When purchasing annuals for your gardens, look for flats with lots of unopened buds. Plants that are in full bloom in flats, could be root bound and can be set back when put in to your garden. Plants that are not yet in bloom will actually bloom sooner and become better established. Discourage deer from you gardens this year by using plants that most deer do not find appealing. Less tasteful perennials include geraniums, Iris, Anemone and salvia.
Some shrubs are forsythia, spirea and weigela.
A complete list of these deer-resistant plants is available at all Petitti Garden Center locations. To protect other plants, trees and shrubs, try This One Works. Moles tunnel through your lawn and garden going after grubs. To reduce you grub problem, try Milky Spore. If you find bulbs missing and your shrubs have root damage, you may be experiencing a vole problem as well.