I planted over 30 shrubs last spring/fall to create a naturalized native garden. Oakleaf hydrangeas, azaleas, viburnums, laurels..etc. I had very limited plantings prior years so I never had to think of the deer.

This year was VERY Tough-on my and my neighbors plants. I lost 95% of a blue holly, an azalea was completely stripped and an oakleaf hydrangea nearly gone. They ate the buds off my rhodies and my witchhazel. my laurels were half stripped. UGH. I discovered the severe damage in winter so I wrapped EVERY shrub in netting.

Then spring came and the tulips were clipped, as well as two emerging Autumn Joys (the deer have never touched these).

Its war!!! I have blueberry bushes they haven't discovered yet and I wanted to prevent further damage to my garden.

I sprayed bobbex on basically everything (cost me an arm and leg--but mature plants and my time are worth more than that!!). The tulips started to regrow and the deer haven't munched on them since. Not a nibble has been taken out of any new spring growth so far.

So far the bobbex seems to be working!!!! I've removed the netting to allow the plants to breathe a little, and I am crossing my fingres that this stuff can hold me through the growing season.

I've tried 2 other repellents (repells all granules and another I forget) and this is the only one that seems to work.

If you've got a deer problem, give it a shot!!!

Sidenote-I will still wrap everything come late fall/winter as the deer around here seem to be a huge problem come wintertime.