resources...and (fortunately have several deer resistant plants) but the deer will eat almost ANYTHING (even hollies and carmellia's). Plus they urinated on an ivy bed and two leyland cypress shrubs destroying all. So between the drought, floods, (I"m also in a flood plain), and deer, gardening is about as stress filled as it can be. Are you in the area ?? I am closer to Reading, PA. I have stayed in Columbia, MD before using Dulles Airport. I had a Christmas tree farm which was descimated by deer when we had very deep snowfalls in 1994 and 1996. I raise quite a few rhododendrons but must protect them from deer with netting. Deer haven't attacked Virginia Juniper (red cedar) yet, but will eat almost anything else that is green. All the usual repellants like soap, hair, urine, eggs, hot peppers will work for a little while. The only thing that has worked for me is fencing or netting. I have noticed that many rhododendrons that have American species heritage are much further down on the deer's goodie list. -- Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to Visit my Rhododendron and Azalea web pages at: http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman/rhody.html Also visit the Rhododendron and Azalea Bookstore at: http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman/rhodybooks.html Cheers, Steve Henning in Reading, PA USA http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman |
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Greetings all..... Racking my brains out over here. (small loss). Last year I landscaped a center circle in the neighborhood cul-de-sac, using a magnolia, euonymous, plaintain hostas, gold hosta's and a variety of other flowers, both annual and perenial. Well, the out of control deer herd in this neighborhood, munched the euonymous and hostas..(and daylillies and tulips). So I"m stuck attempting to figure out a replacement for the euonymous... They are in a semi- circle giving balance to one half of the circle. Everything is designed to have these shrubs spaced evenly around the back end of the magnolia. Hollies and other stickies are not appropriate as there are children present. Junipers were briefly considered but they are better for mass planting and would not look good as a single standing shrub. Looking for something evergreen, deer resistant that coordinates with the leaf structure of the magnolia. Perhaps Nandina or Barberry. Thuja was under consideration but it just doesn't coordinate with the sweet bay magnolia. Any suggestions for the Shrubs ?? This is zone 7A metropolitan Columbia which means temperatures go from -5 to 105, where four years of drought can be followed by two years of flooding. Area is in direct sun. Are any hosta's deer resistant ?? I'm thinking of replacing them with Hardy Gloxina but not quite sure. Your thoughts are appreciate !!! Thanks !!! ps...btw..... decided NOT to go with the rubber mulch...too many negatives. Just finished putting down shredded hardwood in the front gardens and leaf mulch in the back. FERNS!! deer will not eat fern. also...if you live in a woodsy type area, wander around and see what's growing that has not been gnawed upon by the local herd. here, in new hamster, i've noticed that deer hate the wild spirea and won't eat the cultivated ones either. they also totally avoid zizzia (golden alexanders) and wintergreen...even the berries!! (good for me cuz i love 'em) they don't seem to even want to chunk out on the huckleberries, nor the cultivated blueberry bushes. there's a start. |
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A statement like that could only come from inbreeding.
I just moved into an area with lots of deer and so far, they don't touch the boxwoods I have everywhere. I was also told they hate geraniums. |
suggestions for Deer Resistant Shrub Bushes
yah, but they (whoever it was who told you) were talking about REAL
geraniums, such as Cranesbill, NOT --Pelargoniums -- With Malus toward none, and Cherry-Trees toward all. From: "runswithdeer" Organization: www.talkaboutgardening.com Newsgroups: rec.gardens Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 08:52:04 -0500 Subject: suggestions for Deer Resistant Shrub Bushes A statement like that could only come from inbreeding. I just moved into an area with lots of deer and so far, they don't touch the boxwoods I have everywhere. I was also told they hate geraniums. |
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ah, last I checked geraniums were "real" pelargoniums....
On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 11:40:02 -0500, RAINDEAR wrote: REAL geraniums, such as Cranesbill, NOT --Pelargoniums -- |
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