August, wow!

I was just remarking the other day that summer is half over already.We could hardly wait for it to get here back in May.How come it goes so fast and winter and spring go so slow.Think I will plant plastic flowers in the snow this winter and see if it goes any faster. ha ha ha.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

I am at awe to it is half over

Soon the kids will be going back to school then we will Christmas shopping then embedding once again another new year and me creeping to be another year older, cracky!!!

BTW

Environment Canada predicted the hot dry summer, not the farmers

It has been thundering all day and smashing around as I type

-- NS Zone 5B 200 KM East of Halifax cheers Bunting------Having a place to go – is a home. Having someone to love – is a family.

Yes. And the other day when it rained I had to look very close to make sure it wasn’t snow. And people are talking about collecting seeds and my plants are just coming into bloom!!!

-- horsetail, Fergus, Ontario

Environment Canada, thats a joke to! How many times do they forecast this and that…........and it doesn’t happen, I could do there job better! I would just look at the sky! LOL!

buying crocus bulbs this fall, and will plant them in my planters for a quick spring colour…...........did I say spring?

my neighbour has them planted through out her front yard right in the lawn, looks awesome!

-- Toronto, Ontario

I’m waiting now for the tulip and daffodil bulbs to go on sale.And maybe some grape hyacinth and oh yea I can’t forget the snow drops.None of those flowers here yet except for the tulips I posted this spring. ( lol )

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Still debating about spring bulbs … I have terrible luck with them. Seems the squirrels like to eat mine. Haven’t been successful yet. :-(

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

GranT, try planting chicken wire on top of them!

-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.

I could try that, but so much work … not sure I want to bother … have to think about that. But, THANKS for the suggestion. :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

I use bood and bone meal for my bulbs.I put it in the bulb hole and also spread it around on top.It worked great for my tulips but the darn squirrels still got my daffodils at my last place.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

I used the chicken wire this year, and it was great!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

I used chicken wire 2 years ago when planting all of my tulips, it stayed on from October until following spring.

just held them down by beach rocks we have circling the gardens.

no squirrels then, he he!

squirrels will get at anything, even ceyenne pepper, they are non-stoppable little creatures!

-- Toronto, Ontario

I’ve used the chicken wire trick also. Last year I planted moth balls with the bulbs, but they still got them.

-- jroot