Hutto's Home and Garden

After reading the Mississippi State Extension Service’s recommendation to minimize deer damage to the landscape, I decided to make a list of plants that we sell at Hutto’s that are less desirable to deer. They recommend plants that have strong smells, milky latex, or sap, or that are toxic. They say choosing plants with tough leather, hairy, or prickly features is best. Keep in mind while no plant is truly deer proof. There are quite a few to choose from that are deer resistant. Here is a list of plants that we normally have available throughout the year at Hutto’s that deer do not prefer to eat.

Boxwood, Holly, Juniper, Cypress, Distylium, Nandina, Snowball Viburnum, Forsythia, Mock Orange, Carolina Sweet Shrub, Loropetalum, Abelia, Camellia, Butterfly Bush, Sweet Olive, Wax leaf Ligustrum, Wax Myrtle, Yucca Color Guard, Oak leaf hydrangea, Banana Shrub, Saucer Magnolia, Flowering Quince, Vinca Minor, Liriope, (Monkey Grass), Mondo Grass, Muhly Grass, Maiden Grass, Ajuga, Coneflower, Blackeye Susan, Milkweeds, Giant Leopard Plant, (Tractor Seat Plant), Society Garlic, Chives, Lavender, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, Lemon Balm, Bee Balm, Oregano, Mint, Dill, Sedum, Shasta Daisy, Dusty Miller, and Salvia, I know I have left off some, but as you can see there are many plants that we can help you choose from that will coexist with deer.

Hutto’s also sells a deer and rabbit repellent that we blend ourselves that does a great job in the vegetable garden; it has a residual that lasts about a month. It should be reapplied after heavy rain for the best results. It will help get the vegetables through the season with minimum damage.

Please come see us at Hutto’s Home and Garden Center for all your gardening needs.