Hummingbird Gardens Nursery

Deer Resistant Information
Home | Design Services | Policies | Finding Us | Services | Gardening Tidbits | Hummingbird and Butterfly information | Deer Resistant Information | About us | Availability | Store Hours

A Doe teaching her fawn to eat
adeereatingfoliage.jpg
As long as we love their presence they have to eat.

Plants suggested by the Texas Extension Services as Deer Resistant that are in the nursery:

Flame Acanthus

Asclepias or Milkweed

Asparagus Fern

Boxwood

Night Blooming Jasmine

Red Yucca

Dwarf Yaupon Holly

Primrose Jasmine

Oregano

Russian Sage

Rose 'The Fairy'

Mexican Oregano

Salvia greggii

Salvia 'Indigo Blue Spires'

Santolina

Mexican Feather Grass

Yarrow

Copper Canyon Daisy

Mexican Mint Marigold

Black Eyed Susan

Century Plant

Lantana

Cardinal Flower

Mondo Grass

Thyme

Eleagnus

Pineapple guava

Rock Rose

Goldstrum Rubeckia

Skullcap Pink Skullcap

Dusty Miller

Texas Mountain Laurel

Lambs Ear

Moss Verbena

Wisteria

Allamanda

Zinnia

Onions chives

Rain Lily

Cotton Easter

Horsetail Reed

Bleeding Heart

Coral Bean

Mist Flower

Carolina Jasmine

Guara

Heliotrope

Crapemyrtle

Turk's Cap

Cross Vine

Trumpet Creeper

Clementis Vine

Coral Honeysuckle

That being said the disclaimer was: Deer will eat almost anything in the Spring. This is the time when plants are the most tender and are highest in nutrition. Trees suffer two types of damage from deer: the foliage will be eaten to the browse line (appx. 5-1/2' from the ground), and bucks often fight with and polish their antlers on resilient saplings, tree trunks under 3" in diameter, and multi-trunk ornamentals. Until the trees mature, it is wise to protect them with an evergreen scent barrier or a wire cage.

Deer Resistant plants in the urban area

Another area of thought to avoiding deer damage is to include in the landscape varied strong scented plants that will discourage them from entering the area because of confusion on scent identification.

We now have a Deer Repellent available.
 

PlantskyddŽ

Deer Repellent
Organic Animal Repellent
Deer : Rabbits : Elk : Moose
Opossum : Squirrel

Plantskydd deer repellent is made in the USA, is a 100% natural, environmentally friendly product.

Plantskydd deer repellent's main ingredient is bloodmeal which works by emitting an odor that animals associate with predator activity, repelling the animal before it nibbles on plants. Research has proven that odor-based repellents are more effective than other repellent systems where the animal needs to taste treated plants before being repelled. Once animals are attracted to an area and begin feeding, it is more difficult to discourage them from returning.

Plantskydd Fertilizing Effects

As an added benefit, Plantskydd deer repellent acts as a foliar feed fertilizer for many types of plants. Bloodmeal, Plantskydd's active ingredient, has long been recognized as an organic fertilizer. Studies performed by Pennsylvania State University showed that the use of Plantskydd on a variety of flowering plants resulted in a fertilizing effect.

"All plants tested that were treated with Plantskydd were larger, had more flowers and generally had greener leaves. This response is typical of the response created by an increased level of fertilization."

E. Jay Holcomb, Professor of Floriculture Department of Horticulture, Pennsylvania State University

1.  Plantskydd Granular Rabbit & Small Critters Repellent

2. PlantskyddŽ 2.2 lb. Soluble Powder deer and rabbit repellent