Deer netting

A long view of deer netting over a hosta in Sally's bed.

A closeup of a 'Sagae' hosta covered by netting.

POSTED BY FRED — Sally, a Sugar Creek colleague and one of our gardeners participating in the June 4 SCG garden tour, lives in deer country and felt rather obliged not to be showing off hostas gnawed to the ground by her friendly neighborhood Bambis. It wasn’t practical to wrap her property in deer fencing but much easier to wrap her hostas (and other plants that deer like) instead.

Here are a couple of photos — one a long view and another a closeup — showing what the netting looks like.

I was surprised at how non-distracting it was. From a distance, it’s hardly noticeable. Up close, sure, but a hosta in full leaf is certainly better than the alternative.

Sally says a 7 x 100 foot roll of deer netting runs about $16 at Lowe’s. Which gives me an idea: I’m lucky not to deal with deer but occasionally unlucky with rabbits. Similar netting might be worth a look to discourage these bandits.

Move along, nothing going on here (for now).

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