deer resistant shrubs

10 years ago

I need some foundation shrubs/bushes to plant near my house. We need access to the house so we are cutting down ornamental grasses that help trap snow and reduce air intake for the gas furnace. We are near a tree preserve so the choices also need to be deer resistant. Any suggestions?

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Becky
10 years ago
I found a flyer with some stuff, has all kinds of deer resistant plants.

Shrubs:
- Serviceberry
- Bearberry
- Black Chokeberry
- Barberry
- Butterfly bush
- Sweet pepperbush
- Smoke tree
- Cotoneaster
- Forsythia
- Eastern red cedar
- Mugho pine
- Cinequefoil
- Sumac
- Spirea
- Lilac
- Tamarix
It also has the botanical names if you need me to edit post and put those. It also has a list of trees, perennials, & other plants I can list out for you.
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fulleroutwest
10 years ago
I just moved from SoCal to southern Ohio.....would love that full list! Need to update the landscaping on the house we bought. Thanks!
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Becky
10 years ago
All right, let me type out the rest of it. Note these are common names but I can edit in botanical names later.

Rule of thumb is Deer don't like grasses nor smelly things. Mostly they avoid prickly things, but they sure love Rose flowers/buds so that's not always a safe bet! Also make sure the variety of these plants you are looking at is hardy to your zone! They generally are for me, but specific varieties vary(ie some lavenders hardy to 6 while others are to 4)

Perennials:
- Yarrow
- Monkshood
- Chives
- Pearly Everlasting
- Windflower
- Columbine
- Cress
- Sea Pink
- Goastbeard
- Butterflyweed
- The entire Artemisia family
- Astible
- False Rockcress
- Blackberry Lily
- Bergenia
- Boltonia
- Feather Reed Grass
- Harebell
- Turtlehead
- Lily of the Valley
- Tickseed
- Dianthus
- Bleeding Heart
- Gas plant
- Foxglove
- Wood Fern
- Coneflower
- Globe Thistle
- Cushion Spurge
- Joe-Pye weed
- Meadowsweet
- Blue Fescue Grass
- Blacket Flower
- Baby's Breath
- Lenten Rose
- Coral Bells
- St. John's wort
- Candytuft
- Iris
- Lavender
- Gayflower
- Rose Campion
- Spearmint
- Maiden Grass
- Bee Balm
- Sword fern
- Cat Mint
- Sweet Cicely
- Marjoram
- Peony
- Oriental Poppy
- Russian Sage
- Obedient Plant
- Jacob's Ladder
- Lungwort
- Pasque Flower
- Lamb's Ear
- Tansy
- Trillium
- Speedwell
- Yucca
Biennials
- Canterbury Bells
- Foxglove
- Dame's Rocket
- Rose Campion
- Forget-Me-Not
- Mullein
- Verbena
Bulbs
- Alliums
- Glory of the Snow
- Autumn Crocus
- Montbretia
- Winter Aconite
- Checkered Lily
- Snowdrops
- Hyacinths
- Grape Hyacinths
- Magic Lily
- Daffodils
- Star of Bethlehem
- Striped Squill
- Squill
Ground Covers:
- Bungleweed
- Native Ginger
- Sweet Woodruff
- Barrebwort
- Dead Nettle
- Japanese Spurge
- Yellow stone crop
- Myrtle
Trees:
- Noble Fir
- Horsechestnut
- Sweet Birch
- Paperbark Birch
- Green Ash
- Maidenhair Tree
- European Larch
- Norway Spruce
- White Spruce
- Black Hills Spruce
- Bird's Nest Spruce
- Austrian Pine/Black Pine
- Red Oak
There is also a section for Annuls, which I've left out at the moment.
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fulleroutwest
10 years ago
Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to type this, Becky! I truly appreciate all of this info. I'll have fun researching and shopping for my area.
Becky
10 years ago
No problem, happy to help!