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| Deer and rabbit repelling plants at nature sanctuary in Waterford VA May 11, 2010 We have established a native pollinator garden at our nature sanctuary. Last summer deer and perhaps rabbits devastated it. Now people are proposing surrounding it with boxwood which deer don't like-... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Deer-resistant native ground cover for part sun in Lago Vista TX May 01, 2010 Looking for a ground cover in an area that gets partial sun, is level and good drainage. Area is 10' x 20'. Thought about Trachelospermun Asiaticum (Asiatic Jasmine) but what ever I go with it has t... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Deer-resistant plants for wildlife in Margaretville NY April 18, 2010 We have a 60 degree bank behind a recently completed retaining wall that is mostly rocky with a light topsoil. We are going to put down grass just to keep the topsoil in place, but someone suggested ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Are Hollyhocks deer resistant? April 07, 2010 Are Hollyhocks deer resistant? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Deer Resistant Plants for East Texas March 29, 2010 We have a lake house at Lake Cypress Springs, between Mt Vernon and Winnsboro, in East Texas. Can you suggest some deer-resistant plants/shrubs that have the potential to last? I understand deer wil... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Deer resistant, deciduous plants for New Braunfels, TX March 28, 2010 I have three acres of filtered sunlight/mostly shade. What deer resistant, flowering, deciduous plants are best for the New Braunfels area. I have had split leaf phyladendruns for twenty years, but th... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Deer-resistant Texas native flowers and bushes from Austin March 24, 2010 What are some Texas native flowers and bushes that are deer resistant? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Flowering, deer resistant plants for South Carolina March 21, 2010 Can you tell me which flowering plants are deer resistant and will grow in South Carolina? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Deer resistant vines for Kentucky January 28, 2010 Is there a vine I can grow on my garden fence to deter deer? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Pruning Holly after Deer Browse January 16, 2010 Deer have been eating my Holly Bushes. Can I prune now in January? I live in the North of New Jersey. Will they come back fuller? I just planted them in spring last year. How can I get them fuller View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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