Everything was going so well inyour garden…until your uninvited guests showed up and ate everything. While you wouldn’t mind if the deer and rabbits just came to admireyour flowers, it’s not so nice when they make your backyard an all-you-can-eat buffet. If you’re not sure who’s to blame, deer have no upper incisors, so plants will have torn, ragged edges; also, they feed from ground up to about 6 feet high. Meanwhile, bunnies leave round droppings and chew off plants at a clean, sharp angle up to about 18 inches from ground level.
So, how do you keep wildlife from gobbling up your garden? Unfortunately, the truth is if there’s a large population of animals in an area or they’re just plain hungry enough, they’ll eat anything— with or without repellants. But while there’s no such thing as a “deer-proof” or “rabbit-proof” plant, these animals generally don’t likeplants with strong scentsor fuzzy or leathery leaves and stems.
If you’re tired of sharing your hard work with the wildlife in your neighborhood, try adding these less tasty but stillgorgeous, rabbit- and deer-resistant plantsto your garden, and read on for