Garden Pic Wednesday: Beans & Lush Front Bed
It's a sloppy day. Over the past 48 hourse here in North Florida we've had something in the range of 24 inches of rain. That's bad. Pensacola, which is 50 miles away, is suffering flooding on streets in low neighborhoods, roads washed out, drivers stranded in vehicles on watery streets, etc. G overnor Scott just arrived to assess their situation. Schools are closed. Our fitness center said no classes today. It's a mess. It was a cold-front inspired storm last night that clashed into the warmer Gulf air resulting in a violent lighting storm with wind and rain all night long. My back yard is a swamp again, particularly in the rain garden corner---but, that is as it should be. It is very slowing draining and is just pooled due to the bulk of water. Actually, the rain garden was just perfect after the first day of rain. It was the second day that was a bit much. Even so, all that rain water successfully drained away from the house, which is exactly as it should.