My best intentions were thwarted last night when I woke to discover the five Gulf Coast Penstemmon uprooted and downstream from their original location. You see, I planted them Monday in anticipation of the rain. I love nature's sense of humor. While replanting them on higher ground this morning I was awed by the power of the water and reminded of the respect it deserves.
I hope your gardens fared well through the storm. Have a wonderfully wet Wednesday!
Dad has a gauge and it read 10.3 inches this morning at 7 a.m. Another friend (down the street from you) said her gauge was almost at 12 inches.
ReplyDeleteWow - amazing! I heard 12 inches at Mansfield Dam too. It looked like a small creek in my backyard last night!
ReplyDeleteObviously, the clouds believe that the penstemmons would look better over THERE. Hopefully, they'll be satisfied with your latest location (cuz I shudder to think what they'll unleash if they want to move them from 'higher ground'!)
ReplyDeleteI am still finding mulch-strewn water pathways in my garden that I'd never noticed before....places I wouldn't have thought even had a slope to contend with.
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