Deer-Resistant Landscaping: Proven Advice and Strategies for Outwitting Deer and 20 Other Pesky Mammals

Not just another lightweight book of pretty pictures. The author discusses the animals browsing habits, natural history and behaviors and this aspect is very interesting above and beyond the nice plant directory in the back half of the book of plants that have less browsing than others. Of course, depending on your local deer & critter density, your mileage may vary but I have found this book to be most useful. The fencing options described (and their modifications) are great!

The title of this book understates what it provides. It is about much more than deer -- rats, voles, woodchucks, and many other animals are covered. Usually when I research a problem varmint, I find either natural history (animal habit info) or pest control information. I rarely find the two integrated together as they are in this book. I own an Audubon Society book on mammals, which is good to understand how they live in the wild, but not so good when figuring out my control options. Usually I bypass deer control books (nothing new under the sun) but this book - containing so much more info - caught my eye.Neil Soderstrom provides facts and insights for understanding the history and habits of the animal one is dealing with, and provides control and management options for real-world situations.I think highly enough of this book that I gave it as a gift to a wildlife control professional I know.It is a thorough effort and well worth owning. It is not a superficial treatment that you can pick up in a quick scan while standing in a book store -- much more effort and substance has gone into this book. I heard Soderstrom speak and clearly he was completely immersed in understanding his subject matter. I do recommend this book.

This book is perfect for my new home. I am surrounded by deer that often camp out in my yard and have eaten all my tulips. This book tells me the plants I can use without them becoming dinner.

Sadly I no longer see rabbits as bunnies or deer as Bambis, and decency precludes me from saying how I refer to raccoons. Now I see varmints but everybody's gotta to eat, so we try to find ways to discourage over-harvesting & the destruction of garden areas. This book helped a great deal not just with prevention but understanding the whys and hows. Recommend this book for solutions for gardeners such as myself, who depend upon what we grow. Perhaps Mr. Soderstrom could write a book for the varmints on how to avoid territorial two legged pests.

This book is very thorough in the parts I have read. I believe this will be same for the whole book.

I was prompted to investigate deer-resistant plants after a gorgeous daylily, full of blooms and buds, was destroyed by deer. I had invested time and money into that plant, little knowing that daylilies and hostas are deer favorites.I recently took this book to the garden store and came home with lantanas, coreopsis, snapdragons and an abelia bush. So far, so good. Previous purchases of echinacea and marigolds have gone well.This a comprehensive book that discusses other animal problems as well as deer.Still, the section on deer and deer resistant plants is more informative than other books on the subject. There are nice descriptions of the deer-resistant plants in the back, with lovely illustrations and plant profiles.

Spring brought unwelcome vistas of straggly yews around the foundation of our house for several years. Each time I replaced a badly damaged yew, the deer only ate the replacement with renewed relish. Nibbling yews can kill cattle and sheep, but not white-tailed deer who chomp on them with immunity and impunity. What to do? Why not replace the wretched-looking yews with native species that have had centuries to develop tastes and odors that deer loathe. This book provided a gallery of unpalatable but lovely choices that had been researched by gardeners throughout the United States. After careful reading, I consulted a local horticulturist who specializes in propagating native species and am now anticipating planting a deer-proof yard.

Never having dealt with deer or gophers before we moved to a new place with signs of both, I felt like this book did a great job of explaining about the critter and its ways and habits, then gave an overview of techniques for dealing with them. I suspect there's not enough depth and detail if you are in a serious ongoing war - and these are hard problems, I didn't come away with much optimism that it was going to be easy! but I think this is a great reference to have when you need to get started, realistic about the seriousness, and it covers a good number of possible pest animals.

Very informative with lots of practical tips

I am very happy with this book. It arrived in a reasonable time via Canada Post. The plant lists are in several formats and the explanations are clear. Inclusion of other mammals is very useful as well. I had checked it out of the library first to ensure I wanted to buy it to have for reference. The colour pictures are very useful.I believe the book was advertised by the seller as new. It was in new condition except that there was a black magic marker mark on the cut edge of the book indicating that it may be a "remainder'. This might reduce the suitability if it was for a gift.