Meet Nasturtium.  Tropaeolum majus.  It is an annual, easily grown from seeds, and it is vining, and beautiful.  The leaves, stems and flowers are edible, and have a peppery taste, much like cress.  Just taste a tiny bit the first time.  It's an unusual flavor.

 

We sometimes chop the leaves and add to a salad, along with the flower petals.   We also use the flowers to decorate dishes for happy hour or dinner.  

 

Nasturtium thrives in poor soil, so you don't have to do anything special to grow it.  Just plant the seeds in May and watch what happens.  Not sure about deer resistance, ours is inside the fenced garden.  But a packet of seeds costs only 3 bucks, so it's definitely worth the risk.  Try it.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!