That's awesome, Char! Good solution that's not unsightly. How do you have the sprinkler placed in relation to the plants?
I wanted to add to a deer-proofing thread a caution about how to use fabric softeners. I sprayed a solution that was not diluted enough directly on some of the daylily leaves one evening prior to hot, sunny weather. The sprayed foliage died back slowly and I'm still cutting it off. I think I used almost a pint of fabric softener in a gallon sprayer. Next time I use a fabric softener I'll spray a more diluted solution around the perimeter as I usually might. I had a feeling that the foliage wouldn't like what I had done, but it was an experiment that seemed worthwhile, given the risk of hungry deer. Should have done a little test first, but there was a failure to plan...
I like to switch deer deterrent schemes up, and so far it has worked. Improbable odds. I like flash tape/bird scare tape, wind spinners, motion sensor lights, acrylic line strung at different levels, using a variety of things that smell weird. Things that sound weird, look complicated, move, and smell funny. Trouble is, it doesn't sound appealing to humans either, does it? Ultimately, we just need to get the darned deer fencing erected.
Best wishes, Donna! Deer are a tough problem. Just came back from the National convention in Asheville and noticed that Judy Davisson had an open garden prior to the convention. I'm sorry I didn't have time to go early and see it, as that's one of my DL bucket-list activities.
In the conference blurb she gave instructions to call ahead in case deer had been active. Daylilies+ subdivision display garden + deer = headaches!
