It's making me glad we didn't choose Ft. Collins. It would seem a waste to have water fall only when it's not needed. In the little valley where my house is situated February and March snow and rain run downhill both in the stream and in the soil beneath. So even with no rain for half of March and all of April, the annual grasses have been growing like crazy.
Over the last week or so rain, temperatures below 60F, and high winds have conspired to make it less than perfect May weather here, either. But I think the roses have been happy. Still, the only roses in bloom are the $5 roses from Lowes. The dianthus have been blooming like mad and the garden smells like an apple pie with cinnamon and clove. Several iris are pitching in, too. When it's not too windy and cold I could just sit there forever. Or at least until lunch.
