Recommended Plant Materials WOODBURY, CT The influence of deer on gardening in Connecticut has become overwhelming in some areas. The deer seem to prefer the same places the humans do-- that is, the deer problem is worse in heavily populated parts of the state, due apparently to the scarcity of predators. According to Landscape Architect and Site Planner Wesley Lent, ASLA, this dilemma is frustrating not only because of the limited number of plants that resist foraging by deer, but also because they seem to change their minds as to what they favor each season. Without resorting to dangerous pesticides and often ineffective deer fences, Landscape Architects may choose from an often successful planting palette. For example, Ground Covers that resist deer include: Japanese Spurge (Pachysandra), Myrtle (Vinca minor), Dead Nettle (Lamium sp.), Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum) and Bungleweed (Ajuga sp.). Bulbs and Perennials include Daffodil (Narcissus), Squill (Scilla), Ornamental Allium (Allium), Grape Hyacinth (Muscari), Glory-of-the-Snow (Chionodoxa), Meadow Saffron (Colchicum) and Windflower (Anenome).