Good on you, mind you my back is starting to twinge just thinking about it.... now where was it I put my heating pad??? :).

Annette

I took a couple Bayer Back and Body aspirin, then I'm going to take a hot shower tonight before bed. My ankles are even sore. For one thing I wore my heavier shoes today thinking it was time to stop wearing the rubber Slogger clogs outside, and compared to the Sloggers the shoes felt like lead boots!

I remember when I could plant like that all day and not mind it at all. ugh. Last years when I planted daff bulbs, the next day I went down and here a skunk or coon had dug them ALL up and thrown them on top the ground. Didn't even taste one, just tossed them. I had to plant them again.

Oh schoolhouse,

You have my sympathy,..that was a colossal amount of bulbs to plant,..that is a workout beyond a doubt,..i am the same as Annette,..my back twinges just thinking about it,..come Spring you will be beaming but watch out for the Coons or the skunk.

Try and resist the temptation of the clearance sales lol.

Philip

Wow school house ! That will be beautiful come spring !! I have never heard of glory of the snow . Going to check that out !
I spent the day mulching and planting roses . Got 10 in today , and about a yard and a half of mulch down . Digging roses in is not fun , I have to do it with a pick axe . My yard has so many rocks !!
It'll all be worth it next year !
I really want to do bulbs ... But I'm afraid of attracting deer . And once they come I'm not sure they'll forget about the roses ... :(

Wow! I just planted 136 in my first ever bulb planting and was feeling inordinately proud of my old creaky self. Went all around about protection from squirrels - I have some very aggressive diggers - and finally just scattered some moth ball crystals around, no disturbances. Looking forward to a front yard slope of early blooms and tulips scattered throughout front and back.

Also NOT planning on a mass planting day next year. Stagger it out over a couple and see if my back and legs respond better.

Surprised I'm not feeling all that bad today, plus so far critters haven't dug the bulbs up.

Gosh you folks are a glutton for punishment lol,..glad to see that schoolhouse is none the worst for the big workout.

jitsmith,..136 bulbs is another colossal amount to put down,..alas i am unable to compete with you and schoolhouse in the bulb planting,..i have only 8 to work on,..maybe tomorrow,..but i did move things about for about two hours,..stood back and hardly noticed the difference.

lilyfinch,..i agree planting roses is very heavy duty work and more so when you have to use a pickaxe,..well done,..i am so grateful that i don't have critters that would dig up or eat my plants however i do use chicken wire in various shapes,..square cages to circular shapes just to keep my 9 cats from making a sleeping bed or worse.

Philip