How to Fix a Deer-Attracting Lawn or Garden

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Many people love deer, but deer can get into gardens and eat the flowers, which means that not everyone will always want to invite them in. If you have a lawn including a garden that's been attracting unwanted deer, there are some ways to keep them out. Here are a few of them.

Build a fence. If you've been thinking about building a fence anyway, but needed something to fence out, you may be able to kill two birds with one stone here. Building a fence to keep out deer doesn't necessarily have to be expensive, but you will want to make sure to keep your whole lawn covered from deer if you want it to be totally effective. Chances are you'd be building this fence in a heavily-wooded area, so be sure to browse around for the best kinds of fences for these terrains.

Warn the deer first. You don't need to stand in a hunting tower rifle in hand in order to scare deer away. You actually should have a few options. If deer are plentiful during a particular season of the year for you, you can apply predator urine to trees around your area in order to scare deer off - this has to be applied on a fairly regular basis, so if you're out gardening frequently, you can make this a part of your routine. If handling urine isn't your style, you can also think about motion-activated noisemakers that can startle deer away.

Make your garden undesirable. If you don't want to attract deer, maybe you shouldn't grow such deer-attracting plantlife! Deer love some items that can be found in gardens, and if enough deer are getting into your garden that it ruins much of the plantlife, you can try some of the above-mentioned tactics or simply start growing plants that deer don't like. If this seems like too much to you, you could also try keeping a border around your garden that will keep deer out.

A border could include a natural border through plants, an actual fence that you post up, and/or placing the deer-unfriendly plants on the outside of your garden.

You don't necessarily have to remake your entire garden or lawn to keep deer away. You simply need to understand how deer can be deterred and give them one powerful reason for them to keep moving along.

Photo Credits: Lee Coursey

Originally posted 2009-12-03 03:35:56.

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Posted by Fix Handyman on July 8, 2010 in Backyard, How to Fix, Landscaper, Lawn