The High Country Xeriscape Council of Arizona is a non-profit 501 C-3 corporation dedicated to educating our communities about water-wise gardening. For additional information write:
HCXCA
4397 E AZ Highway 260
Payson, AZ 85541
Although deer and rabbits are entertaining to watch, they can also do considerable damage to landscape and garden plants. Diets of these animals will change with wild food availability and yearly rainfall and temperature variations. Certain plants are 
sometimes more desirable when they are young and./or well fertilized. 
It is difficult to predict what deer and rabbits may find attractive from year to year, but this list suggests some plant species which seen, to be less palatable. This list was compiled from observations made by gardeners, landscapers. and nursery personnel in North Central Arizona. There are some products and home remedies that purport to repel and/or discourage these herbivores, but the surest solution to prevent herbivory is to exclude wildlife from your garden using properly designed fences.
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