"John Davis" wrote in message
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Have tried several border flowers for my garden. So far, every one was
a smorgasbord for the rabbits, squirrels and chipmunks. They took the
tops off of 36 marigolds the day after they were planted. Two days
later, the stems were eaten down to the ground. Can anyone recommend a
perennial border plant that can survive this onslaught.

Upon recommendation from a friend, I tried Liquid Fence to keep squirrels
out of my peach and pear trees as the fruit was ripening. I sprayed some on
the trunks, and the tree rats decided they didn't like it. It also keep them
away from flower beds where I had used it for Bambi, and I don't have the
usual buried hickory trees sprouting in all the flower beds. It not only
works on wood rats but, as a bonus, on tree rats as well.

JPS