As Iook back at my last post, I hadn't realized what a long uneventful summer it has been. The days were pretty much the same: mid 90"s, slight breeze, thunderstorms all around us. We lost several shrubs this summer because we couldn't get enough water into them. We added another rain barrel and now we're up to six. Despite rainfall amounts recorded at the airport, several miles away, their 3 inch accumulation would only amount to 1/2" here. What a difference a few miles makes.In any event, I just took this picture of the rain garden. It has received no weedings as it should have (too hot and too buggy). As you can see, there are some tough plants that just weather whatever Mother Nature throws at them and then provide a beautiful showing anyway.
