Deer resistant shrub hedge

I would like suggestions of the name of a shrub that will grow 6 feet tall in shade, form a hedge and be deer resistant. I live in Delaware and have a shade garden that the deer are destroying. My garden is surrounded by tall deciduous trees.
Alice Brandreth

Some Huckleberries will take the shade and grow to the height you need. Vaccinium ovatum. I believe this one is also evergreen.

From what I can tell you're in zone 7... How about a species of Illicium (Anise) like I. parviflorum, I. floridanum or I. anisatum. The leaves smell a bit like licorice and the deer around here hate them.

This isn't to recommend a specific plant, but.......

"Liquid Fence" As often as I recommend the stinky stuff, the company should pay me a royalty. But it really does work. It pays to be extra vigilant with the spraying, especially in the first year. The rabbits don't like it either, added bonus ......
When I maintain a good spraying schedule, the deer will leave our broccolli, cabbbage, hosta and etc. alone. Ditto with the fruit trees and ornamental shrubs. I also use dried blood around my shade plants. The rabbits will then leave them alone.

Hope this helps.

Marsha

It rains ALOT where I live and the giant mice ( deer ) are ona regular schedule in my yard. How expensive will it get if the liquid fence keeps getting "rained off".

thanks

I dont know what size of garden you have but when I was a child the way to keep deer out of your property was to plant a hedge made from Common Holly, the hedge was set out in 3 lines, and were about 2 feet apart, this was to offer density and make the hedge impenetrable once it matured.

My Great Grandfather worked on an estate building walls (stone) and where walling was un-do-able a hedge was the next best thing.
The plants started off as 12"- 15" tall and all planted 14-18 inches between the saplings and as said before and you plant the first row, then 2' foot or 3' apart from the first row you plant the second and these get planted middle line up from the first, last row is planted again 2 or more feet away so as these little sapplings grow, you nip out the growing tip of all side shoots, this causes the plants to make good thick side shoots, dont cut the top main shoot as you want this to establish hight till your happy, let the main shoot grow about a foot taller than the final hight before cutting the hedge.

The 3 row planting makes the hedge far too wide for any deer to jump over as they cant tell whats on the other side and wont take a chance of maybe a deap drop or even rocky ground. It deffinately works but will take several years for the hedge to give full protection.
Birds will thank you for this shelter and nesting site, other wildlife too will take over family life so you will have a wild life haven to enjoy as well as keeping deer out.
My property is far to big to make this viable and wish I could use it myself.
Anyway, hope this maybe gives some ideas to help you out. Good luck, WeeNel.

Shrubby St. Johnswort get's 5' or so and deer hate it. It's native to the eastern US and will grow in part shade.