Hello I've heard that pet hair or human hair clippings sprinkled around the area keep them away. Also bells, if you hang something that will rattle when they disturb it they'll scatter. I have strings of cans on my composte bin lids. You didn't list where you are. One cheat I use to look up plants is www.whiteflowerfarm.com They have an advanced search option that allows you to select plant height, type, color, sun amount etc... Good luck with the little masked bandits |