The end of deer in my garden?

The Impatient Gardener • 159K subscribers

Jul 18, 2026
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@carolynmaccord3635 Jul 19, 2026

Vexed me! Best way to describe deer and our house/property.

@EEdwards879 Jul 19, 2026

new to our home so i am determine to win over the deer. my neighbor visited and said "oh, deer food", he laughed. i didn't. after taking the time to spend the money, time and energy, you want it to be safe & sound. i have a maybe 4 foot decorative fence from amazon, spinning flowers, metal pie pans…

@mainblaine456 Jul 19, 2026

Wow, what an undertaking! It looks good tho where it needs to, and recedes where you want it unseen. You should stick some bird houses on top of the cedar post- just because! :)

@ESkye91 Jul 18, 2026

Absolutely gorgeous gate! Love it!

@BarbElton Jul 18, 2026

I like that you were flexible in Your material and systems design for different areas of your property. It all makes sense to me! You will likely have to make tweaks, just like gardening. Love the trellis solution.

@sharonmcentee8615 Jul 18, 2026

Smoke from Canada not affecting your area?? And look at you wearing a sweatshirt. It’s in the 90’s here.

@Donna-f1e Jul 18, 2026

❤

@sharynmontclair Jul 18, 2026

Excellent - very helpful. Good luck.

@SusanHouse-c1x Jul 18, 2026

What a garden of beauty! I was curious if deer could crawl under fences. So i googled and the answer was yes. I had never thought about that. Agile creatures!

@nitastacy8325 Jul 18, 2026

Good! You needed it!

@KipGuy-WS Jul 18, 2026

We installed a deer fence this year. T-posts, wire roll with two electrified wires at the top - solar powered back and side yard. (Big property and the fence is well within our property.) The front fence is wood and short enough to easily jump but I've put an art installation with rebar stakes. I'm…

@lainyjane4581 Jul 18, 2026

WONDERFUL. Very happy for you. Life should not be a constant battle of trying to keep your plants from being eaten/destroyed, mauled etc.. I think all of this is very attractive. Bunnies are taking over and i am so stressed.