Marigolds are one of the few annuals we plant. There's good reason for that. Aside from a variety of color choices, the plants are durable and deer-proof. I intentionally used the word "deer-proof" rather than "deer-resistant." In our part of the country, "deer-resistant" means little when the deer are hungriest, that is, in late winter, early spring, and in the fall when they're "bulking up." Marigolds can be easily grown from seed, making them one of the most economical plants to provide a blaze of color in late summer and fall. My strictly unscientific point of view notes that the foliage of the humble marigold manifests a delicate strength which appears prehistoric.
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