Deer Resistant Plants

Forsythia is one of the first shrubs to announce spring, exploding into brilliant golden-yellow blooms before its leaves appear.Forsythia Bare-Root Starter Shrub is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Available in Bare-Root...

Fountain Grass arches in soft, feathery plumes that catch light and sway with the breeze - effortless movement for beds and containers.Fountain Grass is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Offered in...

Fritillaria offers some of spring's most exotic, nodding bell blooms - and its scent helps deter deer and rodents.Fritillaria Bulbs is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Offered in 4" and 6"...

Native golden plumes that light up the fall garden and feed late-season pollinators.Goldenrod (Solidago) blazes with arching gold flower sprays in late summer and fall - a tough, native perennial and a magnet for bees and butterflies. Offered in 4" Pot and 1-Gallon Pot,...

Grape Hyacinths carpet the spring garden in fragrant, grape-like blue spikes that naturalize into breathtaking drifts.Grape Hyacinth Bulbs is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Sold in pack of 10 and pack...

Gulf Muhly Grass erupts each fall in a breathtaking cloud of pink, cotton-candy plumes - a native, drought-tough showstopper.Gulf Muhly Grass is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Offered in 4" and...

An evergreen perennial that blooms in the cold months - premium, deer-proof shade color.Hellebores (Lenten Rose) open nodding, long-lasting blooms from late fall through winter in shady spots, with handsome evergreen foliage the rest of the year. Offered in 4" Pot and 1-Gallon Pot,...

'Nellie Stevens' builds a dense evergreen privacy screen fast and sets heavy red berries every winter without needing a male pollinator nearby.'Nellie Stevens' holly is the South's favorite screening holly, forming a broad dark green pyramid of glossy spined leaves and setting abundant red...

Big silky petals with a mild, tea-like sweetness and slippery texture - the showpiece cup for salads, cakes, and floated cocktail garnishes.The edible hollyhock is Alcea rosea, the old cottage-garden species in the mallow family, whose petals and mucilaginous young leaves have a long...

Hyacinths pack dense spikes of waxy, intensely fragrant blooms - perfect for spring beds or forcing indoors for winter perfume.Hyacinth Bulbs is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Sold in pack of...

Jewel-toned violet and blue iris flowers with gold signal marks open at ankle height in the dead of winter, absurdly early and beautifully scented.Plant the small bulbs four inches deep near a walk or in a trough, where their February flowers can actually be...

Juniper thrives where nothing else will - hot slopes, poor soil, salt, and drought - and stays evergreen and textural through it all.Juniper covers an enormous range of forms, from flat groundcover types that hold banks together to upright columns used as accents and...

Silver-marked foliage that lights up a shady bed all winter.Lamium maculatum is grown for its leaves first - silver centres edged in green that brighten deep shade from a distance - with pink or white flowers as a bonus in spring. It spreads politely...

Our lavender - aromatic, floral buds - are grown at our Lineville, Alabama farm.Lavender is a fragrant, sun-loving herb prized for its calming scent, silvery foliage, and pollinator-friendly purple spikes. It's beautiful fresh or dried and thrives in hot, well-drained spots. Sold fresh through...

Fine woody sprigs that smell like thyme and lemon peel at once, giving you citrus lift in a herb that actually survives long cooking.Unlike soft lemon herbs, lemon thyme holds its character through roasting and braising, which makes it far more useful in the...

Bright lemon-and-thyme perfume that seasons roast chicken, butter, and shortbread without any of the sourness of actual citrus.A low, woody, evergreen sub-shrub that holds its leaves through most Alabama winters and keeps cutting through the cold months. It resents wet feet far more than...

Arching stems hang with white bells tipped in green, ringing out over strappy foliage in a long, generous late-winter to spring display.This is the standout bulb on our list for the Deep South and a true Southern heirloom, found thriving around old homeplaces and...

Liriope is the ultimate no-fuss border and groundcover - grassy evergreen clumps topped with purple flower spikes that thrive almost anywhere.Liriope Bare-Root Bundle is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Available in...

Loropetalum holds burgundy-purple foliage every day of the year and covers itself in hot pink fringe flowers each spring.Chinese fringe flower is an evergreen shrub grown as much for its deep plum or burgundy leaves as for the shaggy pink blooms that cover it...

Sweet marjoram cut in soft gray-green sprigs, floral and delicate where its cousin oregano is loud, pungent, and peppery.Marjoram is the gentler member of the family and it fades under long cooking, so add it near the end rather than at the start. Strip...