Deer-Resistant Plants
White-tailed deer have been increasingly labeled as a pest, especially in Essex County. Residential and commercial development encroaches on their preferred environment, forcing hungry mouths into suburban gardens.
The simplest solution is to choose trees and plants for your property outside of deer feeding preferences. We have compiled some of our favorites here for your informational needs.
Annuals
Ageratum
Candy tuft
Cleome
Dusty Miller
Heliotrope
Larkspur
Lobelia
Marigold
Poppy
Rosemary
Salvia
Snapdragon
Sweet Alyssum
Verbena
Vinca
Zinnia
Perennials
Aruncus
Bee Balm
Black-eyed Susan
Blazing Star
Bleeding Heart
Blood Grass
Blue Fescue
Blue Oat Grass
Candy Tuft
Christmas Fern
Cinnamon Fern
Coeopsis
Columbine
Cone Flower
Coral Bells
Dianthus
Feather Reed Grass
Fountain Grass
Foxglove
Iris
Ladys Mantle
Lambs Ear
Lavender
Lavendula
Ligularia
Lungwort
Nepeta
Painted Fern
Rose
Russian Sage
Sage
Sedge Grass
Silver Grass
Silver Mound
Switch Grass
Veronica
Yarrow
Vines and Cover
Ajuga
Japanese Wisteria
Pachysandra
Trumpet Creeper
Virginia Creeper
Trees
Green Giant Arborvitae
Basswood
River Birch
European Beech
Cedar
Honey Locust
Katsura
Magnolia
Maple
Oak
Pine
Spruce
Shrubs
Achillea
Acuba
Alchemilla
Andromeda
Azalea
Barberry
Beauty Bush
Bog Andromeda
Boxwood
Butterfly Bush
Cherry Laurel
Clethra
Cottoneaster
Deutzia
Enkianthus
Firethorn
Forsythia
Glossy Abeilia
Heather
Holly
Juniper
Kerria
Leucothoe
Lilac
Liriope
Myrtle
Privot
Red Chokeberry
Red Twig Dogwood
Rhododendron
Saucer Magnolia
Skimmia
Smokebush
Spirea
Tree Lilac
Viburnum
Weigela
Yew