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   brooksgardens 08/01/2014

   Peonies! Deer roam our peony farm every night and have never caused any damage to the peony plants or flowers. Peonies are deer resistant plants!

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   galani 08/04/2014

   I read the headline as dog - resistant plants.

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   jamestrippi 04/21/2015

   Tried and true favorites: Daffodils/narcissus, digitalis, mints, most herbs, chives (pick and scatter on young plants), Holly, prickly pear cactus (weather resistant to Zone 5) and Surprise Lillies.

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   jammythebammy 04/04/2016

   Vinca

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   Aslynn 04/07/2016

   Invasive. It's not a big deal for urban gardens but it is a mess when the birds poop the berries in our forests and it takes over the understory. Some states no longer allow it to be sold because of the problems.

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   susankritzik 05/02/2017

   Depends if it's Vinca minor or major. Minor isn't that invasive. Major is very invasive.

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   Lakewaygardener 05/02/2017

   Lots of Barberry is invasive too. Here in Mn the DNR has a list based on hiw much seed is produced and some of them will not be allowed for sale in Nurseries. Also on the "watch" list is Amur Maple. I have seen it spreading in the woods like Buckthorn. My friend has a hedge if it...now she pulls it every spring along with Buckthorn. I have been pulling Vinca for years. Every little scrape is capable of covering my woodsy backyard full if native plants.

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   jjhelna 03/06/2017

   LOVE vinca. It's beautiful cascading down rock walls from a higher planter. Thanks for letting me know it's deer-proof!

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   daizie 05/02/2017

   I love the vinca plants not the vine, what a job to get rid of that. But they have annual plants and the deer don't like them. Red White, mixed, Pink

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   cathyrohrscheib 04/08/2016

   I'm wanting to plant per Winkler owner of they eat it?

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   jjhelna 03/06/2017

   Are you referring to periwinkle? It's also called VINCA. It is deer-proof according to another post here and it looks marvelous cascading down rock walls from a raised planter.

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   OneKSGardner 05/10/2017

   If you plant the vine plan on never ever wanting something else where you plant it. Very invasive. Would love to give you my whole patch.

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   tim_champion 05/23/2016

   I have lots of stuff deer in my yard. They leave the barberry (burning bush) alone.

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   irynasharovar 02/14/2017

   Shasta daisy and allium. Burning bush and spirea nipponica snowmound are not deer proof in my area (Utah)

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   rivertwist 05/11/2017

   They eat my burning bush!

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   cathymessinger 02/16/2017

   My deer don't touch the boxwood, and they generally leave the cherry laurels alone. Both are evergreen.

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   user-7008383 03/01/2017

   I intermix a lot of silk flowers these days :/ they look real ...especially mixed with real ones........they dont cost as much , they dont die and I can use them a few years before they fade

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   maureenstevens 05/11/2017

   not much good for our insect life though, including bees and butterflies.

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    jjhelna 03/06/2017

    Here is a better list:

    http://njaes.rutgers.edu/deerresistance/

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   bluesky7226 05/02/2017

   there was nothing wrong with the list in the article. The plants are ideas to get you started. There are lots of comprehensive lists on the internet...and deer will act differently depending on where you live. Thanks for sharing your list, too.