Not sure that Paul Turcotte is ever coming back...
I'd like him to post his garden conditions... Ie; Shade, full sun... whatever...
Occurs to me that mayapple is not something the deer eat... If he wanted to plant his shade...
Nicotinia as mentioned above... poisonous enough to get a wide berth...
While people talk about using stuff on the plants to discourage consumption... those products have to be reapplied every time it rains and this is our rainy season...