I lookws-which deal are you referring to-the 6 for $69 one? What size would these be. Thank you

Yes, that is the one. The amaryllis bulbs I have bought from her in the past are nice and big. Not super sized but a good hand full. They have also been healthy even when I bought them in late February. She has a cold storage facility for her lilies. I think she gets them wholesale from one of the big bulb handlers...can't remember which one on the labels but I did recognize it. In the past she has had nice varieties of bulbs too, not just red lion/appleblossom.

Unfortunately, deer are adept at jumping fences and eating the plants we spend so much time tending. We've put up fencing to enclose our rose gardens, but the deer still get in and nibble on the tender shoots and buds. They nip tulips right off the stems in spring, and devastate certain rose bushes and other plants. Rabbits are another garden nibbler, and sometimes I'm not sure whether the diner has been deer or rabbits.

We've been planting plenty of Allium and Narcissus among the roses, hoping to deter the deer at least slightly with the onion scent of Allium, and by planting flowers that they don't care for. Does it work? Not really, but it does help maintain some color in the garden in spring.

I think if deer really want something, they'll find a way to get it. We constantly battle moles, mice, rabbits, squirrels, deer... and now the goats are reaching through the fences and trying hard to get anything planted too close! We can't win! :-)

I wish you better luck with your flowers... I know what beautiful things you do with them! Your bouquets are lovely!