In my yard, the deer graze right past the digitalis to eat the plants they want. I tried planting onions around deer-choice plants, ditto. Kathleen Kathleen Sayce PNW Coast, WHZ 8, dryish cool summers & mild wet winters, and today, almost 90F, the hottest it's been since last summer. On Aug 4, 2012, at 9:00 AM, pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org wrote: > > Digitalis is said to deter rabbits.... perhaps deer too??? > Peter (UK) > > On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 8:41 PM, Mark BROWN <brown.mark@wanadoo.fr> wrote: > >> I have recently noticed that mint that has invaded my raspberry bushes has >> kept deer from eating all the leaves of the latter.Melissa officinalis >> seems to be another option... >> Plants right next to these ones were stripped od young leaves and shoots >> and these had no mint or lemon balm amongst them... >> A solution at last? >> >> >