Deer-resistant landscaping (colloquially called deeroscaping) is landscape design

Landscaping

Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including:# living elements, such as flora or fauna; or what is commonly referred to as gardening, the art and craft of growing plants with a goal of creating a beautiful environment within the landscape.#...

 with the goal of creating a deer

Deer

Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year...

-resistant landscape

Landscape

Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including the physical elements of landforms such as mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of...

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Plants

First is to choose deer resistant plants. Other techniques include hiding susceptible plants inside deer resistant plants and combining repellent plants with susceptible plants. Special attention is given to discouraging deer at gateways and edges of the landscape.

Repellents

If animal repellent

Animal repellent

Animal repellents are products designed to keep certain animals away from objects, areas, people, plants, or other animals.-Overview:Repellents generally work by taking advantage of an animal's natural aversion to something, and often the thing chosen is something that the animal has learned to...

s are used they should be alternated every two months as deer will begin to immune themselves to the offensiveness of the repellent.

Fences

The best way to keep deer out of the landscape is to enclose the area with an eight foot fence. If a lower fence is used, then plant a backdrop

Backdrop

Backdrop may refer to:* Theatrical scenery* Photography backdrops used in studio photography circa 1860-1920.* Filming location* A pro wrestling move that's also called a belly to back suplex....

behind the fence; deer rarely jump over a fence if they cannot see the other side.