On Thu, 15 Oct 2015 14:01:03 -0600, Janet B >
wrote:

>On Thu, 15 Oct 2015 12:39:23 -0400, Boron Elgar
> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 15 Oct 2015 09:56:46 -0600, Janet B >
>>wrote:
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>>>On Thu, 15 Oct 2015 07:34:02 -0400, Boron Elgar
> wrote:
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>>>>On Thu, 15 Oct 2015 07:45:22 -0300, wrote:
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>>>>>He tried the old method of tying bags of hair around the garden, waste
>>>>>of time, however going out at night and peeing in the garden did work,
>>>>>I suppose an unfamiliar scent threw them. I had some nice hostas that
>>>>>always had to recover from a good nibbling in the spring, a local man
>>>>>told me 'We call them deer lettuce' -
>>>>
>>>>They LOVE hostas. Yews, too, for some reason.
>>>
>>>they love arbor vitae as well. Around here, folks wrap the bottoms of
>>>vulnerable shrubs in chicken wire.
>>>Janet US
>>
>>Ha! They never touch arborvitae here! How odd.
>
>this is a food group -- we are all diverse in our tastes
>Janet US

Indeed.

I have a friend who refers to her impatiens as deer hors d'oeuvres.