We had more thunderstorms last night. I'm going to have to contour the new garden to create stepping areas that are above the level of the rest of the garden, and create a little drainage or I'll have some unhappy soggy roots in a couple of spots.

My rain barrel is collecting rain with a very simple system that can be improved upon so it fills with a single rainfall. I simply have to make sure that it is something that will stay in place and let the overflow drain harmlessly away and not splash back onto the house.

SRS