I live in central Arkansas (Little Rock area) which is zone 7B. I'm on 12 acres surrounded by woods, so I have just about every critter you can imagine roaming my place at night (deer, rabbits, squirrels, armadillos, skunk, coyotes, and new to the "pack" is a black bear). Up until this spring, I've had zero problems with any of them eating the flowers I've worked so hard to grow. Yesterday morning I went out and discovered deer had munched my day lilies down to the ground! I was simply devastated.
I have a large garden that's completely enclosed with fencing, as well as netting above. Last year I planted a butterfly garden outside the enclosure. The wildlife had a field day with that so I purchased some of the Liquid Fence granules. It worked like a charm! I guess I'll try that around what's left of my day lilies, as well as my iris bed. I have a Great Dane and three cats, so I don't think their scent inhibits them, otherwise, they wouldn't have done the damage they've already done.
I realize we've encroached on much of the natural habitat for these animals, so I can't get mad at them for simply doing what comes natural to them, however, I can't just sit back and allow them to destroy what I've worked so hard to create, not to mention the money used to do it. That being said, my husband loves to watch the deer in the back part of the property, so I'm going to enlist his help in planting some deer-friendly grass and making sure he keeps his deer feeders full so they won't have any interest in MY flowers!!!!
