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As you can see in the video to the right, deer are a big problem for many gardeners.
Here's a list of deer resistant plants from Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy horticulturalist Angela Masters. She has been able to grow all these at Riverview Park Chapel Shelter.
You think you have a deer problem? As you can see from the video, I was 10 feet away from some fawns who had no fear of people.
I've also put a list together of plants that work in my North Hills garden too. I've got deer, but not the numbers that Angela deals with.
The garden at the Chapel Shelter are beautiful and it's a wonderful place to spend some quiet time with the bees...oh yeah, and the deer!
Perennials
Mountain Mint Pycananthemum muticum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium (various cutivars)
Salvia ‘May Night’ Salvia nemorosa ‘May Night’
Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia fulgirda
Bearded Iris Iris germanica (various cultivars)
Golden-alexander Zizia aurea
Virginia Willow Itea virginica
Annuals
Salvia ‘Victoria Blue’
Zinnia ‘Profusion Cherry’
Ageratum ‘Blue Horizon’
Dusty Miller
Celosia ‘Fresh Look Red’
Marigold
Alyssum
This blog post from the PPC has more tips, ideas and details for dealing with the deer.
Here are some other plants that aren't getting eaten in my garden. Just remember though, each herd eats differently-
Tithonia (Mexican sunflower)
Siberian iris
Forcythia
Anemone
Anise Hyssop
Dahlias
Azalea and Rhododendrons
Perennial hibiscus
Rose of Sharon
There are lots of different products that can be sprayed on plants like hostas that the deer love. Bobbex really has worked well in my garden.

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