As deer populations increase, property owners are looking for ways to combat damage from them. Master gardener Hart (Dirt-Cheap Gardening, Storey, 1995) offers environmentally responsible methods for deterring deer from the yard and garden. Besides information on historical deer populations, the roots and extent of the current problem, deer species, subspecies in the United States, and the life cycle and behavior of deer, she provides extensive tips...

This hardworking advice from Karen Chapman will help homeowners keep deer away through smart garden design strategies and deer-resistant plant options.

Outlines strategies for protecting gardens and landscaping from deer and twenty-one other kinds of wildlife, in a guide that draws on expert advice to counsel readers on a variety of deterrents while providing encyclopedic entries on more than one thousand resistant plants.

Describes the humane methods that can be used and items that can be made or purchased to prevent disturbances from such wild animals as raccoons, snakes, rabbits, bats, coyotes, foxes, and others. Includes notes on their dietary habits, habitats, and communicable diseases.