https://www.houzz.com/magazine/7-deer-resistant-flowers-for-your-summer-containers-stsetivw-vs~12109335

I was going to suggest Russian sage, but it needs to be in the ground probably, unless you have a large container...the deer here eat everything BUT the R. sage. And it smells so good to people!

I've also made chicken wire domes to keep deer off some plants with some success. My garden is full, so the chicken wire blends in and disappears pretty well. It has helped!

I don't know if this is an option or not, but my former neighbor had someone tell him to string clear fishing line around the areas where he did not want the deer. He put 1 strand, about 2' off the ground around a particular flower bed that seemed to be a buffet for the deer. (The plants in this area were all about 2' tall). Since he did that several years ago, he has not had any problems with the deer eating his plants. For some reason they will not cross that line.

HI -- Aside from the plants here is a good deer repellant that may work for you. Several bars of original scent Irish spring soap . Put half a bar into a bag of pantie hose and tie to a garden bamboo stick and stick them in and around your flower beds. Pantie hose bags of dog hair may also work along with the soap . The deer hate the smell of that soap and fear dogs . Can be re-placed over the summer as needed . You can get the dog hair from your local dog groomer for free .

Ooo I'm going to try the fishing line idea! Thanks Deanna!

In NC there is a spray that is called I Must Garden...they make a deer spray that I use and seems to work...when I remember to do it...better about it now that I am home everyday. I have been spraying weekly this year or after big rain. Do a google search for deer resistant plants for your area...there are many herbs that are deer resistant...that might be an idea...plus you have frest herbs...for the past several years I have been planting mostly deer resistant periannals.
www.imustgarden.com

Besides Russian Sage deer don't seem to eat the native flowers! I have desert marigolds, Mexican primrose, California poppies, and a shrub called Texas Rangers and they don't get eaten by the deer. I also planted some Gopher plants can't remember scientific name. I have also strung on my fences, and on my Texas Rangers, bars of Irish Spring Soap. I read about it years ago in Country Living magazine and I decided to try it. I haven't had a deer or a Havalina in that part of my garden since hanging them. I hung them in little hair nets I purchased at the dollar store and they have lasted about four months. I just noticed one bar on the ground so time to get new hair nets. Hope this helps good luck.

In northern CA, my mother planted a whole hillside garden with native flowers and shrubs in order not to tempt the pervasive local deer population. She got tired of them eating everything else she planted. Once the garden went native, the deer went elsewhere for their meals.

A good general rule of them in picking plants that are deer resistant is to choose plants that have a strong aroma. That being said, if deer get hungry, they will eat just about anything. Here are some possible options (I write from Zone 6a) ... Perennials: Agastache, Russian Sage (Perovskia), Geraniums (true geraniums, not the traditional variety), Lavender, Euphorbia, Alliums, Achillea, Grasses, Nepeta, Hellebores, and Salvia. Annuals: Lantana, Nicotiana, Cleome, Angelonia, Grasses, Helichrysum, CFlaibrachoa, Salvia, Datura, Verbena, Cuphea, Agastache. Hope this helps!

I have much success with boxwoods;)