Deer-Attracting Plants On the flip side, there are plenty of plants that deer find absolutely delectable. Dr. Klett says deer love tulips in the spring. He says they also love trees in the prunus genus, including plum and cherry trees. And finally, he warns arborvitae trees are one of th...
Keep them on edge by hanging wind chimes from the branches of trees and shrubs or by placing wind spinners throughout your garden. If that doesn’t work, try startling them with a sudden spray of water by installing a motion-activated sprinkler. Use other plants to deter them. Interplant ...
You can also hang scent wicks, saturated with buck urine, around your stand or use commercial lures to increase your chances of attracting deer. As deer are fond of the smell of sweet apples, you can draw deer using either the actual fruit or its scent. You can plant apple trees around ...
Place deer repellent plants along the outer edges of the garden. Place deer attracting plants towards the center. Plant especially tasty deer favorites in containers and keep them out of reach of deer on your front porch or your balcony or in very high-hanging baskets. ...
Deer, as with all living organisms, play an important role in an ecosystem. Their presence influences and is influenced by other organisms that live alongside them in their natural habitat. Plants and animals all need beneficial conditions in order to su
One quince tree is enough for small gardens; unlike some fruit trees, two aren’t required for cross-pollination. To encourage pollination, though, gardeners are advised to grow bee-supportive plants and erect mason bee houses. See also: More suggestions of what to grow where deer roam....
In late winter and early spring, deer will feed on plants they normally avoid out of desperation. They will browse evergreens, tender young buds of trees and shrubs, and perennials as they emerge. Be aware that deer are habitual feeders and will return to the same area each day to feed....
Active ingredients extracted by the method are applied by spraying on various types of vegetation, e.g., flowers, plants, food crops, bushes and trees, thereby imparting the taste and/or smell of certain plants in the Amaryllidaceae family to the vegetation, which is thus made unpalatable for...
I had found new evidence, refuting Dart’s narrative. And as I had travelled around the Great Rift Valley of east Africa, looking at sites where research was happening today, it seemed to me that his tale was little more than a thriller – understandably attracting scriptwriters and directors...