Thank you so much for being so transparent and honest about your Gardening struggles. So many other people simply show what looks good. You tell the WHOLE truth and I really appreciate it. So many of us struggle with the same things and it's nice to see that we are not alone. The garden is looking great btw! (Even with those awful deer)

I won’t complain about my deer and rabbits anymore, compared to what they did to your garden! Oh my goodness!

I love your sense of humor regarding what could be very sad, love the salad bar comment 🤣 Try some cheap rolls of bird netting, I just throw it over things I want to protect during the night, and then remove it in the morning. It really works because it can really get animals stuck(which they'll do their best to avoid), if they mess with it.

I totally sympathize with you to the deer damage. It’s truly upsetting.

Whoa…those freakin deer!!! I enjoyed the good the bad and the ugly❤! I too have penstemons and I cut them down to the grown after blooming and they make a good ground cover until next year.

Jen, all I have to say is life happens,your garden is beautiful enjoy your hard work. I enjoy your space.

The Impatient Gardener on KZfaq has similar plants AND deer. She uses Deerstopper 2. She has videos about it!

You should get the Hardy Hibiscus. They are a perennial and take cold down to zone 4. I live in Colorado, zone 4, and they come back every year. And the flowers are huge.

Oh my I feel your pain. I’m struggling with deer and gophers.

Love the garden tour.

The June hosta look good next to the plain shiny green hosta (might be Royal Standard). The contrast is good.

I am in Maryland also and dealing with the same problem. If it's not the deer getting to the plants it's the bunnies and groundhogs. The pest repellents don't even work.

Hi Janey 🌺you have awonderful plants your garden so beautiful . Janey if you put afence to protect the plants from deer .Have anice day .🌻

Side garden is beautiful!! My blood good gets at least 5 hours am sun and very large you may want to move to front they like more sun than u think ...😄

Oh my goodness Jenny. Its like you are living right in the middle of the forest except you are right in town. I guess all you can do is plant things they will pass on by with and find something to eat elsewhere. But you have so many beautiful plants up in front and to see all the damage just makes me feel so disheartened. I will be anxious to see how you handle that front area. I have been ok yet still using my. Milorganite It keeps the bunnies disinterested and the deer too. But our neighborhood doesn't get the deer like yours does. Thanks my friend for showing this garden tour because the things that are thriving look really pretty. My bobo petites have some yellowing on the leaves like yours does and I was curious to know what that could be. They are in their second year and I did not experience that last year. I did water them more last year. Maybe that is the issue

This is the time of year that the garden can look pretty rough - plants that may have gotten over grown, or cooked in the heat / drought. Just a good cut back can make a huge difference! BTW Sanguisorba may just need to be moved to a sunnier spot (that is consistently moist)

Looks like a good time to assess and decide which plants the deer are NOT eating. You can plant more of those next year to replace the ones they like. Looks really good in spite of the deer damage.

Took your example and pulled out a small shrub ($20) which didn't like it's location or me. I could baby it along for years but not happening. 😀

Loved the video for the simple reason you showed good , bad and ugly . But I feel your gardens in front of the house could use some compact hydrangea paniculata and hardy hibiscus . I feel growing a garden is always a choice between symmetry , foliage , color , texture and form . So although you might like some flowering plants they might not perform as you expected and so on and so forth . Add to that pest and animal damage . So all in all a very challenging hobby till you finally get the garden you envisioned in your dreams . 😀

I also deal with deer. This year I tried spraying, and it seems to have helped with deer browse although the groundhogs don't seem to care how bad something tastes. I used Deer Stopper II but everyone here swears by Liquid Fence. Anyway, the deer are now noshing on the old overgrown forsythia at the edge of the property including some ailanthus saplings that are growing in among the forsythia. I would be happy if they ate those things down to the ground. If only we could train deer to eat only invasive plants!

What are you using for deer spray? I use a mixture of neem oil and pepper spray. The hotter the better. Once you spike them, they’ll learn. Update: I had deer last night. Half a hosta, a couple blooms from a hydrangea, and a bite of Autumn Joy that they spit out. Take that 🦌

Hi Jenny! It's kind of that time of year, when the garden starts looking a little tired, you know?? Tho you have gotten a bit of help from the deer and rabbits, so sorry!! The nicotiana scent is best in the evening, and the white is better than pinks/reds. I have NEVER seen ageratum the size of the ones you are growing, wow! I've only grown small 6 inch high size. Could the Mexican petunia be a biannual?? I think your garden is lovely as a whole! Go a little easier on yourself 😊 ! Happy gardening and have a wonderful day!!

Your deer issue is my rabbit issue….my coneflowers, mini climbing roses all suffering but we share with them right so just moving forward and getting on with it. 🤷‍♀️

I apologize if someone else already said this, but the nicotiana gives off its fragrance after dark. (It’s pollinated at night). You might try giving it a smell at that time. :) Thanks for the great tour!

I love to hear you chat. Hang in there. Your garden still looks nice.❤️

Jenny! Even with the challenges of deer, your gardens are so beautiful! I feel your pain lol. We moved into our home about 18 months ago, and for the first time, I'm dealing with deer. It IS a challenge! Thank you for sharing your beautiful gardens!

I have bunny & deer issues but in early spring. Nothing like you're dealing with. Good luck with your adjustments. I'm looking forward to your late September project.

Nicotiana smells the best in the night/evening

I have deer and rabbits also, last summer I sprayed every 3 days, rain or shine in the evenings, sprayed everything even deer resistant plants, let nothing taste good, I alternated (liquid fence) then (I must garden deer repellent spice scent) then (repels all). They have not been to visit all summer. You can train then that nothing in your garden will taste good so they won’t bring their babies😊your garden is so nice, and you have invested time and money, it’s worth it to spray, please try👍

I would consider working a monthly service in the plant budget to manage the deer. Spraying works - but you really have to be vigilant about it Here in New England, my neighbor uses Oh Deer, and thanks to them, the deer run through our yards, they don’t stay, and decimate…

Your redbud looks like the hybrid called FLAMETHROWER... I so love mine!! Check out new redbud hybrids!!

I feel your pain about the deer. There’s a lot of residential and commercial building going on within a couple of miles from me. Those areas used to be wooded, and the loss of habitat has pushed the deer into my neighborhood. Things are being eaten that have not been eaten previously.Argh!!!😖 I think you could plant a red Japanese maple in your front yard. I am in zone 8a, Wilmington, NC. I have one planted on the south side of my house and a weeping lace leaf maple planted on the west side. The blood good one on the south side is in full sun all day. Where your mahogany splendor hibiscus are gets dappled sun. My trees used to be more shaded, but the big trees came down over the years due to weather events. I have a little volunteer blood good maple in full hot sun all day, doing ok. You won’t know til you try. Good luck gardening in Baltimore deer country.

I am with you on the deer. We live next to a 64 acre woodland and marsh, beyond that to the north hundreds of acres of farmland, and to the west hundreds of acres of state land, but the deer choose my garden to dine in. Why can't they just deadhead the things we don't have time to do?

Oh Jenny, don't be so hard on yourself. You have a large garden to take care of. I have an Arctic Fire Red-Twig Dogwood and the deer gave it a slight pruning in July but it bounced back beautifully. They also nibbled on my Little Lime hydrangeas but they did well and have beautiful blooms on them now. After the deer visited, I sprayed with Plantskyyd repellent and they have stayed away. Do you have a Hose Link? How do you like it? I'm thinking about getting one to make my gardening life easier. Thank you for sharing your garden with us.

Beautiful garden, even at this time of the year. I think the nicotiana scent is strongest in the evening. I had the same experience with the statice and came to the same conclusion. I appreciate seeing some of your plants at this time of year because it lets me see what I may or may not want in my garden. You keep a good attitude despite the critter damage. Thanks so much for the tour.

Do you think if you put a gate at the base of the stairs, it would keep the deer out of your upper beds?

Im so sorry about the pokeweed blisters and your constant deer invasion. My husband and I just handled a bunch of pokeweed a few days ago. We cut it out of a shrub row. I had no idea it could cause a skin reaction. Thank goodness we did not have a problem but I know for the future to be careful. I use the ultrasound deer repellers but I know you have close neighbors so that wont work for you but I also am using a homemade pepper spray concoction that I found from a youtuber. You mix in a buckle and apply by a large paintbrush (flinging motion, like your cleaning you paintbrush of excess water after washing). Check it out, peanutbutter man on youtube for recipe. I think its easier than mixing up deer fence in a sprayer and so much cheaper. Beware; it smell disgusting but desperate measures.... Also you were talking about putting in a possible ninebark up front, just to let you know, I had my ninebark in the ground for 6 hours and the deer reached over my hostas to eat my ninebark bush. I now have mine caged to keep the deer away. You got this Jen!! Take your garden back from those naughty deer! LOL Take care and love watching your videos Jen.

Thanks for another great garden tour! So enjoy your honest look at how your plants are doing. Your gardens are still beautiful. I learn so much seeing what you have planted & how well each plant has done. I share your deer issue. This year the deer seem to have especially enjoyed all our sedum (right down to the ground) and cone flowers. Oh well, come spring it will be pretty again.

Beautiful gardens. You work so hard to maintain everything. I appreciate your frustration with the deer. I have decided after years of spending a fortune on rabbit repellent that I am going to replace many of my traditional cottage plants with more rabbit resistant plants. With another year of drought it's also time for me to take a hard look at using more draught resistant plants. So it's back to the drawing board. I'm determined that my gardens will no longer be a place of frustration.

At the 5 minute mark, I was already gutted about your deer damage. Whoa!! Then the carnage just continued. I am impressed with your happy attitude of gardening, when the chances of your efforts getting destroyed is high. Dang!!! Your deer pressure is crazy!!! The gardens are beautiful though. I enjoyed the tour.

Deer salad bar…lol. My salad bar has happily fed bunnies. Drought as well has hurt my gardens…no matter how much you water…nothing is better then rain. Love the truth of the good bad and ugly.

My Rainbow Ascot did the same thing - corkscrew dry noodle leaves - I was wondering what happened to it. It was in a sunny area with good moisture, I think it got too much sun, not sure about yours either.

Thanks for the video. Your garden is beautiful 😍

I’m making notes of my garden wins & failures to help with next years planting.

Love your garden and your channel. Thanks for being honest about your struggles. I always enjoy learning from your journey.

I love that dahlia Dawn!! I think your garden looks wonderful! We all have those struggles. I wonder if you can have a tree service clear out some top branches to open it up more on the side flower bed. Our neighbors had the tree tops trimmed to increase sun light for a new garden space. Her yard was just full shade from massive trees. Now, there’s area with lots of sun without cutting the trees down. We live in a woodland neighborhood also. Those pesky deer and the rabbits eating all my coneflowers. I think… I killed my pinky winky hydrangea. It was missed watering during our drought and extreme 100 degree heat. Shriveled up like a raisin, leaves all fell off. Just clipped the flower heads off. There is some green in the stems so hopefully it might recover. Thank you for sharing all your wins and learning experiences! 😊❤️

So sorry about the deer damage, it’s so heartbreaking when u work so hard to make everything beautiful ( which it is ) & the deer have a feast. I live in the country & we have lots of deer but in the field not in my yard thankfully. Everything looks lovely in spite of the deer

You have lots of successes!! Every season provides learning experiences for next year. Most of us struggle with deer & rabbit damage and the not enough sun issue.

Lovely tour Jenny 🌸💕🌸

liquid fence spray once every 2 weeks and after a good rain works for me pretty well. I live near the wetlands with a bunch of deer and rabbits. good luck

New sub here. I love how you coined " The Welcome Garden"! It dawns you to explore the next "corner" to see what lies beyond!

May want think again about relocating the Goldstrum Rudbeckia outside your fenced area as the deer have been nibbling on mine all summer even though I spray frequently.

You were a real hoot today Jenny 🤣. I still think your garden looks good 👍🏻

I’m a newer subscriber and just went back and watched all of your backyard videos from last spring and I am just amazed at the growth of all your plants! When I first started watching your channel I had no idea how much you had changed in such a short amount of time. The struggle with heat/animal damaged plants is real🤦🏻‍♀️. I don’t get deer but the rabbits and groundhogs are having an all you can eat buffet in my beds.

So sorry about the deer issue. It does tell you which plants are the best for your area. My deer issue mostly happens in the spring.

LOVE YOUR VIDEOS, I CHECK MY Garden everyday, I fenced almost every thing because of the deer

This was a really useful video for us viewers. eg. learning which of your dahlias appeared to tolerate shade slightly better/worse than others will be informing my own planting decisions next Spring. Fortunately, I don't get deer though some do here in South East England.

Thanks Jenny 🌺💚🙃

Ok Jen when you are taking about possibly replacing your mahogany splendor hibiscus I was thinking a good replacement would be black lace elderberry? I'm in MN zone 4b and we can grow them here. I believe you are in a warmer zone then me. Also ***deer resistant*** just saying!

I so empathize with you with the deer situation. I have the same issue and have finally decided I'm not fighting them. Elephant ears they cannot stand and so my front yard is full of different kinds. Tropical in Colorado...a little different but it works!

Do you ever try that spray to keep deer away ?and I also use moth balls in planter for squirrels they like to dig them out ..your garden looks so pretty.

Ever consider fencing your yard?

Bless your heart!!! I thought my hosta damage was bad!! So far my deer are picky eaters and are only eating my hosta.

Since you have mostly shade have you ever considered mast planting impatiens? I like them because they give me color all summer long.🌺💚🙃

Thanks so much Jenny for the tour! I’m so sorry about all the deer damage, I know from experience how frustrating it is. We don’t have Poke Weed here thank goodness, hope it settles down for you. We have poison ivy which also spreads if you scratch it! 🤯. I don’t know how you manage to do what you do with the size of your yard... well done! 🇨🇦

You poor thing. You work so hard & the deer won’t cut u a break!!! Your gardens r still beautiful! 😊🌼🌺

Just watching another garden video…addicted😂 She was just talking about Spirea..Little Princess. Something to consider? Deer resistant.

HeyJenny! Your garden is beautiful. Suggestion for your deer 🦌 problem. I live in the woods and I have had my share. What I found that works for me is a motion-activated sprinkler. Give it a try!! Also, why don't you try some hydrangea n the front of the house? My lime lights do well in a part shade location. Keep up the good work!!

I love jungle looking gardens, so lush and it offers you some privacy. There’s just something about being enclosed in a garden that I love. When we moved in to our home 30 plus years ago we had a very lush line of trees on our property, unfortunately we had to put in a new septic system and they all had to come down☹️ nothing much grows back there anymore but weeds so when we had sheep they took care of the area, no more sheep just weeds. It really did break my heart when the trees had to come down now I’m looking at yuck. 🌺💚🙃

Seems as though you have an open deer buffet! I make a “should move” list in the fall to move in the spring... up here in 5b when I move plants in fall they often don’t make it through the winter 😎

I loved your yard and garden tour! I'm sorry about all of your deer damage. I have a herd of about 15 in my yard and I'm sad to say that every time you showed a plant or shrub that was eaten by deer I had memories from two or three years ago where the very same plant met the very same fate. One thing I wanted to mention is your verbena and Mexican petunias which are not blooming, it might be that the deer are eating the blooms and not the foliage. That's what happened to mine. But I think your yard looks great! Thanks for sharing it!

Nicotiana only smells nighttime. 🥴

Hey Jenny---Don't Worry, Be Happy!! Your garden is fantastic. Have you ever considered those sprinkler heads that have motion sensors?

Can’t you fence in all your yard?

Your garden looks beautiful. And I just love your dogs, what breed are they?

The only thing about mint as a saving Grace for me is that I think it helps keep rabbits out of my garden. I planted several different kinds of mint in containers and they jumped ship now their all over, I just keep pulling the ones that are getting up in the business of my other plants and I know I’ll have them forever but I’ll just keep pulling. I haven’t gotten a lot of the garden space I’m creating done so their my fillers for the time being and they do smell nice as I pull them. I know in my yuck area I may just start transplanting them over there to see if they grow and I can just take the lawn mower to them, hopefully at least something besides weeds will grow. 🌺💚🙃

Sorry the deer and rabbits are eating at so many of your plants in the front yard🙁. The backyard is glorious. Thanks for sharing. Look forward to your relaxing tours.

Aagghhh I was grunting disgust at my computer seeing all the deer damage.. they are completely insane with the destruction. I get it they're hungry but in my garden, I finally gave up and put up deer fencing around the whole property because I just couldn't handle the heartbreak (not to mention cost) of losing all my plants. Have you tried liquid fence? Your property is really lovely, I so enjoy your videos! 👏🤗

Is it legal there to put out some deer food? What I’m thinking is…. If you routinely put out some cracked corn or deer food in some containers they may get full on the feed and leave your plants alone… OR…. It could backfire and they could tell all their friends and you could end up with a huge herd that return. There HAS to be a solution!!! You work too hard for them to destroy so much of your garden. I could really sense your frustration with the animal damage. Have you ever tried venison???? Hahaha

Do you move your potted hydrangeas during the Winter months to another location?

I no longer take advice from garden youtubers in planting unless they relate to my own zone which is zone 7. The simple reason is that regardless of zones falling in between the zones stated on the. Plants tag doesn't mean it will do well or survive based on other factors. These so call experts are good on there experience only in there zones and conditions They won't talk about other zone issues cause they are not expert in them. They are also making a lot of money and cannot be as honest about This because plants won't sell and you know the rest....gardeners plant what does best in your gardens. We are very creative. Each and every garden is unique and original in its own. If we stick to what does well in our our zone and conditions like native planting it allows our pollinators to thrive., have less problems. Advice is one thing but doing right by the plants is another thing. Happy gardening and love and embrace your own special place.

😞 Sorry to see ur beautiful front garden got eaten by deer. They are hungry animals. My front yard has only evergreens and couple of catmints and minted types of shrubs. I only have 1 hydrangea tree in the front garden and it got eaten from the Low branches … Overall ur back garden looks beautiful. I’m sure that u keep working and beautifying ur garden. Thanks for the videos.

The only thing that would make hydrangeas perfect for me is if they had a fragrance 🌺💚🙃

Someone needs to take up deer hunting to keep your populations down ? 🌺💚🙃