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Pollinator-Friendly Plants in Deer Country

Central Texas Gardener takes brand-new and seasoned gardeners down a sustainable garden path with organic techniques, water-wise plants, and homegrown food. Get design inspiration, hands-on how-to, and behind-the-scenes tours of Texas gardeners at home.

Season 24 Episode 20 | 26m 46s | CC

Dearly we love plants that send butterflies, bees, and other pollinators straight over. In deer country, Matt Kolodzie from Friendly Natives in Fredericksburg picks out plants that get along with antlered nibblers. Plant of the Week, deer-resistant native perennial skeleton-leaf goldeneye, loves the heat to crank out late summer and fall flowers for pollinators.

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