It has been ignored all summer, except for some big clumps I dug and just set on the ground because they were sinking down into the rot. We got a whole lot of rain for awhile this year and I was afraid I would lose a lot of them to rot. This clump dig seems to have stopped the rot from progressing. Leaf spot is my biggest buggaboo this year (each year it is something different!) but everything is looking better after a removal of the worst leaves. Something interesting - the big clumps I dug and set aside do not have leaf spot. No sign of scotch this year! Big relief!

That's good news caitlin.

While we had a lot of rain this summer, it was a dry August. A watering ban is on & we use a watering can for the new planting.

Hope your patch isn't too far away!

It is a bit of a walk to the far end. However we had an inch of rain overnight & more is falling now. Yippee. DH wanted to mow, but we will take the rain.

We could use some too, but it is not near as dry this year as it was last.

We were setting records for a wet spring, and now we are setting them for driest August. I guess you take what you get !...Arlyn

Here in California, we didn't get too much rain this year. So I hope this next winter makes up for the lack of rain this year. Otherwise we'll all be on drought restrictions next year. Whenever we get restricted, I choose to let a lawn die over my plants.

We don't have water restrictions, we just have to worry about our well going dry!

I have a sand -point well to water with and it just DID go dry! So now it's city water for the garden,,,Arlyn

Rob, I dug up most of my front yard. Partly because of on-going drought conditions/water restrictions, partly because I hate the kind of grass grown in this area, and partly because I needed more room for plants. Some of them get water during the hot months, some are allowed to wither away and come back or not.

Caitlin, good going on the Iris. Relief is a good thing.

Who needs grass when you can have plants?

Caitlin, glad things are looking good in the Iris bed! We got some more well needed rain today. Came home to this lovely surprise from Ensata. Thanks Robert!!!
Great White Heron

My thinking, too.

Ensata is a great source. I got some purple foliaged plants from them.