The rains have come and we are glad to get moisture in the ground. The phlox that hung on for so long has a tiny amount of bloom and it has kept me from cutting down.. The cold winds should shut it down eventually.
I didn't get my rain gauges out this summer as it was never raining. So my buckets and different containers tell me how much water we were getting. This bucket is the measure from the past four or five days.
The burning bush did struggle all summer. As you can see the peak of red is there but the leaves are few in number.
My new iris that I got from the neighbor are really happy with the rains. I was also glad to see the grass seed has started. It seems to not mind the cold when it is unhindered on fresh soil.
I worked inside for most of the day. It was gray and cold outside and it seemed that I could wait for warmer weather. The last of the hostas are dying back. Some locations of the property have hosta totally collapsed. I will need to mow leaves yet but the leaves are still falling. The wind has changed directions as the leaves that lined the north side of the driveway are now all collected on the south side of the driveway. I hope more of them blow away before I have to rake.
Thanks for stopping by today.
1 comment:
Yeah for rain! We need some...especially the trees.
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