Re: [SG] Shade, Deer, Drought
Bill Plummer
Painted Post, New York
Zone 5
> Some of my favorite ferns are Polystichum acrostichoides,
Adiatum pedatum, Dryopteris marginalis, Cryopteris goldiana,
Athyrium pycnocarpum and Thelypteis hexaonoptera. Deer may eat the
newly emerging fronds in the spring before much else is up , but
they seem to avoid tyhe mature fronds.
> At 12:30 PM 7/18/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hi--
> >
> >friends of ours recently moved to central Virginia. They don't
know their
> >zone (7?). Their yard is shaded by large oak and magnolia
trees. Deer are
> >a problem in the area, so hostas won't work for them. They
can't think of
> >anything else to plant that deer won't eat. Also, like much of
the country
> >they are suffering from drought conditions at least this year.
I
> >suggested ferns, but wasn't able to recommend particular
varieties. Any
> >other low-maintenance suggestions for plants unpalatable to
deer? Thanks.
> >
> >Bobbi Diehl
> >Bloomington, IN
> >zone 5/6
>
