Deer Damage on Asiatic Lilies
The photo on the left show beautiful Asiatic lilies in full bloom in mid-May in Zone 7b. There were protected with I Must Garden Deer Repellent from the moment they appeared in early spring. Leaves and buds were regularly sprayed. Once they had finished blooming, they were intentionally never sprayed again. The photo on the right shows them finally devoured by deer in September. |
Deer Damage on Fatshedera lizie (Common Names: Bush Ivy, Tree Ivy)
Fatshederas (zones 7,8,9) are wonderful plants with beautiful variegated foliage. They are a cross between fatsia (Fatsia japonica) and ivy (Hedera helix) so they sometimes appear confused as to whether they want to grow as shrub or a vine. Aside from their striking beauty, they tolerate dry shade which makes them a welcome addition in otherwise bare spots. This particular plant was in the ground for two years before the deer decided to taste their leaves. Once protected with I Must Garden Deer Repellent, the plant recovered nicely. |
Deer Damage on Weigela Leaves
Just because the entire plant wasn’t eaten, don’t assume that the deer won’t be back! It’s important to know what plants are susceptible and spray as soon as the leaves start emerging in the spring. |
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Deer Nibbling on Coleus
While it doesn’t appear to be their favorite food, this coleus leaf was nibbled by a deer. |
Deer Damage on Irises
Irises are frequently found listed as deer resistant. Unfortunately, the deer that tried this iris hadn’t read the list! Interesting, the entire plant wasn’t eaten, so it’s not a favorite. It’s not unusual for a juvenile deer to try anything. |
 Deer Damage on Weigela
Notice how the stem of this weigela is frayed. Deer have teeth only on the
lower jaw and a bony pad on the top. When they bite down, they must tear the plant to pull off leaves. |
Squirrel Damage |
| Squirrels love the berries of Wax Myrtles. In previous years, squirrels ate the berries, but didn’t do any damage to the plant itself. Perhaps it was the fact that there were fewer acorns produced in the fall that made the squirrels particularly hungry and attack the plant so aggressively. |
 Wax Myrtle Berries
Wax Myrtles (Myrica cerifera) plants are either male or female. It is only the female plants that produce clusters of gray berries on the stems. |
 Squirrel Damaged Branch
In the process of eating the berries, many of the wax myrtles twiggy branches were damaged. |
 Squirrel Damaged Wax Myrtle
This was a rather dense shrub. Notice how “open” the plant now appears. Leaves and twigs have been chewed off and are laying on the ground. |
 Wax Myrtle “Pruned” by Squirrels
This photo shows the abundance of leaves and twigs that were chewed off by squirrels. The mulch is barely visible. |
 Squirrel Damage to Birdhouse
The hole is this bird house was originally 1 ½ inches in diameter. The squirrel enlarged the hole to nearly 3 inches. |
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