Thanks for the info! I keep hoping that my dog will once and for all scare the squirrels from my yard, but so far no luck.

Hey, Tisha! Squirrels, errrrr. I just had one bite one of my party lights off my strand – they are SOOOOO annoying. However, they haven’t touched my hammock – minus gnawing at the tassels. Last year I moved the hammock every time I mowed, I was hurting the grass more by moving it than leaving it in place, there were lots of gouges. This year I re-seeded early in the spring and have been leaving the hammock in its spot. I mow around it, and use a weed whip to get in around the frame. So far so good! For seed I used a perennial rye and it has been coming in really nicely and standing up to the kids playing all around it, by far my favorite seed to date. I guess the test will be to see how the grass does over the winter.

Thanks, Becky! I agree, the spring made bloom times really confused. Looking back on past years, I can see that for sure now. I feel like the salvia and iris might be a little delayed, and peonies are earlier than usual. The Iris stems are full of water and, drooping over :( Guess that makes for pretty bouquets though.