Chris -- I was actually just wondering about deer and rose bushes; I'd say that answers my question! I hope you can find a way to keep them from destroying your new plants!

I've never had any trouble with deer and my roses. Especially not with the all the Hosta growing here to distract them...

I honestly didn't think they would eat them due to the thorns. It's odd though that in the front I have two large Lily of the Nile one is full bloom the other had a few flower spikes on it. They left the one in bloom alone and ate the bud off of the spike on the other one. Some Hibiscus they eat like the one I'm regrowing from the old stalks but others like my Texas Star they leave alone. Hopefully I can catch them in the act the next few days.

I don't grow roses becuse the deer eat every bloom here .. bobex seems to help keep them away

I just had a deer eat nearly all of my new Henry Fonda Rose. We need to hurry up on making the deer fenced area so I can save my plants.