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B & J wrote:
"Bill Oliver" wrote in message
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As an aside, deer also browse lilies and seem to prefer the scented trumpet
and orientals over the asiatics. They don't browse the foliage but select
the flowers and buds. I think the scent from the flowers of both tulips and
lilies is what attracts them.


Hmmm... Maybe it isn't deer then -- I just assumed so, since
I have caught the deer eating back the English ivy and munching
on my vegetable garden. It's a hell of a note. I live on a 1/3 acre
lot, and have seen six deer shoulder to shoulder in my back yard
munching away.

Anyway, my tulips were eaten down to about 1 inch above the
ground. One small tulip had been pulled from the gound, and
the bulb was laying on the grass. Whatever this is, it isn't
just eating the flowers and buds.

billo