After many tries, my curb space (mostly sun) is shrubs. Zone 5

Washington as in District of Columbia?

Every planting needs at least some routine upkeep, particularly when new. Including things like litter and weed removal that come up regardless of what kinds of plants are being grown.

Fawns sample kinds of plants that aren't on the regular menu for adults, will sometimes even chow down on something unsuitable and actually die as a consequence. So the only consistent and constant (unlike with spraying of repellents, which has to be done in a timely manner indefinitely into the future) guarantee of no surprises remaining an adequately designed and maintained fence - even prickly pear cacti may be eaten by rabbits.

I've never seen anything in person or in print to indicate that there are plants that repel dogs. Of course they aren't going to drag themselves through seriously prickly or spiny ones, but they don't have to touch an object to pee on it or poo near it.

ya know.. washingtom is on both coasts.. care to clear up which on you are in ... state or city???

how about a big city name.. if not dc?? [and im not familiar with a lot of deer issues in DC..lol]

and if its the west coast.. you better thank your stars.. is dog pee ... if you get my drift.. lol ..

ken

I want to do the same and I am also in the suburbs of Washington (and come on guys, do you ever hear about suburbs of (not in) the State of Washington???? HA).

Anyway, my "hell strip" is on our west side, so some sun, but not full sun since we have trees in the strip and on our property which shade a lot of it on and off throughout the day. I already have a couple of hosta, a clematis climbing a street sign which struggles, and an iris. I plan to plant natives this fall including monarda, asters, chelone glabra (turtlehead), Conoclinium (blue mist flower/wild ageratum), Physostegia virginiana (Obedient plant), and the like. Not all of those, but maybe three or four repeated. Have to decide what might work best. A neighbor of my son's gave me a bunch of iris, so I may put in a few there since they are a beautiful blue. Mostly blues, purples and will add white or yellow plus something that will stay green through winter (heucherella maybe or native ginger). My strip is not a wonderfully wide one, so I need to limit mysef.

Please come back to share what you do!

ETA: Ken, we have deer everywhere here and even in the city, plus foxes, coyotes, and assorted smaller creatures. Too many humans though.

come on guys

The phrase used was "Zone 7B Washington Suburb". Add connectors, make some other adjustments and it could be "Suburb in Zone 7B of Washington [State]".

Yes, I know but would you say Kansas suburb, or Mississippi suburb? Just struck me funny to read your and Ken's responses since I usually use "suburb of" or "Blank suburb" to refer to the city name, not a state name. Didn't intend to ruffle your feathers.

Hmm, I never get notices fhat there have been replies to my posts, so I missed the kerfuffle about my location--so sorry! Anyway, Washington DC suburb, specifically North Arlington, zip code 22207.

Ken, I wish I could find the picture of FIVE deer, happily eating my fancy daylilies! Although I am fifteen minutes from Washington, DC, there are foxes, deer, rabbits, and so on. Arlington County (the smallest self-governing county in the US, btw) is full of parks and the parks are full of wildlife and the wildlife freely explore the neighborhood. It's the best place in the world to live, but shhhh, don't tell anyone!

I still haven't decided what to do about the original reason for posting. Waiting for inspiration to smack me upside the head.

I'm in Woodbridge, about 30 minutes south of you. My hell strip is weedy grass due to both the number of dogs and also the number of cars parked along the street. Several of my neighbors have used zoysia sod so they have nice looking grass.

Maybe some ornamental grasses?

Ornamental grass sound good. That's what my husband suggested!