Well, as I said I am 78 and do not know how to upload pics plus only have a phone that "phones" so...... Anyway I need 3 of them and size about 3 feet tall or even bigger is OK as they can be pruned. Width about 3 or 4 ft is OK. I would just like 2 for each corner in back of the house and one for the corner of the house in front. Not sure how much longer I can maintain my house and can no longer garden but would like it to look nice if I reach the point I have to sell it. I have loads of bunnies, woodchucks, opposum, chipmunks, squirrels and occasional deer and my next door neighbor puts out food for all of them (including enticing crows) so it makes it difficult for me to avoid them....they got nasty when I nicely said something to them -- they said their indoor cats enjoy watching all the animals and birds. I have nothing against animals and birds---I feed the birds in the winter myself-- but last summer it was overwhelming. I have a brick patio ground level and the animals come right up to the patio door screen and they are saying this year is going to be really bad for ticks and fleas and they are not afraid of humans and I am actually afraid to sit outside on the patio....plus someone ate quite a few of the plants I did have. Sorry for venting and hope you can help me regarding some shrubs/bushes. Thank you.

One of the most favorite shrubs we recently added to our foundation is Cherry Laurel Otto Luyken. It's a hearty broadleaf plant, not needing much (including much water), seems the deer don't like it, and no problems with disease so far. In the spring it puts out lovely white flowers on the glossy deep green leaves. It needs well drained soil and a good amount of space between plants due to growth. This lovely photo is from the the landscape site below. Good luck.

Cherry Laurel will not be hardy in most of Massachusetts. Take a look at the many different varieties of Spirea; all are deer and rabbit resistant, and the small ones will not need much pruning. But any plant needs watering until it is established.

Spirea (I like 'Ogon', but there are many varieties in your size range), Hydrangea paniculata Bobo, Rhododendron 'Checkmate', Daphne 'Carol Mackie', Fothergilla 'Mt. Airy', Deutzia 'Chardonnay Pearls', Caryopteris Sunshine Blue AKA 'Jason'. They all grow well with little fussing and are bug and disease resistant in my garden, but I can't testify as to their deer and rabbit resistance since I don't have issues with either of them. If you do a search for the plant name along with the word deer, you can find out how deer resistant they are supposed to be. Caryopteris has a reputation for being deer resistent.

As Laceyvail said, any plant needs watering until it is established, so if you set up a drip hose for the first growing season, you can give them water by just turning on the hose.

I have had quite the education looking into your problem. There are a couple of good resources out there for 'deer resistant plants' in your area that are quick to make a disclaimer that deer will eat anything if the season is bad enough. However, they do have some suggestions and one site ranked the plants in categories of just how damaged some plants got compared to others.

For a flowering shrub that will take little care (once established) and likes full sun, stays in the 3' to 5' range I found Arrowwood Viburnum. Specifically, Viburnum dentatum 'Christom' BLUE MUFFIN. It's appropriate for your zone and supposedly is not attractive to deer. Fall color is attractive and the blue berries it produces are good bird food.

There are some nonflowering shrubs like Boxwood, Bayberry, and Mahonia that were suggested, but I can't say they are what you requested. Mahonia in particular is a possibly difficult plant to maintain (vicious spined leaves, especially after they've fallen off and dried) and is more architectural in appearance, but it got one of the best deer resistant ratings. I would imagine the puncturing from the leaves are less than pleasant for the deer.

I hope this helps and best of luck to you,

Ging

If you want berries on Viburnum 'Blue Muffin', it needs another cultivar (or a wild type) of Viburnum dentatum or close relative since they aren't self-fertile.

And my 'Blue Muffin' is about 8 ft all and 6 ft wide, not what the OP is looking for.

A new line of spireas is the Double Play series, all within the range the OP is looking for.