Deer trouble our gardens and used to trouble our dwarf orchard. We did manage to find a 75% solution that some may be able to push to 100% while others might offer suggestions so we may yield 100% as well. We use 20 lb. test fishing line as a fence. It's clear and almost invisible. It's supported by 1" x 1" x 8' poles which were ripped from 5/4 pressure treated decking lumber. The poles weren't treated so the natural aging helps hide them. We spaced poles 15' apart and tightly strung the fishing line about 1' apart vertically from 1' to 6 ' in height.

Deer find the fence the hard way and cause breaks in the line but repairs are as cheap and simple as adding a new piece of line. Eventually the deer get scared enough to walk along the fence to the neighbors feeding garden instead of ours.

The fishing line fence around the orchard is working flawlessly. Unfortunately, with multiple gardens around the landscape, the best solution for protection of the remaining property was a perimeter fence. The fishing line and poles are invisible from a distance but not close up. In addition, the poles would be a nuisance to mow around. Needless to say, in the front yard, along the street, we didn't use the fence and instead tried a more viewer friendly coyote urine barrier (concealed vials spaced 20Â apart) to seal the open part of our fishing line fence. This doesn't work. The deer have found the opening and chomp our tulips, hostas and Ornamental Peach trees every spring. We hope our solution might help those who can completely seal their garden(s) and if anyone has suggestions on how to effectively close the gap in our solution please hurry, our oriental lilies need protection.

Suggestions: 1. Increase the size of the fence post and top with bird houses to add to your gardens enjoyment while concealing the posts.

2. Increase the strength of the line and train vines to creep along them.