Barring Bambi – How to Browse-proof Your Plantings Is Bambi
eating you out of house and home? With winter here and hordes of
hungry deer, protecting your garden from grazing damage can be a
challenge. Here at New England Wild Flower Society, we struggle
with the same issues. Read what you can do at home to help your
garden and the local animals get along. Horticulturist & Plant
Records Coordinator Browse proof your plantings Wildlife in the
backyard is one of the joys of a countryside home. Deer, with
their soulful eyes and graceful form, are a symbol of peace. Yet
few gardeners feel peaceful after deer have grazed to the ground
choice specimen plants that have been lovingly tended all year.
What’s a gardener to do? Fortunately, there are several
inventive and proven barriers against deer browsing. Deer
barriers fall into a few types: chemical, visual, and physical.
In using any of these approaches, it is important to note that
starving animals, deer included, will eat even toxic material.
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