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DEER RESISTANT PLANTS
WHAT TO PLANT IN AREAS OF YOUR LANDSCAPEWHERE DEER ROAM FREELY 
One of the most frustrating things that can happen when youinstall a new mixed shrub border,garden, front foundation planting or annual display is waking up tofind that some of your newplants have been eaten!Very often, the culprits arewhitetail deer. The deerecosystem is out of whack in theHudson river valley in manyways that are interconnected.There are too many deerbecause...well, they really have nopredators except cars. We havedeveloped so much of the openland and woodlands that theirhabitat inevitably overlaps withours. Yet there's still enoughopen space for them to findshelter, allowing them toreproduce freely. What do deer eat in their"natural" habitat? In most areas,deer eat just about any type of  vegetation or mast they can find.They can be picky eaters; if itdoesn't taste quite right, a doewill spit it out. Fawns learn whichplants, nuts and fruits to eat fromtheir mothers.Deer are crepuscular animals,meaning they move and feedheavily in early morning andtwilight. The whitetail deer'sfour-chambered stomach storesfood and breaks it down later.Thus, a deer can eat quickly andfind a safe place to bed down andchew its cud. A deer's sense of smell tells itwhether a plant is good to eat.That's why many stronglyscented plants, such as most
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