If you garden around deer, you understand how difficult it can be to create a garden that is visually pleasing to people while at the same time being as unappealing as possible to deer. We all know the best strategy for keeping deer out of our gardens and away from our plants is to erect [...]
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Creating a Deer-Resistant Garden
Posted in Anything's Possible, Deer-resistant, Gardening in Connecticut, tagged cattle grate to repel deer, create a deer-resistant garden, Deer repellent, designing a deer-resistant garden, tips for creating a deer-resistant garden, wildlife gardening on October 10, 2011 | 12 Comments »
Plant Possibilities: Amsonia hubrichtii
Posted in Deer-resistant, Gardening Inspiration, tagged Amsonia hubrichtii, Arkansas Blue Star, deer resistant perennial, Perennial Plant of 2011 on January 10, 2011 | 14 Comments »
Not only is this the time of year when Hollywood stars are receiving their awards, plants are being recognized for their contributions in the garden too. Every year, the Perennial Plant Association chooses a plant of the year and for 2011, the winner is…Amsonia hubrichtii (Arkansas Blue Star). This perennial, native to the southwestern US [...]
Plant Possibilities: Whipcord arborvitae
Posted in Deer-resistant, Plant Possibilities, tagged dwarf conifers, Thuja plicata 'Whipcord', Whipcord arborvitae on September 7, 2010 | 7 Comments »
I have a confession to make, I have a dwarf conifer fetish. Maybe fetish is too strong of a word but I am drawn to dwarf conifers in gardens and nurseries where ever I go. I like the dwarf ones because, like their bigger cousins, they add continuity and year round interest to any garden. They [...]
Flowering Groundcovers for Shade
Posted in Deer-resistant, Natives, Plant Possibilities, tagged Brunnera 'Jack Frost', deer resistant ground cover; sweet woodruff, flowering groundcovers for shade, Lamium 'Shell Pink', tiarella 'Running Tapestry' on May 11, 2010 | 8 Comments »
As a landscape designer, the single most popular request I get from clients is for ‘lots of color in that shady spot’. When I delve further into the request, I usually find they are looking for perennials that do double duty – bloom in the shade and act as an alternative to the scraggly grass [...]
Connecticut Native Trees and Shrubs
Posted in Deer-resistant, Gardening in Connecticut, Natives, tagged Amelanchier canadensis, American Holly, Clethra alnifolia, CT Botanical Society, Hamamelis virginianarborescens, Hydrangea aCommon Witchhazel, Ilex glabra, Ilex opaca, Inkberry, Low Bush Blueberry, nativar, native shrubs for Connecticut, native trees for Connecticut, Plant Native, Serviceberry, Smoothleaf Hydrangea, Summersweet, Vaccinium angustifolium on January 23, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Gardening with native plants is an important step towards sustainable landscaping, in part because native plants use fewer resources than non-native plants. Over thousands of years, native plants have adapted to not only tolerate but thrive in typical regional growing conditions. When sited and planted correctly, native plants do not require much, if any, additional [...]
Red Majestic Corylus
Posted in Deer-resistant, Plant Possibilities, tagged Corylus avellana Red Majestic, tree for winter interest, tree with purple foliage on January 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Purple foliage adds an interesting accent to a garden. And trees and shrubs with funky, twisted branches make unique architectural sculptures in the winter garden. But until now, it’s been difficult to find one plant that offers both characteristics. Corylus avellana ’Red Majestic’ is a true four season stunner. Like its more popular cousin Harry Lauder’s [...]
Marvelous Mahonia aquifolium
Posted in Deer-resistant, Gardening in Connecticut, Zone 6 gardening, tagged deer resistant shrub, Mahonia aquifolium, Mahonia aquifolium 'Apollo', Mahonia aquifolium 'Compactum', Mahonia aquifolium 'Smaragd', shade tolerant evergreen shrub on December 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Here is southwestern Connecticut (zone 6), Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon Grapeholly) is definitely a relative unknown. A native to the Pacific northwest and much of Canada, it is worthy of a place in shady gardens throughout zones 4 – 8, especially if you have deer browsing in your garden. Oregon grapeholly has large, glossy evergreen leaves that resemble [...]
Adding Color with Berries
Posted in Deer-resistant, Gardening Inspiration, Natives, Plant Possibilities, tagged american cranberrybush, Aronia, cotoneaster, red Chokeberry, shrubs with berries, viburnum trilobum on December 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
An ideal way to add color to a late fall/early winter garden is to plant shrubs that have berries. In addition to adding another season of interest and color, you’ll also find your garden is alive with a variety of birds and small animals. You can find berries in a wide array of colors. Just keep in [...]
Deer-Resistant Bulbs
Posted in Deer-resistant, Gardening Inspiration, Plant Swap on November 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
For gardeners like me who have deer routinely browsing virtually every plant in their garden, fall can be a particularly disheartening season. While deer-free gardeners are happily planning for all the colorful spring-flowering bulbs they will plant in their gardens, we are left out in the cold with a severe case of bulb-envy. Until now. [...]
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