I worry some dog will run through them and tear them up, or some sorry soul will dig them up and carry them away... or that they will contract crown rot.... just this morning I was watering, SO HOT and DRY here it's miserable. I am hoping that morning watering doesn't cause them to rot with the high temps and many of them I just planted a month or two ago so not rooted well yet. I also have deer, I run out every morning to see if anything is damaged. I lay in my little bed at night, not able to sleep because what if something eats them while I am sleeping! Shouldn't I be out there with them ?!