Thanks to all for the responses; much appreciated. I was going to give Hyacinth & Daffodils a try outside; but the deer issue makes it a bad choice. We have a water garden with water lilies that deer stand in the middle of to eat the lily pads. It's right outside the house too, but I think they sneak over under the cloak of darkness. We're in zone 5b; but a rural area so we don't have a fence. On the potted Hyacinths, I have them in 7" tall x 5" wide pots with just a few bulbs per pot. So; based on suggestions - I will move to a sunnier location now. Both times; keeping them in the front of the garage so that they receive the proper cold without freezing seems to have worked. So; I just need to work on how the bulbs maintain their energy for next's years blooms. My last question. When the foliage has died back and the soil is dry; should I unpotted, inspect bulbs then repot with some bulb food before they are put in the garage? The weather starts to change around mid September. I also might let the bulbs dry for a week or so before repotting. I didn't feed the bulbs this year while blooming. Now that they are done blooming; I wouldn't think it would be the correct time to feed them. Would it? Best regards, Lisa -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Jerald Lehmann Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 11:12 AM To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Subject: Re: [pbs] Hyacinthus orientalis cultivars I would like to add my two cents: deer will and do eat hyacinths once they begin to open. I think it's the fragrance that attracts them. They then eat the flowers and some of the foliage. I've had deer sample daffodils but only a few flowers. Sometimes I find the spit-out flowers several feet from the daffodils...but not always. Rabbits and squirrels could care less about hyacinths and daffodils. --Jerry Lehmann, Olathe, KS, USA