The rain and wind of
the last few days and the frost earlier in the month have pretty much finished
the blooming season; fall is definitely here. We are determined to rein in the exuberance
of the cup plants and the brown-eyed Susans next year and try to keep them from
taking over the sidewalk; UPS and Fed Ex deliveries are now in constant danger
of being snagged by overgrown prairie plants. If possible we will add another
layer of mulch to the rain and the prairie gardens, and we need to clip the
dead flower stalks, but otherwise there is little to do to prepare the plants
for the winter ahead. After three and four summers respectively, the rain and
prairie gardens are well established, healthy, and lovely. We need to increase
their diversity next season, and we need to continue to fill in areas where
plants are not thriving, but overall we are very pleased with the rain garden's design and with the ability of the long roots of its plants to keep water out of our
basement.
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