Each week the UK magazine Country Life includes a small general knowledge quiz.
This week’s article had the question “What do daffodils, bamboo, rhododendrons and thyme have in common”
The answer quoted later in the magazine was “They are all plants that Deer cannot eat”.
Though deer are becoming more prevalent over here, as yet, they do not cause major problems as far as most gardens are concerned.
In view of the many postings over the years by members resident in the US stating their love / hate relationship with deer, it crossed my mind that some of you might like to respond to this statement. It would be appreciated if you would comment in the next few days so that I can make a formal statement to Country Life. They regularly publish letters from readers on articles that have appeared in prior issues and the writer of the letter of the week wins a bottle of Champagne ( I can but live in hopes; no comment needed Becky or Donna).
Mike Brook
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Kathy,
I was one of the group that always said that deer do not eat daffodils. Then I went to judge at Shelter Island, NY. My host pointed out a deer in her yard eating daffodils, standards that is, and said it was a common happening. That’s when I begin to notice that my bulbocodiums and N. jonquilla (of various types) in my front yard were being cropped to the ground. I wrote it off to insects. However, I was watching a few days later when the guilty party returned and proceded to browse more of my N. jonquilla and bulbocodiums. I’m lucky that the side and the back of my place are fensed in. The herd of 13-17 deer o’ deer (depends on how many made the trip that day) I have in this place don’t let anything grown out front. They eat the cone flowers, the burning bush, the japanese yew, the day lillies, the ezalias, and even the decorative bushs here. Japanese or Oriental lillies or hosta is just dear candy in my front yard and all the deer love candy.
I encourage all my hunter friends to visit in the fall.
Clay
Clay Higgins