BULB NUT!!
WELL, BETWEEN SUNDAY AND MONDAY I PLANTED 126 BULBS. I WAS ONLY GOING TO DO ABOUT 40 AROUND ONE GARDEN..YEAH RIGHT. I ENDED UP PLANTING 40 CROCUS, 20 IN TWO SPOTS IN THE SAME GARDEN. I ALSO PLANTED 9 DAFFODILS IN ONE PLACE IN THE SAME GARDEN. I THEN TOOK A 2 FOOT BUY TWO FOOT AREA AGAIN IN THE SAME GARDEN AND PLANTED 36 BULBS. I MIXED THE NAVY AND BLACK WITH TWO SHADES OF PINK. IF IT GROWS IT SHOULD BE A REAL EYE CATCHER. OF COURSE, I MUST CONSIDER THAT THE LITTLE CRITTERS MAY GET THEM ALL!! THE OTHER 56 BULBS ARE PLANTED IN MY CIRCULAR GARDEN WITH THE HOSTAS. ALL THE BULBS ARE NEAR THE ROAD SO THEY CAN SHOW OFF.
TODAY I HOPE TO CLIP BACK ALL MY BURNING BUSHES AND BOXWOODS. FALL IS LOVELY BUT IT MAKES ME SAD TO SEE THE GARDENS GO AND KNOW THAT I WILL NOT SEE THEM FOR MANY....MONTHS!! I DETEST WINTER MAYBE SOME DAY I WILL LIVE IN A PLACE WHERE I CAN GARDEN YEAR ROUND.
MY THIZ SHU HAS A GROOMING APPOINTMENT TODAY. HE WILL NOT BE HAPPY. I KEEP HIM REALLY LONG SO I HAVE TO WATCH FOR MATTING ESPECIALLY IF THE WEATHER IS WET. YESTERDAY I GROOMED MY YORKIE. FROM BATH TO CUT AND DRY IT WAS TWO HOURS. SHE WAS NOT IMPRESSED BUT SHE IS EASY TO WORK WITH.
LATER I HOPE TO SQUEEZE IN A WALK. HUBBY WALKS ABOUT 7:00 AT NIGHT BUT I AM JUST TOO TIRED BY THEN TO ACCOMPANY HIM AND IT IS DARK..YUCK!! I AM IN WEEK 9 OF MY DIET. SO FAR I AM DOING WELL. I DID HAVE TWO DAYS LAST WEEK WHERE I WENT OFF COURSE BUT THEY SAY THAT THAT CAN ACTUALLY BE A GOOD THING AS IT KICKS STARTS THE DIET MODE AGAIN. I AM NOT WEIGHING MYSELF I JUST KNOW I AM LOOSING BY THE FEEL OF MY CLOTHES. OF COURSE, THE MIRROR TELLS THE STORY TOO. HUBBY IS ON WEEK 8 AND HE HAS DROPPED 16 POUNDS. TYPICAL MALE METABOLISM!!! I HAVE TO BATTLE FOR EVERY OUNCE DUE TO ALL THE MEDS. OH, WELL, A FEW POUNDS IS BETTER THAN NO POUNDS.
WELL, I MUST TROT AND STRIP MY BED AND DO A LAUNDRY. DOESN'T THAT SOUND LIKE FUN...LOL!!
LUV N' HUGS, DEBBIE
TODAY I HOPE TO CLIP BACK ALL MY BURNING BUSHES AND BOXWOODS. FALL IS LOVELY BUT IT MAKES ME SAD TO SEE THE GARDENS GO AND KNOW THAT I WILL NOT SEE THEM FOR MANY....MONTHS!! I DETEST WINTER MAYBE SOME DAY I WILL LIVE IN A PLACE WHERE I CAN GARDEN YEAR ROUND.
MY THIZ SHU HAS A GROOMING APPOINTMENT TODAY. HE WILL NOT BE HAPPY. I KEEP HIM REALLY LONG SO I HAVE TO WATCH FOR MATTING ESPECIALLY IF THE WEATHER IS WET. YESTERDAY I GROOMED MY YORKIE. FROM BATH TO CUT AND DRY IT WAS TWO HOURS. SHE WAS NOT IMPRESSED BUT SHE IS EASY TO WORK WITH.
LATER I HOPE TO SQUEEZE IN A WALK. HUBBY WALKS ABOUT 7:00 AT NIGHT BUT I AM JUST TOO TIRED BY THEN TO ACCOMPANY HIM AND IT IS DARK..YUCK!! I AM IN WEEK 9 OF MY DIET. SO FAR I AM DOING WELL. I DID HAVE TWO DAYS LAST WEEK WHERE I WENT OFF COURSE BUT THEY SAY THAT THAT CAN ACTUALLY BE A GOOD THING AS IT KICKS STARTS THE DIET MODE AGAIN. I AM NOT WEIGHING MYSELF I JUST KNOW I AM LOOSING BY THE FEEL OF MY CLOTHES. OF COURSE, THE MIRROR TELLS THE STORY TOO. HUBBY IS ON WEEK 8 AND HE HAS DROPPED 16 POUNDS. TYPICAL MALE METABOLISM!!! I HAVE TO BATTLE FOR EVERY OUNCE DUE TO ALL THE MEDS. OH, WELL, A FEW POUNDS IS BETTER THAN NO POUNDS.
WELL, I MUST TROT AND STRIP MY BED AND DO A LAUNDRY. DOESN'T THAT SOUND LIKE FUN...LOL!!
LUV N' HUGS, DEBBIE
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Oh, I so love planting bulbs hoping they will make it. I planted a huge amount (over 150) but like you, I anticipate the critters eating them........so, as I planted I looked at it as a blessing to see the beauty of them in the spring or the blessing that I feed some of Gods little critters. Just being down on my knees digging was fulfilling.
It has been gorgeous here but of course, I am stuck working on the computer. My alergies are in full bloom anyway.....amazing that I NEVER had allergies like this before this year.......it stinks and is miserable even with allergy pills.......luv ya, xo
WE\'VE HAD CLEAR WEATHER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. I SHOULD BE OUT THERE GETTING MY FLOWER BEDS READY FOR WINTER BUT SO FAR I HAVEN\'T DONE A THING, WELL IN THE YARD BUT MY DECK STUFF IS MOVING ALONG.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE BULBS LIKE YOU DO BUT THINK BEFORE THEY STAND A CHANCE I NEED TO REALLY WORK UP THE SOIL AND FEED IT AND I NEVER SEEM TO HAVE TIME TO GET THAT DONE. MY POOR PEONY AND TIGER LILLIES DIDN\'T EVEN GET TWO FEET HIGH THIS YEAR OR BLOOM EVEN THOUGH WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD SUMMER IN THE BEGINNING.