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ruby
Southern Oregon
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:53 pm   Post subject: Help the deer are everywhere!!!


I need some advice from all you with more experience than I. I LOVE flowers in the yard, but I live in a deer infested neighborhood. I mean they are everywhere and they eat nearly everything. I have some lavender that they leave alone, but they eat things that they are not supposed to like, for example they ate all my marigolds last summer. I live in southern Oregon. Can anyone help me with truly deer proof flowers?!?!?!




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eileen


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Scotland
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:27 pm   Post subject:


I found quite a few sites that tell you which plants are resistant to deer Ruby. Here are some for you to take a look at:

http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0105/deer_resistant.asp

http://www.gardenadvice.co.uk/howto/pests/garden/index.html

http://www.testvalleynursery.co.uk/deer_proof_plants.htm

http://www.bds.org.uk/deer_in_your_garden.html


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gardenmama

Vermont
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 4:26 pm   Post subject:


Whatever you do don't plant HOSTA, deer love it!

I put soap shavings and human hair around last summer around the flower beds after i was invaded, as well as dried blood. that seemed to keep them away for the rest of the summer.

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ruby
Southern Oregon
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 6:26 pm   Post subject:


Eileen and Garden mama. Thanks a million. The hair and soap thing sounds easy enough and I found some good tips on those websites from Eileen.

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