Use a motion activated sprinkler

Purchase a motion activated sprinkler, hook your garden hose up to it and point it at the location where the deer enter the yard. If set up correctly, this is a very effective method of keeping deer out.

Fence your yard

If you want to keep deer from ever entering your yard in the first place then a fence might be the way to go, but deer can jump very high you’ll want the fence to be at least 10 feet tall.

Add an extension to your fence

If deer are jumping your fence then you will need to add an extension to the fence. This can be done by extending your fence posts with wooden stakes, bamboo poles or anything tall and sturdy. The fence post extension should reach a height of 10 feet tall. String or netting is then strung across the extended fence posts. This creates a barrier which the deer cannot jump through.

Make a barrier with clear fishing wire

If you just have a few individual plants or garden beds that you want to keep deer away from, then making your own barrier with clear fishing wire is a good option. You’ll need to insert stakes around the plant and wrap enough clear fishing wire around the stakes to keep deer from getting through. This is a nice option because it looks much nicer than chicken wire.

Make a barrier with wood or netting

Insert stakes around the plant or garden bed and wrap netting around the stakes to keep deer from getting through. Or build the barrier out of solid wood.

Avoid plants that deer love

The best way to keep deer out of your garden is to just avoid plants that deer are attracted to altogether. Some plants that deer are particularly attracted to are:

• Hostas
• Arborvitae
• Pansies
• Hydrangeas
• Tulips

Follow this list of deer resistant plants that grow well in Victoria, BC

Perennials and Bulbs

• Bear’s Breech
• Yarrow
• Columbine
• Thrift
• Artemisia
• Aster
• Astilbe
• Centaurea
• Jupiter’s Beard
• Snow in Summer
• Coreopsis
• Crocosmia
• Crocus
• Cyclamen
• Dahlia
• Bleeding Heart
• Foxglove
• Purple Coneflower
• Fleabane
• Wallflower
• Euphorbia
• Ferns
• Gaillardia
• Grasses
• Cranesbill
• Helleborus
• Daylily
• Herbs (except Basil)
• Candytuft
• Iris
• Redhot Poker
• Lily Turf (Mondo Grass)
• Lithodora
• Lupine
• Bee Balm
• Daffodil
• Nepeta
• Poppy
• Beard Tongue
• Jerusalem Sage
• Phlox subulata
• Santolina
• Sisyrinchium
• Lamb’s Ear
• Speedwell
• Lavender
• Sunflowers
• Zinnias
• Peonies
• Wisteria
• Butterfly bush
• Rose shrubs
• Rosemary
• Bamboo
• Heather
• Lilac
• Holly
• Rhododendrons
• Viburnum
• Juniper
• Redwood
• Douglas fir
• Escallonia
• Japanese maple
• Oak
• Yew
• Eucalyptus
• Fig
• Boxwood

Shrubs

• Abelia
• Manzanita
• Bamboo
• Barberry
• Butterfly Bush
• Boxwood
• Bottlebrush
• Heather
• Carpenteria californica
• California Lilac
• Flowering Quince
• Mexican Orange (Choysia)
• Rockrose
• Cotoneaster
• Daphne
• Elaeagnus
• Escallonia
• Flannel Bush
• Salal
• Hypericum
• Holly
• Kerria
• Lavender
• Tree Mallow
• Mahonia
• Heavenly bamboo
• Potentilla
• Firethorn (Pyracantha)
• Rhododendron
• Currant
• Rosemary
• Sage
• Sarcococca
• Lilac
• Germander
• Evergreen Huckleberry
• Viburnum

Vines

• Ivy
• Jasmine
• Wisteria

Conifers

• Fir
• Cedar
• False Cypress
• Cypress
• Juniper
• Spruce
• Pine
• Douglas Fir
• Coast Redwood (Sequoia)
• Taxus Yew

Trees

• Vine Maple
• Japanese Maple
• Silk Tree
• Crataegus
• Eucalyptus
• Fig
• Ash
• Maidenhair tree (Ginko Tree)
• Magnolia
• Palms
• Oak
• Sumac