Garden Articles - Avoid Bambi Blues -- Smart Plant Selection

Eliminate the "Bambie Blues" with Smart Plant Selection. Deer Population has reached an all time-modern day high! These attractive creatures are invading suburban areas at alarming rates and can destroy a garden in an instant.

The first thing to understand is an undernourished deer will eat almost anything! However, in most cases they will only dine on the really tasty stuff!

Unfortunately, this means many flowers producing vibrant color are susceptible to becoming "Deer Food". In spite of this, intelligent landscape design combined with a "deer deterrent "program can eliminate the "Bambie Blues".

Many gardeners believe that you should avoid using "Deer Food" plants all together.  We believe it's a wise strategy to limit the amount of space given to plants preferred by deer.  However, don't eliminate your favorite varieties because of deer.  Select plants that deer avoid and mix in your favorites while employing some basic deer deterrent techniques.  Quite frankly, a garden without color is color is like a day without sun!

Garden.com has an extensive selection of Deer Repellents.

Below is a list of Plants, Flowers, and Vegetables that deer love to eat (Deer Candy) as well a list of plants to avoid!