I wished they allowed bow hunting inside the city limits - fresh venison (and a hide for clothing purposes). Is your area quite rural, Howard? We're on a hill outside of the immediate city area and the deer are quite abundant (their natural predators are close but not in the populated areas).

I’m not “rural” in the sense of 40 acres of woodland on the middle of no place. Busy streets and lots of homes close to one another. The deer are plentiful; several were in the yard early today. Most days I have them and the city does nothing for control. The Canada geese are even a larger issue. At least they only eat my grass.

Canadian geese = feathered pooping machines.

I cant belive that the deer responsible does not have a tummy ache due to eating a Euphorbia. Only serves it justice, no?

Dinie, that's funny! The Kew is a wonderful place. Equally quaint is a small cafe just past the tube stop as you walk to the Gardens.

Time to go back! There was also on that walk a spectacular old blue passion flower covering an entire low wall between two front gardens.

I feel bad for the deer. They must be starving to eat this poison. I had deer come in my yard one year and ate all my hosta down to nothing. I have a lot of hosta and one night all gone. No bid deal since it was around this time of year and they were finished anyway. They did me a favor. What I hate is all my fruit trees die if I don't put fence around the base of the trees. They eat all the bark off and kill the trees.

I do not feel bad for the deer and am glad I don't have any. The worst pest I have is squirrels, but they are too small to do all that much damage, and I have put barriers in certain places to keep them out. I have also planted quite a few poisonous plants plus ones with spines or thorns - mainly for their looks, but they do keep some pests away.