{"id":6325,"date":"2026-02-21T16:03:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T00:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrwofficial.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/21\/episode-190-deer-resistant-plants-fine-gardening\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T16:04:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T00:04:01","slug":"episode-190-deer-resistant-plants-fine-gardening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wrwofficial.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/21\/episode-190-deer-resistant-plants-fine-gardening\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 190:\u00a0Deer-Resistant\u00a0Plants &#8211; Fine Gardening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Meet the plants that have proved to be deer-resistant in our gardens<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A public service\u00a0announcement\u00a0prior to getting this\u00a0episode\u00a0started: There is no such thing as a deer-<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">proof\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">plant. If deer are\u00a0hungry\u00a0enough,\u00a0they will\u00a0even\u00a0eat things that are\u00a0supposedly toxic\u00a0to them.\u00a0But there\u00a0are such things as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/article\/15-deer-resistant-plants\">deer-<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/article\/15-deer-resistant-plants\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">resistant<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0plants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So, on this recording of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/podcast\">Let\u2019s Argue About Plants<\/a>,\u00a0Danielle and Carol share some of the plants that have\u00a0stood up to the herds that visit\u00a0their backyards, and\u00a0their\u00a0colleague\u00a0Diana\u00a0Koehm\u00a0offers some\u00a0additional suggestions\u00a0of plants that deer tend to ignore\u00a0in her neck of the woods.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Episode Expert: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/author\/diana-koehm\">Diana Koehm<\/a><\/strong> is the content editor for Fine Gardening magazine. <\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40152370\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/87A93A\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\/font-color\/FFFFFF\" width=\"100%\" height=\"192\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen to More Podcast Episodes!<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/podcast\"><br \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YkODrXPBsmU&amp;list=PLtT8wWlQfnNEo5PYHAe0zIKRjOsgcUDqZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check Out <em>Let\u2019s Argue About Plants<\/em> on YouTube<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/podcast\"><br \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.finegardening.com\/loading.do?pk=W40083FS&amp;r=3H6754801&amp;ref=nav&amp;omedasite=FGN_landoffer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe to <em>Fine Gardening<\/em> Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Danielle\u2019s Deer-Resistant Picks<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2018Woodland Elf\u2019 epimedium (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Epimedium<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2018Woodland Elf\u2019, Zones 4b-9)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2018Limeglow\u2019 creeping juniper (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Juniperus horizontalis \u2018<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Limeglow\u2019, Zones 3-9)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2018Rosemoor\u2019 geranium (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Geranium<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">magnificum<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2018Rosemoor\u2019,\u00a0Zones 5-8)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Dwarf fothergilla (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fothergilla\u00a0gardenii<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Zones 5-8)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226490\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226490\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u2018Woodland Elf\u2019 epimedium. <em>Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens &amp; Proven Winners<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226492\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226492\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-226492\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19103122\/Limeglow-juniper_habit_MG.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Limeglow\u2019 creeping juniper habit \" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19103122\/Limeglow-juniper_habit_MG.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19103122\/Limeglow-juniper_habit_MG-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19103122\/Limeglow-juniper_habit_MG-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19103122\/Limeglow-juniper_habit_MG-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u2018Limeglow\u2019 creeping juniper habit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226494\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226494\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-226494\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19103125\/Roosemoor-geranium_DS.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Rosemoor\u2019 geranium \" width=\"1050\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19103125\/Roosemoor-geranium_DS.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19103125\/Roosemoor-geranium_DS-700x933.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19103125\/Roosemoor-geranium_DS-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u2018Rosemoor\u2019 geranium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226489\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226489\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-226489\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19103116\/Dwarf-fothergilla_habit_JWB.jpg\" alt=\"Dwarf fothergilla in spring bloom\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19103116\/Dwarf-fothergilla_habit_JWB.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19103116\/Dwarf-fothergilla_habit_JWB-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19103116\/Dwarf-fothergilla_habit_JWB-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19103116\/Dwarf-fothergilla_habit_JWB-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dwarf fothergilla habit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Carol\u2019s<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Deer-Resistant Picks<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2018Summer Beauty\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/article\/noteworthy-new-summer-alliums\">allium<\/a>\u00a0(<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Allium\u00a0tanguticum<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u2018Summer Beauty\u2019,\u00a0Zones\u00a04-9)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Smooth ironweed\u00a0(<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Vernonia fasciculata,<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Zones\u00a04-9)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2018Champagne Bubbles Mix\u2019 Icelandic poppy (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Oreomecon\u00a0nudicaulis<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0syn.\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Papaver\u00a0nudicaule<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Zones 2-7)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eastern red cedar\u00a0(<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Juniperus virginiana<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Zones 2-9)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226521\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-226521\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110434\/20240713_174315.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Summer Beauty\u2019 allium \" width=\"1050\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110434\/20240713_174315.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110434\/20240713_174315-700x933.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110434\/20240713_174315-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u2018Summer Beauty\u2019 allium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226526\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-226526\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110524\/20250817_192808.jpg\" alt=\"Smooth ironweed \" width=\"1050\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110524\/20250817_192808.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110524\/20250817_192808-700x933.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110524\/20250817_192808-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smooth ironweed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226527\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226527\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-226527\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110550\/iceland-poppy_champagnebubblesmix_Ctsy-of-Johnny-s-Selected-Seeds.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Champagne Bubbles Mix\u2019 Icelandic poppy Photo courtesy of Johnny\u2019s selected seed\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110550\/iceland-poppy_champagnebubblesmix_Ctsy-of-Johnny-s-Selected-Seeds.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110550\/iceland-poppy_champagnebubblesmix_Ctsy-of-Johnny-s-Selected-Seeds-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110550\/iceland-poppy_champagnebubblesmix_Ctsy-of-Johnny-s-Selected-Seeds-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110550\/iceland-poppy_champagnebubblesmix_Ctsy-of-Johnny-s-Selected-Seeds-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110550\/iceland-poppy_champagnebubblesmix_Ctsy-of-Johnny-s-Selected-Seeds-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u2018Champagne Bubbles Mix\u2019 Icelandic poppy Photo courtesy of Johnny\u2019s selected seed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226528\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226528\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-226528\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110710\/20240603_090020.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern red cedar with wysteria and smokebush\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110710\/20240603_090020.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110710\/20240603_090020-700x933.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110710\/20240603_090020-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eastern red cedar\u00a0with \u2018Amethyst Falls\u2019 wisteria (<em>Wisteria frutescens\u00a0<\/em>\u2018Amethyst Falls\u2019, Zones 5-9) and Golden Spirit\u00a0smoketree\u00a0(Cotinus\u00a0coggygria\u00a0\u2018Ancot\u2019, Zones 5-8)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226530\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226530\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-226530\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110830\/20250728_160417.jpg\" alt=\"Deer in Carol's Yard\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110830\/20250728_160417.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110830\/20250728_160417-700x933.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110830\/20250728_160417-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deer in Carol\u2019s Yard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Expert Diana Koehm\u2019s <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Deer-Resistant Picks<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2018Satyr Hill\u2019 American holly (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ilex opaca\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2018Satyr Hill\u2019,\u00a0Zones 5-8)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2018Hadspen\u00a0Cream\u2019\u00a0brunnera\u00a0(<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/plant\/siberian-bugloss-brunnera-macrophylla\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Brunnera\u00a0macrophylla<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2018Hadspen\u00a0Cream\u2019,\u00a0Zones\u00a03-7)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PowWow<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Wild Berry coneflower (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Echinacea purpurea<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2018Pas702917\u2019, Zones 3-8)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226531\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226531\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-226531\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110930\/FG221CO-Ilex-opaca-Satyr-Hill_DK-1.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Satyr Hill\u2019 American holly \" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110930\/FG221CO-Ilex-opaca-Satyr-Hill_DK-1.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110930\/FG221CO-Ilex-opaca-Satyr-Hill_DK-1-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110930\/FG221CO-Ilex-opaca-Satyr-Hill_DK-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19110930\/FG221CO-Ilex-opaca-Satyr-Hill_DK-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226531\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u2018Satyr Hill\u2019 American holly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226532\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226532\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-226532\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19111006\/FG217CH-Brunnera-macrophylla-Hadspen-Cream_ctsy-Karen-Chapman.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Hadspen Cream\u2019 brunnera photo courtesy of Karen Chapman\" width=\"1162\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19111006\/FG217CH-Brunnera-macrophylla-Hadspen-Cream_ctsy-Karen-Chapman.jpg 1162w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19111006\/FG217CH-Brunnera-macrophylla-Hadspen-Cream_ctsy-Karen-Chapman-700x843.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19111006\/FG217CH-Brunnera-macrophylla-Hadspen-Cream_ctsy-Karen-Chapman-768x925.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1162px) 100vw, 1162px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226532\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foliage of Hadspen Cream brunners. Hakonechloa behind<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226533\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226533\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-226533\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19111051\/FG217CH-Echinacea-purpurea-PAS702917_ctsy-Karen-Chapman.jpg\" alt=\"PowWow\u00ae Wild Berry coneflower \" width=\"1400\" height=\"983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19111051\/FG217CH-Echinacea-purpurea-PAS702917_ctsy-Karen-Chapman.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19111051\/FG217CH-Echinacea-purpurea-PAS702917_ctsy-Karen-Chapman-700x492.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19111051\/FG217CH-Echinacea-purpurea-PAS702917_ctsy-Karen-Chapman-1200x843.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19111051\/FG217CH-Echinacea-purpurea-PAS702917_ctsy-Karen-Chapman-768x539.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Close up PowWow<sup><span class=\"TextRun SCXW91498907 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91498907 BCX0\">\u00ae <\/span><\/span><\/sup> Wild Berry echinacea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>Photos courtesy of the contributors unless otherwise noted.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the plants that have proved to be deer-resistant in our gardens A public service\u00a0announcement\u00a0prior to getting this\u00a0episode\u00a0started: There is no such thing as a deer-proof\u00a0plant. 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