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If you are bothered by deer then seriously consider planting some of the following around your vegetable garden. They work better than a fence. Deer can wreck more havoc with a garden whether vegetable or flower and an orchard than any other critter I know.
Botanical Name Common Name
Ground Covers
Ajuga reptans Carpet Bugle
Convallaria majalis Lily-of-the-Valley
Lamium spp. Dead Nettle
Pachysandra terminalis Pachysandra
Vinca major Large Periwinkle
Vinca minor Periwinkle
Flowers
Achillea spp. Yarrow
Aquilegia spp. Columbine
Astilbe spp. Astilbe
Coreopsis spp. Tickseed
Dianthus spp. Pinks
Dicentra spp. Bleeding Heart
Digitalis spp. Foxglove
Echinacea spp. Purple Coneflower
Epimedium spp. Epimedium
Eupatorium purpureum Bluestem Joe-Pye-Weed
Geranium spp. Cranesbill, Geranium
Helleborus spp. Hellebore
Helianthus spp. Sunflower
Iberis spp. Candytuft
Iris spp. Iris
Lavendula spp. Lavender
Liatris spicata Spike Gay-Feather
Lychnis coronaria Rose Campion
Narcissus spp. Daffodil
Pulmonaria spp. Lungwort
Rudbechia spp. Coneflower
Solidago spp. Goldenrod
Veronica officinalis Speedwell
Yucca filimentosa Yucca
Vines
Celastrus spp. Bittersweet
Clematis spp. Clematis
Hedera helix baltica Baltic Ivy
Lonicera spp. Honeysuckle
Shrubs
Amorpha canescens Lead Plant
Berberis Koreana Korean Barberry
Berberis thunbergii Japanese Barberry
Caragana arborescens
‘Sutherland’ Sutherland Caragana
Caragana arborescens
‘Lorbergi’ Fernleaf Caragana
Caragana aurantiaca Pygmy Caragana
Caragana frutex Russian Caragana
Caragana frutex Dwarf Russian
globosa Caragana
Caragana Maximowicz
maximowicziana Caragana
Caragana pekinensis Pekinese Caragana
Ceanothus velutinus Snowbush Ceanothus
Cornus sericea Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus stolonifera Osier Dogwood
Eleagnus angustifolia Russian Olive
Eleagnus commutata Silverberry
Halimodendron halodendron Siberian Salt Tree
Juniperus chinensis Chinese Juniper
Juniperus chinensis ‘Hetzii’ Hetz Juniper
Juniperus communis
‘Vase Shape’ Vase common Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis
plumosa Compact Andorra Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis
‘Lividus’ Lividus Creeping Juniper
Juniperus sabina
‘Von Ehron’ Von Ehron Savin Juniper
Kolkwitzia amabilis Beautybush
Lonicera spp. Honeysuckle
Philadelphus spp. Mockorange
Prunus americana American plum
Prunus fruticosa Groundcherry
Prunus tenella Dwarf Russian Almond
Rosa rugosa Rugose rose
Rosa virginiana Virginia Rose
Rosa wichuraiana Memorial Rose
Rosa ‘Betty Bland’ Betty Bland Rose
Rosa ‘Haidee’ Haidee Rose
Rhus trilobata Fragrant Sumac
Rhamnus cathartica Common Buckthorn
Sheperdia argentea Buffaloberry
Spiraea spp. Bridalwreath
Syringa villosa Late Lilac
Syringa vulgaris Common Lilac
Viburnum opulus Highbush Cranberry
Yucca filamentosa Adam’s Needle
Trees
Acer platanoides Norway Maple
Acer saccharinum Silver Maple
Betula papyrifera Paper Birch
Betula pendula European White Birch
Crataegus spp. Hawthorn
Gleditsia tricanthos Honey Locust
Picea abies Norway Spruce
Picea glauca White Spruce
Picea pungens Colorado Blue Spruce
Pinus nigra Austrian Pine
Pinus mugho Mugo Pine
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine
Tsuga canadensis Canada Hemlock
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Author Bio Box: Arlene Wright Correll
 Resources: Excerpted from “Food For Thought Series” by Arlene Wright-Correll
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