Deer Resistant Shrubs & Bushes

Deer resistant shrubs bring lasting structure and multi-season beauty to a landscape where deer are a constant presence. These woody plants grow larger and more established each year, so they anchor your garden while naturally keeping deer at bay. Their strong scents, tough bark, and bitter foliage make them unappealing to even the hungriest deer.

At Garden Crossings, we choose our deer resistant shrubs and bushes for reliable performance and standout beauty. You'll find varieties with showy blooms, colorful foliage, and strong form that look great across multiple seasons. Because these shrubs come back stronger every year, your landscape stays beautiful and protected for the long haul

A deer with light brown fur grazes on green plants in a garden, surrounded by trees and lush vegetation.
The Lo & Behold Ruby Chip® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia) is a compact shrub with clusters of vibrant pink flowers and green leaves in a mulched garden bed, accompanied by other Butterfly Bushes in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.A close-up of the vibrant Lo & Behold Ruby Chip® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia), showcasing its magenta blooms and lush green leaves, with blurred clusters of similar flowers in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Lo & Behold Ruby Chip® Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)

$22.99
$22.99

A dense cluster of Bloomerang Purpink® Lilac (Syringa) bushes displays vibrant, fragrant light purple blooms, with green leaves peeking through the masses of blossoms. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. A lush Bloomerang Purpink® Lilac (Syringa) bush, adorned with fragrant clusters of small blooms, thrives outdoors amid vibrant green foliage and distant trees. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Bloomerang Purpink® Lilac (Syringa)

$23.99
$41.99 $23.99
Close-up of vibrant Kodiak® Orange Diervilla leaves in red, pink, and pale yellow shades. This shrub features pointed tips and prominent veins, creating striking and colorful foliage - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A drought-tolerant shrub with slender branches and pink, yellow, and light green leaves, Kodiak® Orange Diervilla adds early autumn color to garden beds mulched beside logs - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Kodiak® Orange Diervilla

$22.99
$22.99

A cluster of vibrant pink flowers with yellowish-white stamens and green leaves blooms densely on the Sonic Bloom® Pink Weigela, a repeat-blooming shrub. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCA large Sonic Bloom® Pink Weigela, with clusters of pink flowers and green foliage, blooms alongside purple plants in a garden bed beneath a mostly cloudy sky. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Sonic Bloom® Pink Weigela

$22.99
$22.99
A cluster of double white blossoms from Illuminati Spice® Mock Orange (Philadelphus) is surrounded by lush green leaves and shown in full bloom. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. The Illuminati Spice® Mock Orange (Philadelphus) features clusters of white, double-petaled flowers and lush green leaves, creating a fragrant outdoor display set against vibrant greenery. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Illuminati Spice® Mock Orange (Philadelphus)

$22.99
$40.99 $22.99

A Hollywood Hibiscus™ Disco Diva™ Tropical Hibiscus displays a vibrant orange flower with a red center and yellow-tipped stamen amid deep green leaves, with a closed bud in the lower left corner of the image. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCClose-up of Hollywood Hibiscus™ Disco Diva™, a tropical hibiscus with ruffled orange petals, a dark red center, and yellow-tipped stamens amid lush green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Hollywood Hibiscus™ Disco Diva™ Tropical Hibiscus

$19.99
$19.99

Close-up of Yuki Kabuki® Deutzia, a drought-tolerant shrub with clusters of small, star-shaped white and pale pink flowers with yellow centers among lush green leaves against a floral backdrop. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Close-up of Yuki Kabuki® Deutzia is a flowering shrub with dense clusters of delicate, star-shaped white flowers edged and streaked in pink, blooming among green foliage outdoors. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Yuki Kabuki® Deutzia

$22.99
$40.99 $22.99
Clusters of fragrant, bottlebrush-shaped white blooms grow on green leafy stems of the shade-tolerant Fizzy Mizzy® Sweetspire (Itea), surrounded by broad, textured green leaves. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCClusters of fragrant white blooms rise above green leaves in a dense, sunlit garden. Fizzy Mizzy® Sweetspire (Itea)’s small flowers are packed tightly along upright stems, creating texture in these shade-tolerant shrubs. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Fizzy Mizzy® Sweetspire (Itea)

$22.99
$22.99
Close-up of Hollywood Hibiscus™ Earth Angel™ Tropical Hibiscus, showcasing its large white blooms with delicate petals and prominent yellow-tipped stamens, surrounded by lush green leaves. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. A small bee collects pollen from the center of a stunning white Hollywood Hibiscus™ Earth Angel™ Tropical Hibiscus blooming among green leaves. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Hollywood Hibiscus™ Earth Angel™ Tropical Hibiscus

$19.99
$19.99
Clusters of fluffy, pale pink Beyond Pink'D® Bluebeard (Caryopteris) blooms and green leaves field under natural light - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Clusters of small, pale pink flowers bloom atop green stems on Beyond Pink’D® Bluebeard (Caryopteris), creating a pollinator-friendly, deer-resistant shrub that forms a dense, vibrant accent against light backgrounds - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Beyond Pink'D® Bluebeard (Caryopteris)

$22.99
$22.99

Clusters of pink and white flowers bloom densely on green leafy branches of the Czechmark Trilogy® Weigela, a deer-resistant shrub. Its vibrant blossoms stand out against a softly blurred background. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCA cluster of pink and white tubular flowers with green leaves and unopened buds—this deer-resistant shrub is Czechmark Trilogy® Weigela. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Czechmark Trilogy® Weigela

$22.99
$22.99

The Sugar Shack® 2.0 Buttonbush (Cephalanthus) is a pollinator-friendly shrub with glossy green leaves and round, spiky white flower balls - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.Closeup of Sugar Shack® 2.0 Buttonbush (Cephalanthus) showing round, spiky white flower heads and green buds amid glossy leaves - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Sugar Shack® 2.0 Buttonbush (Cephalanthus)

$22.99
$22.99

The compact Legend of the Small® Bottlebush (Fothergilla) features clusters of small, round white flowers. Deer resistant and ideal for mulched beds, it brings charm to any landscape with its lush green backdrop - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.Legend of the Small® Bottlebush (Fothergilla) is a compact native shrub with vibrant red, orange, and yellow autumn foliage, shown in a garden bed with black fabric, mulch, and surrounding greenery - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Legend of the Small® Bottlebush (Fothergilla)

$22.99
$40.99 $22.99

Double Take Eternal White® Quince (Chaenomeles) features deer-resistant white blooms with yellow centers set among green leaves and buds, offering a lush, vibrant addition to any garden. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc. Close-up of Double Take Eternal White® Quince (Chaenomeles) blossoms with soft white petals and yellow centers, framed by green leaves against a backdrop of blurred foliage. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Double Take Eternal White®  Quince (Chaenomeles)

$22.99
$22.99

A close-up of Purple Pillar® Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus) in bloom, with vibrant pink flowers featuring deep red centers and lush green leaves, showcases the columnar shrub - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCPurple Pillar® Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus) is a deer-resistant, columnar shrub with abundant purple and pink flowers and green leaves, creating a vibrant garden display beside a light-colored wooden fence. - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Purple Pillar® Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus)

$22.99
$22.99
A close-up of Show Off® Sugar Baby® Forsythia in full bloom, a compact shrub with bright yellow, densely clustered deer-resistant flowers and small green leaves. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCThe compact Show Off® Sugar Baby® Forsythia blooms brightly with yellow flowers in a mulched garden bordered by green grass and a gravel path - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Show Off® Sugar Baby® Forsythia

$22.99
$40.99 $22.99

Close-up of vivid purple, spiky, spherical blooms with long petals and stamens stand out against lush green foliage on Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris) - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Dense green foliage and clusters of small purple flowers bloom on tall stems. Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris) flowering shrub shown surrounded by sunlight and a softly blurred natural background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris)

$22.99
$22.99

A close-up of the vibrant, cone-shaped purple blooms with yellow centers on a Chrysalis™ Steel Blue Butterfly Bush (Buddleia), surrounded by green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.A cluster of vibrant purple Chrysalis™ Steel Blue Butterfly Bush (Buddleia) flowers with dense green leaves and elongated spikes, perfect for pollinator gardens, set against a white background - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Chrysalis™ Steel Blue Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)

$15.19
$18.99 $15.19
A North Star® Boxwood (Buxus) with small leaves forms a dense, neat globe in a mulched garden bed, standing out against a grassy backdrop - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.North Star® Boxwood (Buxus) forms a dense, rounded shrub with small, bright green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

North Star® Boxwood (Buxus)

$22.99
$22.99

A cluster of Scentara® Double Blue Lilac (Syringa) blooms in light purple hues amid green, heart-shaped leaves, with buds in various stages - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCTop-down view of clusters of light purple Scentara® Double Blue Lilac (Syringa) flowers bloom among green leaves and soil - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Scentara® Double Blue Lilac (Syringa)

$22.99
$40.99 $22.99

Top-down view of a round shrub with purplish-bronze leaves, the Midnight Wine Shine® Weigela, is planted in mulch with green foliage visible in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of the Midnight Wine Shine® Weigela is a dark-foliage shrub with deep green leaves and clusters of bright pink, trumpet-shaped flowers when in bloom - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.

Midnight Wine Shine® Weigela

$22.99
$22.99

Close-up of a vibrant Happy Face® Yellow Potentilla flower with five petals and central stamens, flanked by green leaves and an unopened bud - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A Happy Face® Yellow Potentilla, a low-maintenance plant, displays bright yellow flowers outdoors, with more greenery and blurred white blooms in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Happy Face® Yellow Potentilla

$22.99
$22.99

The 'Grand Cascade' Butterfly Bush (Buddleia), a lush deer-resistant shrub with purple flower clusters, grows beside a cream house with white trim, amid yellow flowers and a hanging basket of red and pink blooms - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

'Grand Cascade' Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)

$18.99
$18.99
Top-down view of Black Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus) features small pink and white flowers blooming among dark purple, finely divided leaves, creating a striking contrast - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLCThe Black Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus) features dark purple, finely cut leaves with bright green new growth at the tips. This shrub creates striking contrast in a garden among other plants and flowers. - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC

Black Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus)

$22.99
$22.99