It's hard to believe but as I inspected the rain garden today, there poking through the dried brown foliage were tiny green leaves on the sedums, the iris and the spiderwort.
This winter is a real test for our rain garden. As I have indicated in my book, The Rain Garden Handbook, certain plants will tolerate 'wet feet'. How wet for how long is the important question. So as we finally move into the spring season, I'll begin to list those plants that have made it through the wettest winter I can ever remember in the Carolinas. I think there will be some surprises as plants I have listed as preferring drier soil conditions seem to have survived the constant state of muck we've just had.
But first, the weatherman cautiously predicts another winter weather event for our area for Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. How many pictures can one take of a snow covered rain garden? I hope that I am done for this year.
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You are lucky that you are seeing green so early. We won't see any green for over a month in the upper midwest. Can't wait.
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