Invisible Deer Fence

Your garden's aesthetic doesn't have to suffer for the sake of pest protection.

By Ben Whitacre
Updated on May 3, 2023
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by Ben Whitacre
Netting works well with a preexisting fence.

Maintain your garden aesthetic and learn how to keep deer from eating plants by replacing bulky fence posts with an invisible deer fence with a concealed suspension system that’s simple to build and will serve as an effective barrier.

It took me about a year to design and plant a garden that I hoped would look like a painting. It took just a few weeks for it to become a nightclub for deer. At first, scarring my design with deer netting seemed tantamount to keying my car or splashing ink on my best suit. But after trying various thick wood and metal posts, I found aesthetic and functional success by borrowing an idea from suspension bridges and circus tents to create an “invisible” deer fence.

Many of these materials can be substituted with other supplies you have at home. I needed anchors to create suspension and support for the invisible deer netting; for this, I used steel spiral stakes marketed as leash anchors for dogs. For every rebar post, I needed 1 to 3 spiral stakes.

The steel screw eyes are only necessary if you’re adding on to a shorter existing wood fence.

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