Deer-Proofing Your Yard & Garden

Hart, Rhonda Massingham; Poe, Rhonda Hart; Massingham, Rhonda

ISBN 10: 0882669885 ISBN 13: 9780882669885

Publisher: Storey Books, 1997

Synopsis

With this one-of-a-kind book, you can make your property as unappealing to deer as possible. Readers will learn how to identify damage, make deterrents, design a landscape that repels deer, and more.

About this title

About the Author

A former Master Gardener, Rhonda Massingham Hart is the author of such books as Bugs, Slugs & Other Thugs, Deer Proofing Your Yard & Garden, Squirrel Proofing Your Home & Garden and Dirt-Cheap Gardening, as well as Easter Eggs--By the Dozens!, You Can Carve Fantastic Jack-O-Lanterns, North Coast Roses, and Trellising. She has also written many bulletins. Rhonda has been published in a variety of magazines, including Flower & Garden, Woman's Day Better Living Series and Fine Gardening magazines. Her desire to deer- and squirrel-proof comes from her mutual respect for people and animals and from a desire to incorporate wildlife into our yards and lives. She has lectured extensively on pest proofing and organic gardening techniques and taught continuing adult education classes at her local community college. Bugs and dirt are in her blood!

Rhonda is also Co-Publisher and Editor of "The Gaited Horse", a national magazine covering all breeds of gaited horses. She lives in Washington with her children, Lance and Kailah, and her new husband Daymond and his daughter, Sarah.

From the Back Cover

Protect your landscape and garden investments from the ravages of deer.

The bestselling author of Bugs, Slugs & Other Thugs: Controlling Garden Pests Organically offers environmentally responsible deer-control techniques that really work.

With Deer Proofing Your Yard & Garden, you'll learn how to:

-- Identify deer damage

-- Make your own homemade deterrents

-- Select commercial repellents that work

-- Design a landscape that literally repels deer

-- Join your neighbors in developing community deer management strategies

You'll also find comprehensive lists of the plants deer most like and dislike, as well as information about deer behavior throughout the year.

Reviews

As deer populations increase, property owners are looking for ways to combat damage from them. Master gardener Hart (Dirt-Cheap Gardening, Storey, 1995) offers environmentally responsible methods for deterring deer from the yard and garden. Besides information on historical deer populations, the roots and extent of the current problem, deer species, subspecies in the United States, and the life cycle and behavior of deer, she provides extensive tips on "deer-o-scaping" (avoiding plants deer prefer, taking advantage of those they dislike, and incorporating designs and structures to discourage them). Hart includes plant lists and specifications for fences and offers an extensive discussion of the products and home remedies used for deterrence. Though other publications on the topic abound, Hart's compilation of research, product information, and source lists is sure to be valued by those dealing with this problem. Highly recommended for public libraries, particularly in suburban and rural locations.?Bonnie Poquette, Appleton P.L., Wis.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Storey Books
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0882669885
• ISBN 13: 9780882669885
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 155