There are few topics in the world that can more quickly and totally turn demur and otherwise level-headed gardeners into raving lunatics, torch-wielding zealots and polarized psychopaths than deer.

I live on the edge of the woods in the heart of the Midwest, so deer are a given. I see them tromping through my garden all year long, but especially in spring and summer when plants are fresh and ...

With fawns dropping and buck antlers growing, there is lot of deer action in neighborhoods right now. My small (19 pounds) West Highland white terrier can testify to that after she was attacked by a ...

As everyone with deer in their neighborhood has witnessed, the animals are unpredictable regarding what plants they eat. Deer in some neighborhoods eat plants that deer in other neighborhoods pass up.

When you gaze upon your garden, you might see many things. Perhaps you delight in the bright colors of your flowers, the lush foliage of other plants. Maybe your eye is drawn to the delicate ...

A common saying among gardeners is “right plant, right place.” The same philosophy applies to protecting plants from deer: “right fence, right features.” The plant value, age, location, and ...

The Springfield News-Leader in Springfield, Missouri, partners with the Master Gardeners of Green County each week to bring readers a question-and-answer column with some of the expert horticulturists ...

Q: Yesterday I had a pretty pot full of geraniums and coleus. Today I have a pot of stems. What can have eaten them? I thought deer did not eat geraniums. A: Many sources say geraniums are not favored ...

“What is eating my plants?” is a question that thousands of gardeners ask yearly. Unfortunately, realizing that your plants have become someone’s meal is the easy part. Discovering who the culprit is ...

I could see the been there, done that concern in my new neighbor's eyes as he quizzed me about my new plants: marigolds, lamb's ear, foxglove, snapdragon, lavender, coneflower, bee balm, bearded iris ...