Deer need to eat, just like everybody else. Since urban spread has taken over much of the areas that used to be available for deer graze, they can become garden pests, foraging your veggies and flowers. There is almost nothing a deer will not eat if it is hungry enough, but some plants, optimistically termed “deer resistant,” are lower on the deer’s list of preferred dining. Read on for information on flowering deer resistant shrubs. Deer Resistant Flowering Shrubs A deer’s list of favorite flowering plants to munch include lilies, tulips, burning bush, and hybrid tea roses. They also love to eat saucer magnolia, as well as crocus, dahlias, daylilies, hostas, impatiens, phlox, and trillium. These are more like candy for deer than deer resistant plants. What exactly does deer resistant mean? Sadly, for gardeners, it does not mean deer proof. You may not like broccoli, but if it were […]
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