Gary's Notes: For gardeners who garden with deer life can be challenging. Here is a book with 50 great ideas for platns that deer tend to not like. Of course, deer will nibble on anything and different populations of deer have different tastes. But this book should help you navigate your way to a garden that has a fighting chance to bloom and flourish without getting munched!

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Product Description

What's the biggest problem facing gardeners? Drought, lack of sun, or the ever-present threat of disease? Nope, it's deer. The beautiful animals immortalized in Disney's Bambi are also the garden's biggest pests. Increased hunting regulations have caused the deer population to swell to more than 30 million. At the same time, suburban expansion has led to a loss of natural habitat. The result? Deer are looking for food and finding it in gardens all across the country.
 
50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants makes keeping deer away as simple as choosing the appropriate plant. Instead of the typical barriers and fencing, expert plantswoman Ruth Rogers Clausen has chosen the 50 most beautiful (and least palatable) annuals, bulbs, ferns, grasses, herbs, perennials, and shrubs. Whether it's the charming snow crocuses that bloom each spring or the vibrant, long-blooming Texas Sage, these 50 plants provide gardeners a chance to design a deer-proof garden without sacrificing style. Each plant profile includes a deer-resistance scale, tips on growth and care, zone recommendations, and gorgeous color photos showing the plant up close and in the garden setting. Also includes dozens of companion planting ideas.
 
With the helpful and trusted advice in 50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants, gardeners can finally garden without fear of deer.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #24128 in Books
• Published on: 2011-05-03
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .53" h x 7.55" w x 9.03" l, 1.29 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review
"Beautifully illustrated with full-page color plates.A terrific guide. (Reference and Research Book News )

Even apart from its gorgeous photography, which will make you want to eat the plants, the book has much to offer. (Sunset Magazine Fresh Dirt Blog )

If you think deer are dear, but not necessarily in your garden, you may want to consult Ruth Clausen's new book. (The Daily Cortlandt )

Ruth Rogers Clausen's book "50 Beautiful Deer Resistant Plants" is simply the best book I have read on this subject. (Open-Line Gardening Show )

I loved all the great suggestions in this book. Clausen includes plants for all landscape areas and the selections provide for varied and interesting plantings. (East Oregonian )

I especially like Clausens deer-resistance ratings. (Omaha World-Herald )

As an experienced plantswoman, Ruth Rogers Clausen understands the balance between keeping deer out of gardens and fencing gardeners in. (The Denver Post )

Using Clausens hand-picked varieties, it would be hard to fail at creating a cohesively designed deer-resistant garden that is a pleasure to spend time in. (Christian Science Monitor )

An exceedingly helpful resource, expertly researched and written by the respected writer Ruth Rogers Clausen (Garden Rant )

I highly recommend50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plantsfor every gardener who battles bambi on a regular basis. (Garden of Possibilities blog )

"This visually appealing. practical, authoratative book is highly recommended for gardeners in deer country who would like to have a beautiful garden without fencing as their only solution." (Library Journal )

About the Author
Ruth Rogers Clausen's Perennials for American Gardens (Random House, 1989, with coauthor Nicolas H. Ekstrom) received the Quill Trowel Award for 1990 from the Garden Writers Association. She has also written for the American Garden Guides series: Perennial Gardening with The New York Botanical Garden, Annual Gardening with Missouri Botanical Garden, and Trees with Chicago Botanic Garden. Her Dreamscaping was published by Hearst Books. Ruth has contributed articles to several of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's handbooks. Former horticulture editor for Country Living Gardener magazine, she often serves as a judge at flower shows. She gardens in Westchester County, New York, where deer abound.

Noted garden, nature, and landscape photographer Alan L. Detrick resides with his wife and business partner, Linda, in Glen Rock, New Jersey. His award-winning work has appeared worldwide in major publications including Audubon, Garden Design, Horticulture, Modern Maturity, Natural History, Reader's Digest, The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, and Sunset. An experienced instructor, Alan has lectured and led photography workshops for professional organizations and public gardens including the American Horticultural Society, the Garden Club of America, the Garden Writers Association, The New York Botanical Garden, Chanticleer Garden, Brookside Gardens, and Longwood Gardens. In addition to owning a stock photography agency, Alan and Linda also provide photographic services for landscape architects and garden designers. In 2005 they were honored as Fellows of the Garden Writers Association. Their Web site address is www.alandetrick.com.