RE: [gardeners] Where is everyone?
Myra Amler (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Tue, 11 Aug 1998 12:59:30 -0400
Hey George,
I'm here! My backyard is a huge mess! We had a deluge where we got 5
inches of rain in a very short time. This of course was after unrelenting
heat, cracking earth, etc. My entire back yard went under water, which
included my pond. I had finally got the pond crystal clear again when we
were hit by another torrential rain. Jeez! I have to do something about
the drainage in my yard. I have an island in the back with azaleas, daphne
and trees (dogwoods, tulip poplars). I can see exactly where the water ran
when it drained. It went around the island and settled in the very back
(my pond!). I checked on the fish, they seem all right, but if the water
doesn't show vast signs of improvement, I will have to pull them out and
put them in a tank. I lost one of the babies, don't know what killed him.
The larger fish seem to be fine, no one at the surface gasping for air.
Any suggestions about drainage? I was thinking of digging out a path to
the pond and lining it in gravel. Maybe at least the water would be clean
if it went in again.
Autumn joy sedum is getting ready to bloom as well as my lespedeza bush,
joe pye weed, sweet autumn clematis and golden rod. My mums were pretty
much flattened by the rain, they are a mess. My monks hood has been
knocked over too.
Spring was so lovely, but the summer is a bust this year. Even though I
have to go back to work next week, I am looking forward to the fall. I
know the heat has been unbearable for the southern states this year. Maybe
Al Gore will save us all ;-)
Hope your tooth is better!
Myra Amler
amler@mindspring.com
"Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?" Unknown