Plan to protect your garden first.
Rabbit, mole or deer problems? You need to plan around them!
For instance, around the outside of a flowerbed, use a good groundcover spreading type of flowers like sedum, woodruff, or phlox to protect other animal attracting bulbs like tulips.
Shown Above: (Left to Right) Sedum (Autumn Joy), Woodruff (Sweet),
Phlox (Peppermint Twist)
Annuals
These are an inexpensive way to start a garden, but like annual grasses, they die in the fall however some reseed themselves like periwinkle (also called Myrtle or Vinca), Marigolds, Cosmos also may reseed.
Shown Above: (Left to Right) Periwinkle, Marigolds, Cosmos
Perennials
When buying bulbs like Daffodils and Gladiolus, the buyer is getting more for their dollar. Black-Eyed Susan are an easy flower to grow and Chinese lanterns look beautiful in dried bouquets.
Shown Above: (Left to Right) Daffodils, Gladiolus, Black-Eyed Susan
Shown Above: (Left to Right) Chinese Lanterns, Sunflower, Tulips
Phlox really spread so, think about that when planting other valuable flowers or bulbs near them.
Myrtle is considered a groundcover flower however, it does have medicinal qualities and purposes (lowers blood pressure, cough and sore throat treatment and more).
Want to attract and feed the birds?
Plant sunflowers. Sunflowers can be grown in most areas of a yard or garden.
Sunflowers will deter deer, keep stalks to lay around or near beds of tulip bulbs, to protect them. Gladiolus planted in a thick row will also deter deer. Daffodils repel other bulb-eating rodents.
Vegetables
Onions, garlic and peppers can usually defend themselves in a
garden, most animals tend to stay away from these, and all three are helpful
in making a deterrent.
Problem animals like deer will nibble on brush piles and will stick to corn
when offered, also plant mint and herbs to help keep animals away.
(Catnip may attract cats into the yard so if planting, put on the outskirts of a garden or yard area). Sunflower stalks deter deer. (lay stalks in or around beds
of strawberries, beans, etc).
Special Note: Harvesting herbs should be done in the morning when it’s oils are at it’s highest concentration.
More on Flowers/seeds:
www.lilacmaven.com
www.gardenersnet.com
FML Outdoors.com 
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