BOB: As deer continue to overrun our residential landscapes, homeowners must be more concerned about protecting their ornamental plants, especially during winter when heavier browsing occurs. There are 3 ways to protect your plantings, and we feel proper plant choices and exclusion are the two that work the best in the long run. Here are your 3 choices: Exclusion - Through the use of fencing or mesh, keep the deer away from plants.

BOB: There are several temporary solutions such as human hairballs and commercial deer repellents, and we've had luck planting shrubs that aren't "preferred" deerfood, but it will actually take good deer-fencing to keep deer away. Also see our Pests webpage with a section on deer. See similar questions...

In the spring when there is lots of food for them in the woods, deer will stay away from Rugosas and any others that have a lot of thorns and prickles. However if they are hungry then no new rose growth is safe. Many ideas have been tried to discoura Here's advice on what NOT to do in your garden..opinions from all and sundry... Least favorite gardening trend...What's yours?? My least favorite garden trend....Evergreens!!!!!! Posted by daylilydreamer 6/7Mid-Atlantic (My Page) on Wed, Aug See similar questions...

No. It is not a good idea to feed deer. Feeding deer makes them vulnerable to predation and vehicle collisions, among other things. Fed deer tend to travel more in the winter going between feeding sites and exhaust their fat stores. Unfed deer tend to travel less, stay in natural winter deer yards, and conserve their resources to survive the winter -- the natural survival strategies that have served them for eons. See similar questions...

In mild winter areas no winter protection is needed. In colder climates the level of insulation is dependant on the severity of the cold weather. It is always a good idea to check out what other rose fanciers are doing in your area. In most cases, some light pruning is needed to physically tie up the plants. There are many ways to insulate your plants, first some type of container or barrier is needed to keep the organic insulation in place. See similar questions...

There is no scientific evidence that CWD is transmissible through consumption of meat from an infected animal. CWD has not been linked to any human variant of the disease in the way that mad cow disease is associated with a variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. The prion that causes CWD accumulates only in certain parts of infected animals – the brain, eyes, spinal cord, lymph nodes, tonsils, and spleen – and, therefore, these tissues should not be eaten. See similar questions...

Local advice is preferred for this question, but here are some general guidelines for winter care of rose bushes for those living in colder climates. The major dangers to the plant in winter are the drying of the wind, the effect of alternate thawing and freezing cycles on the plant when winter temperatures fluctuate, the inability of the plant to take in water if the soil is frozen, and damage from the cold itself to the canes and bud union. See similar questions...

We live on a river in the deep South and are surrounded by more animals than imaginable. The last facts I saw, we had the second largest deer population in the U.S. and have turkey, squirrels, rabbits all over our bamboo farm. The most damage is done by rabbits and that doesn't amount to much. During the first couple of years, new plantings should be protected with wire enclosures to prevent any animal from tasting the new shoots. In our experience, deer pose no real problem. See similar questions...

I know of thirty different methods of protecting roses from deer. Unfortunately 28 of them don't work. A big dog and or an 8 - 10 foot fence will do the job. See similar questions...

Mice and rabbits can be deterred with fencing, trees guards or a spray repellent such as Ropel. Tree guards are also effective in preventing girdling from string trimmers. Deer have increasingly become a problem in suburban areas. Homemade deterrents include hanging bars of fragrant soap or a 6-ft. wire guard. A commercial spray repellent such as Hinder can also be effective. See similar questions...

Children are asked to wear light-colored clothing with long pants, long sleeves and socks pulled over pant leg bottoms whenever they go on field trips. Every class does a "tick search" before returning from field trips. See similar questions...

Will your trees survive the snow, ice, winter cold and winter sun? There are several short-term and long-term steps you can take to ensure your plants’ survival or lessen potential damage. The effect of winter conditions are more severe on trees which are stressed, so one key to preventing damage is preventing stress by keeping your trees in good health year-round. The first protection you can offer for your trees is to site them in a good location depending on the weather in your area. See similar questions...

They can live quite happily, through the coldest winter, if they have an insulated coop or a light inside their coop. The smaller the coop, the easier it is for them to keep it warm. Birds can get frostbite. Birds with large combs tend to be more susceptible. Also, some breeds are just hardier than others. See similar questions...

For cold protection in the first winter, vines tied to a trellis should be cut free to lie on the ground. In very cold areas and with vinifera in all areas, a mound of earth should be thrown up to the vines in late fall to protect the graft union and as much of the vine as possible. On grafted vines the hill must be removed in the spring. See similar questions...

A - Grafted roses (those on which a branch with desirable traits is grafted onto the stem of a hardier rose) need protection from Inland Northwest winters at the graft union. Just before the ground freezes, mound soil about 12 inches in and around canes, making sure the graft is completely covered. Cover with a mulch of fine bark, straw or pine needles. Hardy or “own-root” roses, once established, do not need special winter protection. See similar questions...

Bananas will survive most Texas winters with the exception of the colder areas along the Red River and in the Panhandle. Allow the first hard freeze to kill the tops back to the ground, then trim to remove the dried stubble a few days later. You'll gain several degrees' worth of protection if you pile mulched tree leaves over their crowns. If you are growing a dwarf banana in a patio pot you will need to protect it from sub-freezing weather. See similar questions...

Surprisingly, no. Anatolians tend to be "easy keepers", and an adult Anatolian will eat between 40 to 60 pounds of premium quality dog chow a month. As a puppy, an Anatolian should be fed a premium puppy food for the first year. Some breeders will use puppy food for the first 18 months, and then switch to a good adult food. See similar questions...