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The problem with any list of of deer resistant plants is that the plants that deer choose to eat can vary dramatically from region to region and even from property to property. I've seen a stand of Clethra I planted get munched completely while the Clethra 50 feet away in the woods was never touched (and believe me I walked the woods and looked for browsed Clethra). The three posts above are great places to start but there are plants in each of those posts that I have seen decimated by deer, and I haven't been around that long. My theory at this point is that deer learn that landscapes are good places to find eats, which explains why they will eat plants in a landscape that they will ignore in the woods and that you can sometimes get them to unlearn it by using repellants in a new planting. If everything tastes bad for a year or two the deer may move on to thet neighbors yard.
The key is that you will never be sure that a plant will work on a certain property until you try it. There is always some trial and error involved and for me it's important the the client be really clear on that fact...that you are choosing plants that deer don't TEND to eat but.....
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