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Looking out of the window in the mornings and seeing
a family of roe deer on
the lawn sounds idyllic.
In fact, it is idyllic until you realise that they love to
eat your favourite flowers - the prettier the flower, the
tastier it is. The deer are undeterred by thorns and prickles
and will come right up to the door to munch on their best
delicacy - roses.
After 20 (expensive) years of trying to outwit these
animals, I have decided that the best approach is to
plant flowers and shrubs that the deer do not like.
The list below is a combination of trial and error and
research on the Internet. I cannot guarantee that these plants
will remain untouched but if you have a problem with deer in
your garden, then they are worth a try.
Many of the plants in this list were suggested in a
gardening forum on the
Wild About Britain web site, for which many thanks. Others
were recommended by friends or found by trial and error in our English Country Garden.
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