Protect My Landscape

Protect your flowers, shrubs, trees, vegetable gardens, fruit plants, and landscape investment throughout Michigan’s changing seasons with Captain’s Cleanup’s Protect My Landscape Service Plan.

Deer and rabbits may look harmless, but they can cause extensive damage to  landscapes and gardens. While many homeowners first notice missing hostas or flowers, the damage often extends much further. Deer browse tender new growth, flower buds, vegetables, fruit, ornamental shrubs, and young trees. They may also rub their antlers against tree trunks during the fall, stripping bark and causing permanent injury. Rabbits commonly feed on flowers, plants, vegetables, newly planted landscapes, and may chew the bark around the base of young trees and shrubs, which can severely damage or even kill the plant.

Our professional protection program is built around what we believe is one of the most effective professional deer and rabbit repellents available today. Combined with our proven application schedule and property-specific treatment strategy, we help discourage browsing before costly damage occurs, allowing your landscape to establish, mature, and thrive.

Wildlife feeding habits change throughout the year, which is why consistent protection is important.

Spring
As landscapes come back to life, deer and rabbits are attracted to fresh shoots, flower buds, hostas, emerging perennials, vegetable gardens, fruit plants, and newly installed landscaping. Tender new growth is especially vulnerable.

Summer
Browsing continues throughout the growing season. Annual flowers, vegetables, ornamental plants, young shrubs, and fresh growth remain attractive, particularly during hot or dry periods when natural food sources become limited.

Fall
As native food sources begin disappearing, browsing pressure often increases. Deer continue feeding on shrubs, ornamental plants, and trees while also rubbing antlers on young tree trunks during the rut, causing bark damage that can permanently affect tree health.

Winter
Winter often brings the most costly landscape damage. Deer commonly browse arborvitae, yews, burning bush, and many evergreen varieties while food is scarce. Rabbits frequently chew bark around the base of young trees and shrubs, potentially girdling the trunk and causing permanent injury or death.

Professional-Grade Protection

At Captain’s Cleanup, we don’t use the same repellents found on retail shelves. We use what we believe is the most effective and trusted professional deer and rabbit repellents available today.

This premium organic formula has earned the trust of professional gardeners, nurseries, botanical gardens, commercial growers, farms, orchards, golf courses, hotels, municipalities, HOAs, and thousands of homeowners who depend on reliable protection for valuable landscapes. Designed specifically for professional use, it delivers exceptional protection while remaining organic, low odor, non-staining, and safe for people, pets, and edible gardens.

Each application provides two layers of protection by working through both scent and taste. Rather than harming wildlife, the treatment simply encourages deer and rabbits to browse elsewhere.

Every property is different. Whether you’d like to protect a single garden bed, newly planted trees, ornamental shrubs, fruit trees, vegetable gardens, or your entire landscape, we’ll customize a treatment plan based on your property’s needs and browsing pressure.

Many customers are surprised that we often recommend treating portions of the lawn surrounding landscape beds. Deer and rabbits typically travel across the lawn before reaching landscape beds, gardens, and other desirable plants. Treating these travel paths provides an additional layer of protection and helps discourage wildlife from entering and spending time around your landscape. Many homeowners also choose to have their entire lawn treated to maximize protection from deer and rabbit entering their property and wanting to browse for a long time. 

While deer generally do not graze on healthy turfgrass, rabbits often do. Deer however are attracted to broadleaf weeds commonly found in lawns, including clover and dandelions. For that reason, we frequently recommend pairing our Protect My Landscape Service Plan with our Healthy Lawn Fertilization Program. A thick, healthy lawn with fewer broadleaf weeds removes another attractive food source while complementing your overall landscape protection strategy.

Unlike one-time applications, our program is designed to provide consistent protection throughout Michigan’s changing browsing seasons. Your program begins with a heavy initial application to establish protection across the areas being treated. Approximately seven days later, we return for a reinforcement application to strengthen the protective barrier. After that, applications are performed every three weeks to maintain consistent protection as weather conditions and wildlife activity naturally reduce the effectiveness of repellents over time.

Treatment areas and application frequency can be adjusted based on wildlife pressure, weather conditions, and your property’s individual needs. Our seasonal protection program continues until daytime high temperatures consistently remain below  36°F.

Complete our quick request form and tell us about your property, the plants you’d like protected, and any deer or rabbit activity you’ve noticed.

Our team will review your information, evaluate your landscape, identify areas most vulnerable to browsing, and recommend a customized protection plan designed specifically for your property. Once your plan is approved, we’ll schedule your first application.