Re: [SG] Shade, Deer, Drought

Well I should have known better than to write my last message about "no
noticable deer damage"....within 3 hours I had two large bucks in my
backyard munching on hosta in broad daylight...
Karen in MD

-----Original Message-----
From: Helfert, Karen <kh21k@EROLS.COM>
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Date: Sunday, July 18, 1999 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: [SG] Shade, Deer, Drought


>I am in the same zone...just outside of Washington DC. And deer are a
>problem here too, but for some reason for the past two they have not
>noticably affected my hosta.  I know they have visited because I see their
>hoof prints and my neighbor has seem them in my garden.
>
>I have planted lots of the inexpensive hosta in the backyard ...where the
>deer come almost all the time. Mature hosta of even the inexpensive
>varieties are still worth having...such as venticosta, lancifolia, sum and
>substance, antioch, honey bells, royal standard...etc.
>
>It is a constant battle...now my neighbor is battling ground hogs...there's
>is real pest!
>Karen in MD
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Roberta Diehl <diehlr@INDIANA.EDU>
>To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
>Date: Sunday, July 18, 1999 1:30 PM
>Subject: [SG] Shade, Deer, Drought
>
>
>>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
>>
>
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