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The best way to protect your plants from deer is not to plant plants that they will eat.

Deer Hors d’Oeuvres
Pansies  
Hostas
Daylilies 
Azaleas
Poppies 
Roses
Sunflowers 
Hibiscus

Here are plants Deer won’t eat
Spring blooming
* bleeding heart   
* daffodils             
* hellebores  

Vines
* bittersweet
* honeysuckle
* trumpet creeper
* Wisteria

Hardy Bulbs
* crocus
* daffodil
* grape hyacinth

Herbs
* basil
* catmint
* chives
* dill

Early summer blooming  
* spurge
* Siberian iris     
* thyme   
* beebalm
* coreopsis   
* coneflower
* peony                                                                                                          

Midsummer blooming
* hyssop
* butterfly bush
* foxglove
* lavender
* catmint
* meadow sage

Late-summer/fall blooming
* monkshood
* bluebeard
* Russian sage
* Ornamental grasses

Groundcover
* Ferns (regardless of species)
* spotted dead nettle
* ginger
* lily-of-the-valley
* sweet woodruff

Shrubs
* aralia
* barberry
* boxwood
* bush cinquefoil
* forsythia
* lilac
* spirea

Weird tricks –
Coffee grounds
Coyote ruine
Irish spring soap
Hair clippings
Garlic combined with raw egg, cayenne & water
Moth balls
Dried chicken feathers
Fabric softener
Rancid grease

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