Re: Louisiana 2002 Lot O233

I converted the swale at the back of the house into a drybed. Idea 
was to keep the white doggy out of the mud. Terraced the ground above 
the swale and raised it just a tad. It receives all the runoff from 
the neighbor's yard as well as my backyard which slopes toward the 
swale. Always stays damp or wet depending on rainfall. There is a 
rock dust base which helps retain the moisture, but not swampy. The 
La's must be reduced or they'll take over. 

I have heard of people sinking a kiddie wading pool into the ground 
for a bog area, though most of the pools are pretty garish.. 

Al Bullock
NoVa

--- In iris-species@yahoogroups.com, Dennis Kramb <dkramb@b...> wrote:
> Giving your babies away?!  That should be illegal!  LOL, I am so 
> protective of my baby irises, at least until they bloom.  Then if 
> they are ugly, I'll give them away.  Hahhaha.
> 
> Yours look good, Al.  I especially like the 2nd one with its paler 
> tones.  So how do you grow them?  In a pond?
> 
> I have been so amazed at the performance of my Louisianas in my 
pond, 
> that I spent 2 days this past weekend transferring 20+ more of them 
> from the garden to the pond.  Next year's bloom should be 
spectacular 
> (fingers crossed).
> 
> I have a bunch of brevicaulis and robusta that I want to transfer 
to 
> the pond next, but I've simply run out of room.  I have to figure 
> something else out... like maybe buying one of those mini-ponds at 
> the hardware store.
> 
> Dennis in Cincinnati




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