Here is the list of deer resistant plants I promised last month. I plan to add to this material from time to time so check for updates additions, and suggested reading or sources of information. Few plants are completely deer proof. This list would vary from place to place, even from year to year, as deer populations respond to varying factors such as over crowding, loss of browsing environment, drought, and other more mysterious changes in taste. (Mood swings, carbohydrate binging, whatever.)
  There are some items we've found that deer really love - unfortunately so do we. Roses, tulips, hardy geraniums, zonal geraniums, pansies, oak leaf hydrangeas and arborvitae are very attractive to the roaming marauder bands in this area. I have actually shed tears of disappointment and helpless rage to find a treasured rose reduced to leafless twigs where only the day before hundreds of fat buds, bursting with tantalizing color, had held the promise of imminent splendor. I have heard that the older variety American Pillar is deer resistant, but of course it doesn't even aspire to compete with the opulent, fragrant, many petaled, mouth-watering roses deer find absolutely irresistible. C'est la vie.
  So - here is a list in progress of deer resistant plants. We welcome your additions, qualifications and suggestions. We are compiling an array of deer deterrents to post on this page in the near future. We would be happy to include your contributions. I try to remember that gardening is meant to be a joy and source of satisfaction. Sometimes we may need to make adjustments, mental and otherwise, to keep it that way. Our challenge seems to be - how can we make peace with hungry deer? Next on this page - "Good fences make good neighbors." (Robert Frost)
  We would like to repeat that few plants are completely deer proof, so even if it's on the list, it does not guarantee that your plant will not be eaten.

KEY:
Common name/Botanical name
vs - varieties
(!) - means the plant is sometimes listed as deer resistant but is definitely being browsed in this area at this time

Trees
Ash / Fraxinus vs
Cedar / Cedrus vs
Cypress (i.e. x Leylandii)/ Cupressus vs
Douglas Fir / Psuedotsuga menziesii
False Cypress / Chamaecyparis vs
Fir / Abies vs
Hawthorn / Crataegus vs
Magnolia vs.
Maple (Vine , Japanese)/ Acer vs
Pine (i.e. Shore)/ Pinus
Redwood / Sequoia sempervirens
Spruce / Picea vs
Western Red Cedar / Thuja plicata

Shrubs
Barberry / Berberis vs
Bluebeard / Caryopteris clandonensis
Boxwood / Buxus vs
Butterfly Bush / Buddleia vs
California Lilac / Ceanothus vs
Cinquefoil / Potentilla vs
Cotoneaster vs
Currant / Ribes
Daphne
Escallonia (!)
Evergreen Huckleberry / Vaccinium ovatum
Firethorn / Pyracantha
Glossy Abelia / Abelia x grandiflora
Heath / Erica
Heather / Calluna
Heavenly Bamboo / Nandina
Holly / Ilex
Juniper / Juniperus
Kerria / Kerria japonica
Lilac / Syringa
Oregon Grape / Mahonia
Pacific Wax Myrtle / Myrica californica
Rhododendron (but not azalea)
Spiraea
Sweet Bay / Laurus noblis
Sweet Box / Sarcococca
Tree Mallow / Lavatera thuringiaca
Viburnum

Perennials, Grasses & Herbs
(Most herbs are deer resistant if not deer proof.)
Yarrow / Achillea
Aster varieties (Family Compositae - many good choices)
Bear's Breeches / Acanthus mollis
Beard Tongue / Penstemon
Bee Balm / Monarda (Family Lamiaceae - many good choices)
Bleeding Heart / Dicentra spectabilis & eximia
Blue Fescue / Festuca glauca
Catmint / Nepeta (Lamiaceae)
Columbine / Aquilegia
Coralbells / Heuchera sanguinea
Purple Coneflower / Echinacea purpurea (Compositae)
Cornflower, Dusty Miller + / Centaurea (Compositae)
Coreopsis / C. lanceolate, verticullata + (Compositae)
Daylily / Hemerocallis
Dead Nettle / Lamium
False Spiraea / Astilbe vs
Fern
Foxglove / Digitalis
Golden Daisy Shrub / Euryops (Compositae)
Globe Thistle / Echinops (Compositae)
Gloriosa Daisy & Black-eyed Susan / Rudbeckia hirta (Compositae)
Lady's Mantle / Alchemilla mollis
Lamb's Ears / Stachys byzantina (Lamiaceae)
Lavender / Lavandula angustifolia, stoechas & others (Lamiaceae)
Lavender Cotton / Santolina chamaecyparissus (Lamiaceae)
Lily Turf / Liriope & Ophilopogon
Lupine / Lupinus
Eulalia or Silver Grass / Miscanthus vs
Monkey flower / Mimulus
Oregano & Marjoram / Origanum vs
Poppy / Papaver vs
Peony / Paeonia
Pincushion Flower / Scabiosa vs
Red-Hot Poker / Kniphofia
Rose Campion / Lychnis coronaria
Rosemary / Rosmarinus officinalis (Lamiaceae)
Sage / Salvia vs (Lamiaceae)
Saxifrage vs
Sedge / Carex vs
Spurge / Euphorbia
Statice / Limonium
Strawflower & Licorice Vine / Helichrysum vs
Sweet Violet / Viola odorata
Thrift / Armeria
Thyme / Thymus vs (Lamiaceae)
Valerian / Centranthus Ruber
Wallflower / Erysimum vs

Ground Covers & Vines
Beach Strawberry / Fragaria chiloensis
Carpet Bugle / Ajuga vs
Ivy / Hedera helix (!)
Japanese Spurge / Pachysandra terminali
Jasmine / Jasminum
Kinnikinnick / Arctostaphyllus uva-ursi
Lithodora
Periwinkle / Vinca minor
Phlox / Phlox sublata (low growing)
Plumbago / Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Salal / Gaultheria shallon
St John's Wort / Hypericum
Sweet Woodruff / Galium odoratum
Wisteria

Annuals
Alyssum / Lobularia maritime
Blue Felicia / Felicia ameloides
Calendula
California Poppy / Eschscholzia californica
Canterbury Bells / Campanula medium
Cosmos
Floss Flower / Ageratum
Forget-me-not / Myosotis sylvatica
Gazania
Geranium / Pelargonium (!)
Godetia
Impatiens / Balsam
Livingstone Daisy
Marguerite / Chrysanthemum or Agyranthemum
Osteospermum
Scaevola
Shirley Poppy / Papaver rhoeas
Snapdragon
Stocks
Swan River Daisy / Brachyscome

Visit Past Beach Plants
January - New Zealand Flax, Phormium tenax
February - Pieris japonica (Japanese pieris)
March - Rosemarinus officinalis (Rosemary)