I have cut scapes before and put them in water and they did mature. I would try it.
I understand your problem because my yard is the same way, a haven for animals but I mainly get everyone in the neighborhoods cat here. I have catnip growing and they all visit it on a daily basis. There is so many daylilies and flowers in my yard that it provides a cover for a lot of animals. A couple of years ago I heard something running under cover in my daylilies and thought it was a rabbit. Turns out it was a rat, and I was actually trying to follow the darn thing to get a glimpse of what I thought was a baby bunny, lol.
