Because silver and gray leaves are often furry and pungent, these plants are good deer-repellent choices for many gardens. Pungent herbs are good garden choices. Herbals and other literature on toxic plants list many other plants that are beautiful enough to include in the garden, but unappetizing to deer. Give transplants tough love. Many young plants are lost to deer because fertilizer or ample watering made them temptingly tender.
Fertilizer makes for numerous green leaves, but at the expense of weak cell walls.
Feed the soil, not the plants, to make flowers and shrubs less appealing to hungry deer. Newly purchased plants are also especially vulnerable to deer damage. Besides being coddled at the nursery with fertilizer and water, they face transplant stress. Cove them with floating row covers or temporary cages until they acclimate and reducing fertilizer will often get them safely through a critical period. Amend your gardening and home-maintenance practices accordingly.