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| Click on Image to Enlarge Seed Box and Wild Blue Iris Getting Established in Our New Rain Water Collection Garden |
Since the city mandated the disconnection of urban downspouts from the combined sewer system in our neighbourhood, we've been challenged with the dilemma of how to diffuse and use the rainwater that pours down from the ample roof of our house.
This fall, I'd also been wondering where I should winter over my moisture-loving plants: A couple of newly acquired Seed Box and a Wild Blue Iris that had summered in my bird bath.
So, this week, armed with left-over river-rock and broken flagstones, I set about to construct a downspout water collection garden.
It's just a beginning but a pretty nice beginning, none-the-less. This new rain collection garden will likely be enlarged in the coming spring and summer, providing habitat for other plants requiring a more a moister and another water source for pollinating insects.
If the next growing season is as rain-laden as this past year has been, my new rain water collection garden will have been well worth the effort.
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| Click on Image to Enlarge Wild Blue Iris, Summering in our Bird Bath |
