: About Me

It's time to face facts. A huge number of us who are out there on our hands and knees planting bulbs and getting ready for winter are aging baby boomers. We may look young, think young and even feel young but our knees are creaking when we get up, and our joints protests a bit more every time we get back down. My favorite bulb-planting tool is not the usual bulb planter, but a mattock a tool with an 18" handle and a head that has an ax blade on one side and a forked piece on the other. Not only does it aerate soil, dig and pry up rocks it is an excellent lever for me, getting me off the gr...