Shade Plants
Ribes odoratum ‘Crandall’
Here is a stellar plant that is beautiful, fragrant, and delicious – as well as being good for the birds!
‘Crandall’ Blackcurrant is woefully under-utilized, perhaps people haven’t eaten a curr…
Hydrangea quercifolia
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Oakleaf hydrangea offers a lot more four-season interest than its showier mophead cousins, and can be considered deer resistant due to its courser leaves. In its native habitat as…
Mahonia x media ‘Charity’
Charity Mahonia
Looking for a dramatic addition to your drought tolerant shade garden that is plagued by deer? Mahonia ‘Charity’ is a large, upright, evergreen shrub for shade to morning sun a…
Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Biokovo’
This versatile and easy-to-grow hardy geranium is a great choice for an evergreen perennial that is deer resistant, drought tolerant in part shade, and even gets fall color.
When looking for deer re…
Euphorbia amygdaloides ‘Purpurea’
Purple Wood Spurge
Seems as if we are always singing the praises of Euphorbias but what else has such bright, ever-changing color, is deer resistant and drought tolerant, and provides contrast with…