outdoors
P LA N TIN G S
t may seem
1
unlikely, after
seeing the
damage deer
can do to a
garden, but these
animals do have
dietary preferences.
You can use this to
your advantage by
choosing plants that
deer find unappe-
tizing. True, if deer
are hungry enough,
they will eat just about
anything, so there are
no guarantees.
However, filling your
garden with distaste-
ful plants can send
these marauders
somewhere else for
their midnight snack.
LOOKS GOOD,
TASTES BAD A simple,
attractive combination of
boxwood, allium, iris,
Japanese maple, and
garden rue—all seldom
damaged by deer—grows
unmolested in a suburban
landscape.
For more deer-
resistant plants, see
BHG.com/deer
108 MAY 2009 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
PHOTO: ANDY LYONS
