Cooling off from mowing for a few minutes; looks like this is the last mow in the back for a while unless I water. I have a pump I've never set up that can water from the creek, but I need to run a line and drop a pipe or hose with a filter cover into the creek. Maybe this is the year. Water when the creek is higher so I don't get such concentrated stuff from city runnoff, and only water turf. I'll keep an area near the house green because the dogs are so much happier with some green grass back there. Ask me how I know. . .

I'm headed over to the nursery in a little while to pick up some daylilies for out front; I thinned my irises that were over the top of them then actually moved the lilies I have to a different part of the bed. As for the iris, I will relocate some and give away a lot. I'm still working on watering zones as far as my plantings; I'm about to remove some flowers from around a pine that is so xeric that it really belongs in the desert. I've learned recently that these Afghan pines won't last as long if they get extra water, so no point in leaving thirsty Louisiana iris next to it.

This year I have several native volunteers still in pots that need to go in now. The Texas star hibiscus will go along the path of the foundation soaker hose, as will the Louisiana iris I just dug up. The vitex will stay put in pots for a while--I sold a few last year when my front tree was in full bloom. I've already seen people slow down to drive past it, so I may get a few bucks for beer or mulch yet this weekend! :-)

SRS