Comments on: Cottage Gardening – Simple tip to keep deer from eating roses

By: Sherry

Sherry — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 20:02:30 +0000

Love your garden plans. i FOUND AN EASY WAY TO DISUADE DEER FROM FEASTING ON MY PLANTS. bUY A FEW BARS OF iRISH sPRING SOAP. CUT THEM INTO CHUNKS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A MARSHMALLOW, PLACE IN A PIECE OF NET(E.G. PIECES OF ONION BAGS) AND STAPLE THEM TO SMALL STAKES. PLACE THE STAKES AROUND THE PERIMETER OF YOUR GARDEN. tHEY’RE UNOBTRUSIVE SINCE THE SOAP IS GREEN, LAST A COUPLE OF SEASONS AND THE DEER DON’T LIKE THE SMELL. tHE SMELL ISN’T APPARENT TO PEOPLE AND NO CHEMICAL TO WORRY ABOUT.

By: Tamara L Vanagtmael

Tamara L Vanagtmael — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 15:28:48 +0000

I also have a connection to this style of gardening, if the flower speaks to me I plant it. I NEVERask if its English or french..just that it is unique or beautiful. My questions is this, how do you clean up the petals of the peonies after they are done blooming or do you just let it be? it tends to get ucky looking in my yard

By: Courtney

Courtney — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 01:16:44 +0000

In reply to Erika. Really? Sorry it didn't work for you. We have used it for years and have found one of the keys was that we had to use it often- and give the plants another spray after watering overhead. It seems once we used it often for several weeks- it seems to change the path that deer were coming through and grazing on things. We have a family of deer who live in a little meadow on our property and they have stayed away from what we spray with it. Hopefully you can find something that might work.

By: Erika

Erika — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 00:06:49 +0000

SOrRy, but LIquid fence never worked fOr us nor for our neighbor!! It was a waste Of money!! We’ve tried everything even cut human haIr – All to no avail. The deer walk up and dOwn our streets and in our Yards, etc. We live in pittsburgh, pa.

By: Courtney

Courtney — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 21:34:11 +0000

In reply to jessie. Thank you Jessie!

By: jessie

jessie — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 18:11:47 +0000

Extraordinary article, Courtney! I love your nursery, the photographs are delightful! Much obliged for the tip.

By: Eleanor

Eleanor — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 10:17:58 +0000

One of my favorite things to do, no matter where I am in the world, is to spend an afternoon in a garden, Your garden is very beautiful.

By: Danny Rose@GrowWeedEasy101

Danny Rose@GrowWeedEasy101 — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 13:14:48 +0000

Like you, I am a huge fan of roses, but the red sort. The aroma and the beauty is something I cannot get enough of. That liquid fence idea sounds great and the plants look really beautiful. I would love to learn more about how you take care of them to get such incredible results.

By: Lana

Lana — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 15:26:08 +0000

Great article, Courtney! I love your garden, the photos are beautiful!

By: Shirley@Housepitality Designs

Shirley@Housepitality Designs — Wed, 24 May 2017 22:58:50 +0000

I have a major deer problem. We eventually put a decorative fence around my hydrangeas and planted rosemary around the roses. I have used Liqiid Fence and switch off using I Must Garden. It has a nice minty smell. I have also used the pellets when I know I will be out of town and not risking possible rain washing away the spray. But in the end the only for sure thing that they will not eat is concrete!