Gloriabee said:3of my newly planted flowers are laying on the ground beside where they were planted..two close to each other,3rd in another bed close by. Roots still intact. I just replanted them.
I read through this entire thread and never found out what kind of flowers you had planted!
If it was in my area, I would suspect armadillo...
Also suspect would be the other animals that dig in fresh soil after earthworms and grubs... like possums, raccoons, and skunk.
If we knew what you had planted, we could rule deer in or out.
I've also had them to pull fresh bedding plants up... especially pansies.
Squirrels seem unlikely, but not impossible.
Squirrels usually do their problem digging in the autumn. But aren't opposed to sampling tender buds and ripe fruit... and will dig for seed.