Me too, Vic.
Scott, it's so interesting to read about the experiences and the responses of other perennial gardeners; notably based on their hands-on knowledge derived over periods of time. I've always loved your own posts, covering a wide range of spring-flowering perennials, numbers of which were quite new on me. I'd think the list you give can be very useful to other gardeners who are working to establish and maintain a perennial garden in deer country.
Myself, here, I've now come to feel it's silly (a waste of money as well as time) to keep planting lots of hybrid crocuses, each fall, as much as I love their spring colour range. Most of my past effort, in that regard, has effectively been stocking the winter pantry for a vole population (presumably grown, over years, by me!). I guess, in your case, it's about providing provisions for deer. In my case with voles, it's about providing lodgings as well.
Terri, thank you too. Great idea!
