Dealing with wildlife is a reality every gardener and homeowner must face from time to time. While you might have to implement strategies to deter common offenders such as squirrels and other rodents, ...

These reliable, humane deer deterrents—including a natural DIY option—won't harm plants or pets.

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 ...

Factors that determine deer pressure include winter conditions, reduction of habitat, and population of predators. To avoid deer damage there are a number of options. In my last column I addressed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Of all the garden ...

After suffering continuous crop losses due to deer, Steve Hess was ready to abandon some of his rented farmland. But with two strands of wire and some inexpensive fiberglass fence posts, he found a ...

If your once-full shrubs suddenly look bare from the bottom up, deer may be the reason. Many homeowners first notice the problem when plants like arborvitae start looking “skirted,” with all the ...

Deer are common visitors to landscapes even in urban and suburban areas. Fencing is the most effective way to protect your plants but is not always practical or desirable. Your community may have ...