Last week I was on a trip & 2 friends were discussing the problems they were having in VA with deer eating flowers. Neighbors of one didn't care for the flexible fencing she had draped around the shrubs & they both were frustrated with repellents washing off each time it rained. I googled & found that there's something called 'Deer Out' that doesn't wash off & is natural repellent. They were going to check into it.