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Winter DeerPro: Protecting Your Long Island Evergreens

Written by Q | Oct 19, 2026, 10:00:00 AM

The Winter Food Desert

As the natural greenery dies back across the wooded areas of Ridge, Manorville, and Rocky Point, your evergreen shrubs become the only food source left for local deer. Arborvitae, Yews, and Rhododendrons are high on the menu.

Visible Protection That Lasts

This week, we begin applying Winter DeerPro, a specialized, long-lasting repellent designed to stick through Long Island snow, ice, and wind. It provides a visible film that deer find incredibly unappetizing. It's the only reliable way to prevent that hourglass shape where deer eat everything from the ground up to five feet high. Let's protect your privacy hedge before the first hard frost hits.