To those struggling with hardware cloth: Have you tried interplanting your bulbs with various Tagetes, euphorbias, etc.? There are number of websites that really endorse these remedies. Type-- moles, voles, marigolds--- into your search strip. My own direct experience is nil because I've never had the problem except with chipmunks and squirrels which are a different ball game. Adam in Glenview, Z 5a