The common advice for gardeners pestered by deer is to plant things the deer don’t like. But which plants are those?
Ruth Rogers Clausen has the answer.
Clausen, a garden writer who was once horticulture editor for Country Living magazine, outlines the best selections in 50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants: The Prettiest Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs, and Shrubs that Deer Don’t Eat.
Clausen focuses on 50 plants she considers exceptional and includes growing information, design tips and suggestions for deer-resistant companion plants. Each plant is given a rating indicating how well it’s likely to resist deer damage, because as Clausen notes, deer will eat pretty much anything if they’re hungry enough.
50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants is published by Timber Press and sells for $19.95 in softcover.
— Mary Beth Breckenridge
