marigolds works good for the rabbits (I plant them in my garden)
as for the deer I have try a few thing bout as we speak and is working
I mixed hourse manure as my compost so far so good
and at the edge of the yard I have tin cans hang up side down with ivory soap (so far so good)
now the guy up the road from me takes deer skin, that he get from the meat packing and raps it around a few trees and he never has a deer problem. ( this sounds the best but I'm affraid it will bring the wild dogs in