White-tailed deer are responsible for a great deal of landscape destruction. Using landscape plants NOT preferred by deer is one way to prevent or at least lessen damage. The plants deer prefer to eat vary from region to region and change seasonally. No plant is completely deer proof. During the spring, times of drought, and hunger deer will eat anything to survive. They tend to prefer soft vegetation with high water content. Over fertilized and over watered plants are particularly lush and appealing. They also enjoy flower buds.
In the following list deer feeding preferences are classified…
http://blandy.virginia.edu/arboretum/deer-resistant-plants
