We often have people ask us if coreopsis is deer-resistant.
The answer is “yes”! Not only is it deer-resistant, but it is also drought resistant and virtually pest free.
Those are some of the reasons it won the Perennial Plant Association’s ‘Plant of the Year’ in 1992 and why it is still one of the best-selling perennial plants still to this day.
Check out the video below and visit the page on coreopsis at our website here.
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We’re getting pretty feed-up with how the deer are eating all they can find in our yard. So far, we are doing fairly well with using deer-off products such as Deer Scram Deer & Rabbit Repellent from Mastergardening.com, but I forgot that deer also like okra and portulica. Consequently, they have gotten the best of us with those two plants.
I’m excited to say that they haven’t eaten my hydrangeas that I love to dry. I owe that to the product mentioned above. I trained our beloved deer early in the season not to like those plants with weekly spraying for the first three weeks and once a month after that.
Although you can have success using such deer and rabbit off sprays, another great way to garden with deer is to plant deer-resistant annuals and perennials.
That brings us to our featured video this week which is the annual Salvia.
This plant is deer-resistant and fairly drought tolerant. It goes well in the front of your garden, drys well for arrangements (actually looks like lavender), and is good in fresh arrangements as well.
Click on the link below to check out the video of growing annual salvia on Youtube.
Salvia – A Great Deer-Resistant Annual
To learn more about growing salvia, please visit our website at www.MidSouthGardeningAdivce.com.
We have officially declared war on deer. After going out this morning and finding all of our portulaca eaten, as well as my flat leaf parsley, it’s time to become even more diligent about spraying deer-off products and thinking of planting more deer resistant perennials.
One of my most favorite deer-resistant perennials is in the coneflower family (and by the way, it’s planted right next to our portulaca) and is called the ‘Indian -Summer’ Rudbekia.
Not only is it deer-resistant and drought tolerate, its strong sturdy stems make it great for fresh summer bouquets as well as a great dried flower for winter dried flower arrangements.
Check out this video on growing Rudbekia and then go to our web site for more gardening information and for a free e-book download when you sign up for our newsletter. We would love to have you stop by so check out our web site by clicking here.
Spiny Bear’s Breeches is one perennial you need in your garden. This one plant has gotten more “wows” and “what is that plant” than any other in our 4 acre garden.
Use it in a full sun area or part shade. It will make a statement anywhere you put it.
Read more about it at www.MidSouthGardeningAdvice.com
Spiny Bear's Breeches
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