Hi Kathleen , O no not the plums, i got the giggles when i imagined the little buggers getting drunk at your expense ha ha...... The Rhododendrons surprised me though, they are a death wish for goats, if they get enough of them.... On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 5:10 PM, Kathleen Sayce <ksayce@willapabay.org>wrote: > I agree with Steve's observations. I do not keep goats, but have seen deer > eat Eremurus shoots, Amaryllis belladonna buds and flowers, Narcissus > flowers, PC Iris leaves, Rhododendron leaves and buds, They also like the ripening plums, and have more than once gotten a bit drunk when the plum harvest got away from me for a week or so in a heavy crop year. Kathleen Sayce PNW Coast, WHZ 8, dryish cool summers & mild wet winters