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Deer eating roses?

munawar134munawar134 Posts: 4
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For the first time I've had my roses destroyed. No leaves on the ground. It looks like an animal may have decided to have a picnic. Does anyone have any experience of this- I have recently seen deer in the garden, can they eat roses? This happened over a period of 2 nights.imageimageimageimage

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889

    deer love roses, and holly, and Hostas. image

    Last edited: 14 May 2017 16:23:56

    Devon.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,146

    Get up early, first light, just as the blackbirds start to sing, and look out of your window ... have your camera primed and set ready ............ then show us the culprits 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • munawar134munawar134 Posts: 4

    Thanks Dovefromabove , I will try .

  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 8,355

    Muntjac regard roses as a particular delicacy.image

    We had to have gates put on the previously open driveway to keep them out of the garden. They virtually destroyed my newly planted border a few years ago.

    Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
  • munawar134munawar134 Posts: 4

    Found the deer last night at 2.18 am. 

    How to stop him revisiting now.?

  • Singing GardenerSinging Gardener Posts: 1,237

    We had this problem a week ago and accidentally repaired our fence with the muntjak deer inside. Whoops! It's now outside but in the meantime we ordered a deer deterrent device. It has a movement sensor and turns on a light and plays the radio when it senses movement. It gets good reviews but I can't yet tell you from personal experience whether it works as we haven't installed ours yet.

  • munawar134munawar134 Posts: 4

    Thank you, please let me know where to buy that device.

  • Singing GardenerSinging Gardener Posts: 1,237

    We got ours from Ebay but I think they're quite widely sold. If you google "Deer deterrent" it will be one of the shopping links. Don't know if this link will work:

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/401065582454?chn=ps&adgroupid=44594567914&rlsatarget=pla-353736506367&abcId=1088856&adtype=pla&merchantid=7305244&poi=&googleloc=1006561&device=c&campaignid=805978797&crdt=0 

  • BuzzbeaBuzzbea Posts: 5

    I've found that sprinkling bits of Irish Spring soap around my rose bushes and hostas has helped keep the deer away from a few plants that can't be fenced off.  I don't know how long it will work.  I've also read that spreading cuttings from your hair dresser will deter them as well.

  • IamweedyIamweedy Posts: 1,364

    When I look at the title of this thread I cannot help but think about the roses which are eating the deer.




    'You must have some bread with it me duck!'

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