Deer-Resistant Native Plants for the Northeast

by Ruth Rogers Clausen, Gregory D Tepper

Overview

 "For Northeastern gardeners—all of whom battle the serious problem that is deer browsing—this is definitely one for the library.” —GardenRant

The benefits of native plants are plentiful—less upkeep, more pollinators, and a better environment. In Deer-Resistant Native Plants for the Northeast, Ruth Rogers Clausen and Gregory D. Tepper provide a list of native plants that have one more benefit—they are proven to help prevent your garden from becoming a deer buffet. From annuals and perennials to grasses and shrubs, every suggested plant includes a deer-resistance rating, growing advice, companion species, and the beneficial wildlife the plant does attract. Let these beautiful natives help your landscape flourish!
 
For gardeners in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, DC.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781604699869
Publisher:	Timber Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	02/16/2021
Pages:	220
Sales rank:	95,846
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Ruth Rogers Clausen is the author of 50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants, and co-author of Essential Perennials and The Proven Winners Garden Book. She received a Quill and Trowel award from the Garden Writers Association (now Garden Communicators International) and has written for the American Garden Guides series. She is the former horticulture editor for Country Living Garden magazine and a long-time contributor to Country Gardens magazine. Ruth lectures widely at horticultural conventions and symposia, flower shows, and to garden societies and clubs. In 2017, she was awarded the Garden Media Award by the Perennial Plant Association.

Gregory D. Tepper is a professional horticulturist, lecturer, consultant, and life-long native plant enthusiast. He is currently horticulturist at the Arboretum at Laurel Hill and West Laurel Hill Cemeteries in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and previously held the positions of director of horticulture at Mt. Cuba Center in Hockessin, Delaware, and director of horticulture and board member at Delaware Botanic Gardens, where he was instrumental in developing the garden’s initial horticultural mission and implementing a two-acre meadow designed by world-renowned garden designer Piet Oudolf.

Editorial Reviews

09/21/2020

Growing native plants to encourage wildlife is a new trend in gardening, according to this helpful primer from Clausen, former horticulture editor for Country Living Garden magazine, and horticulturist Tepper. Thanks to gardeners’ interest in cultivating a healthy landscape for foraging birds and pollinating insects, plant species “once considered simple roadside wildflowers are now sought after as attractive and enviable additions to the garden plant palette.” The fly in the ointment is the white-tailed deer, which can ravage a garden and, more generally, deplete an environment capable of sustaining other wildlife. To help gardeners repel them, Clausen and Tepper go over 75 deer-resistant native plant species and how and where to plant them—christmas fern “is most content on shady, wooded slopes and at the base of trees,” where it helps “hold leaf debris in place that acts as mulch,” while tufted grass “is an excellent addition to any meadow edge, or massed in beds and borders.” The tips are accompanied by plentiful color photos and pithy sidebars—à la “Deer Candy: Native Plants That Deer Prefer!” For gardeners looking to create natural space that will serve as lasting havens for pollinators and birds, this practical guide will prove the ticket. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly

For gardeners looking to create natural spaces that will serve as lasting havens for pollinators and birds, this practical guide will prove the ticket.” —Publishers Weekly

"For Northeastern gardeners, those who share many of our native plants, or those who love growing these plants in other areas of the globe—but all of whom battle the serious problem that is deer browsing—this is definitely one for the library.” —GardenRant
 
“This trustworthy duo has written a book that will be useful as we consider our gardens this year...I highly suggest adding this book to enhance your garden experience.” —The Cottage in the Court Podcast  
 
“An essential resource for solving deer-related problems in the garden.” —The Times Herald
 
 

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