Powerful Perennials: Enduring Flower Gardens That Thrive in Any Climate (Hobble Creek, 2015) by Nedra Secrist, is filled with ideas for gardeners looking to grow perennials in difficult areas. Secrist ...

Many gardeners want to attract bees, butterflies, birds and hummingbirds, but most gardeners would rather not have deer or ...

So, you've planted a beautiful garden and the local deer saw it as their next feast. Now what? Nothing is more frustrating than seeing your carefully planted flowers and shrubs fall victim to hungry ...

Who isn’t in awe of the sight of a herd of graceful whitetail deer bounding across a meadow or along the edge of a forest in a Metro Park? With their signature white tails waving, they are truly a ...

Walking outside to see your prized clematis vine and garden tomatoes chewed and withered is heartbreaking, especially for dedicated and hardworking gardeners. There are some vegetables and flowers ...

While they may be cute to look at, deer are a major problem for many gardeners. Deer, along with rabbits and other vermin, are indiscriminate herbivores and will make short work of anything that looks ...

Four-legged, fur-covered garden pests are many. From voles and groundhogs to chipmunks and squirrels, sometimes it seems like backyard critters enjoy our gardens more than we do! But, no four-legged ...

EAST TEXAS - A few weeks ago, I attempted to write about what plants were not attractive to white tailed deer. The idea was to provide a list of plants that deer wouldn’t find palatable. But some ...

Q: In June 2015, I purchased about 20 daylilies at Glick’s in Oley which I planted in an area I had cleaned out. By the time I had all of them planted it was almost dark, so I put off taking a picture ...

Many local gardeners may have noticed deer and other wildlife coming out of the woods this summer and eating their garden goods. Residents in some areas of Sherrill have reported that deer coming out ...

I love receiving letters and emails to hear from readers, and it’s also a way to always learn something new. A column I published more than a year ago shared a reader’s lament about hungry deer ...