Sheldon Owen, PhD, is a wildlife extension specialist at West Virginia University. Michael Mengak, PhD, is a Certified Wildlife Biologist and professor, Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Northeast Ohio has some exquisite private and public gardens, and although the plants themselves have been wildly different, many have one element in common: a sturdy deer fence. A ...

Deer are such graceful creatures. They provide enjoyment for wildlife enthusiasts and sport for hunters. And they are herbivores, meaning they feed on leaves and plants, including the most expensive ...

The most obvious issue is that the deer eat many of the plants that we would like to grow in our gardens and landscape. Among the plants that deer usually don’t eat are Texas mountain laurel, viburnum ...

Nibbled day lilies, stomped out azaleas, a bitten-off plantain lily — gardeners know the signs of a visit from a deer. They can spell disaster for backyard plants. But there are things you can do to ...

Of all the garden pests, deer can be some of the most frustrating. They don’t care if you’re sprinkling coffee grounds between your rows of tomatoes, or hanging shiny strips of tape around the ...

Who isn’t in awe of the sight of a herd of graceful whitetail deer bounding across a meadow or along the edge of a forest in a Metro Park? With their signature white tails waving, they are truly a ...

If you plant it, they will come. They being deer, of course, the scourge of anyone who has ever had the audacity to invest in perennials for their yard. “Just one deer can eat up to 12 pounds worth of ...

Sally and George Peterson are DIY gardeners who have transformed a rough hillside with a lake view into a tree-laden landscape with organic vegetables and herbs growing in raised planter beds and a ...

While they may be cute to look at, deer are a major problem for many gardeners. Deer, along with rabbits and other vermin, are indiscriminate herbivores and will make short work of anything that looks ...