Over 200 Deer-Resistant Plants and Flower Ideas for Your Garden

While there's no such thing as deer-proof plants, there are definitely plants that deer prefer less than others.

If you're trying to fend off hungry or curious deer in your garden, these are the most deer-resistant plants, shrubs, vines, trees, fruits, and vegetables that deer don't like to eat.

Knowing what they don’t like is also key in designing a garden that helps deter deer from certain areas where their favorite plants might be growing.

Deer-resistant ground covers

01.

– Kinnikinnick – Lamb’s ear – Lamium – Lilyturf – Lithodora

Deer-resistant shrubs

02.

– Forsythia – Genista (broom) – Hardy bottlebrush – Hazelnut – Heath – Heather

Deer-resistant vines

03.

– Evergreen clematis – Honeysuckle – Hops – Trumpet vine – Virginia creeper – Wisteria

Deer-resistant trees

04.

– Giant sequoia – Honeylocust – Hawthorn – Japanese maple – Juniper – Katsura

Deer-resistant perennials

05.

– Columbine – Coral bells – Coreopsis – Cyclamen – Daffodil – Dame’s rocket

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