Product Description

Much more than a list of 'deer-resistant' plants, this book takes the reader into the garden, detailing cultural requirements, bloom length, seasonal interest, landscape use, companion plants, maintenance, and propagation for each plant. This is a reference tool for all gardeners, in deer country or not.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #319132 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 210 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780977425105
• Condition: USED - VERY GOOD
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Review
'We're not exaggerating when we say that Deer in My Garden might save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars in plant replacement costs . . . Carolyn Singer has managed to outdo many horticultural researchers and cooperative extension workers in terms of gathering, organizing, and disseminating material that will be extraordinarily valuable to many gardeners.' --HortIdeas, May 2006

About the Author
Carolyn Singer has gardened, taught, designed, and written garden articles in deer country for more than twenty-eight years. Tours of her gardens have inspired many gardeners, and her classes are legendary. Her writing has been published in Fine Gardening, Garden Gate, and Better Homes and Gardens. She is a writer for The Union, her local newspaper in Grass Valley, California.

Customer Reviews

Living in harmony with the deer in your landscape
For those of us who wish to be better stewards of the Earth and to live in harmony with the wildlife, gardening can be quite a challenge given how much our animal friends like what we plant. I was delighted to find a book that directly addressed how to have a successful garden in deer country: Deer in My Garden: Vol. 1: Perennials & Subshrubs (The Yucky Flower Series).

This series is a necessary companion for anyone wishing to find a balance between gardening and feeding their local deer. While it may seem that deer will try to eat almost anything, there are actually plants they will avoid. Carolyn Singer, working from her own deer-friendly gardening projects, provides the following information for each plant: Latin name, common name, description, cultural requirements (sun, soil, etc.), bloom, seasonal interest, companion plants & landscape uses, propagation, and maintenance. In other words, the reader is provided with the information necessary for designing and maintaining perennial gardens that the deer won't destroy.

I found this book immediately useful even though I would have liked more pictures of the plants in gardens and at different stages of their lives. In fact, I found it so useful, I went out and bought the next volume in the series: Deer in My Garden: Groundcovers & Edgers Yucky Flower). I can't wait to see what's in Volume 3.

The book is an excellent resource and handy guidebook for gardeners in regions that are heavily populated by deer.
"Deer in My Garden: The Yucky Flower Series" is a resource book of plants, specifically perennials and subshrubs, that deer won't eat. The subtitle is partly inspired by the author's grandson's observation, after seeing the damage of deer grazing, that she should plant "yucky flowers" that deer won't eat. The guide includes only plants that have been confirmed that deer won't eat, however author Carolyn Singer offers some caveats. She shares that she has occasionally encountered plants that deer have not eaten in all her years of gardening, and then one morning, all the plants are gone. So, while the plants have been tested extensively in gardens to prove that they will not be eaten, deer are unpredictable, and there is no guarantee they will never eat the plants listed in the book.

Singer provides detailed information about each plant, and each is identified by its scientific and common name. She describes the appearance, especially colors of both flowers and leaves and the plant's potential size. Additionally, she includes information about the best climate and growing zones, growing seasons, propagation, and which plants best compliment the given plant. Photos are provided for many of the entries, but not all.

The book is an excellent resource and handy guidebook for gardeners in regions that are heavily populated by deer. It is clear that Singer has done a great deal of research to compile the information contained in her book, and she has done significant testing to ensure that these plants are not eaten by deer.

A fantastic resource
Reviewed by Irene Watson for Reader Views (4/09)

I was elated to review this book because living in Austin, Texas we are inundated with deer and they eat everything in sight. Being continually challenged by the deer in our back yard we have resorted to living with the deer and working around their environment. Carolyn Singer's book, "Deer in My Garden, Volume 1: Perennials and Subshrubs" is our godsend.

What is really great about this book is not only is there a list of deer-resistant plants but also description with a photo, cultural requirements, companion plants and landscape uses, and maintenance. All this information gives the gardener a concise and informative avenue to create a garden that is pleasing to the eye and resisted by our four-legged neighbors.

Carolyn Singer's "Deer in My Garden" is not only a necessary resource for gardeners with a large deer population in their area, but for beginners wanting to learn what plants are environmentally conducive to their specific area. This much needed tool is a must-have for every gardener, and for me, it's a keeper.