In growing up on my grandparents’ farm, we had to be careful of deer eating our plants but honestly, there were bigger issues such as them eating off the leaves on the young trees we were planting or eating our vegetable and fruit gardens. I now leave in a suburban home and have had to fence in my vegetable garden to keep out the deer.

This book deals with the perennials and subscrubs that you can plant and deer will not eat them. Gardeners will welcome this advice as no one wants to have their hard work wasted or their money spent on plants eaten by deer.

Carolyn Singer has organized the plants alphabetically that are “yucky” to deer that makes the book easy to use. Under each plant heading a brief description and color picture is included along with cultural requirements, that tells you what zone this plants works best in, and what are its sun and water requirements. Details are given about the bloom, the seasonal interest, propagation and maintenance. Where applicable, companion plants and landscape use is also included.

I read the book straight through and it was readable though most people will probably use it more as a reference book. Singer also includes several helpful appendix including Deer-Resistant Edging Perennials, Plants That May be Deer-Resistant and Plants That are on Deer-Resistance Lists but are not Deer-Resistant.

I would recommend this to gardeners that have problems with deer eating their plants but it is also a good plant reference for gardeners who do not have problems with deer.