We tried to plant only deer resistant plants.
Still, the deer have taken a liking to our newly planted Kodiak Black Honey Suckle bushes in the mound island bed. The flowers you see left here will be soon gone as another deer snack. These deer have plenty of wild, native bushed and trees to graze on down by the property line and throughout the neighborhood. Unfortunately, by feeding the deer, our next-door neighbor (with almost landscaping of their own) have attracted herds of deer from miles around to use our lawn as a staging area to be fed by the neighbor. Yes, while waiting to be fed grain, they will also browse next door, too, while waiting. However, the neighbor only has wild growing plants that are almost indestructible. Having those plants chomped upon is no big deal for the next door neighbor.

Unfortunately, for a special treat, deer are now destroying what has been newly planted in our yard. There are also salvias in this bed with the Honey Suckles. Those have been browsed to the ground by the deer just as soon as they started to bloom. The deer have good taste at a great financial expense (not the mention psychological) expense to us.

This may be the end of our landscaping project that started back in March 2023 and was supposed to continue to the next phase this September. We don't have big $$$ just to feed the deer that the neighbors have attracted. Obviously, I'm not too happy about this turn of events.

This may be our only Black Honey Suckle photo because the deer have been eating the flowers and nearby branch just as soon as the flowers bloom. Pretty soon, the bushes will have been pruned to the ground. How sad.