CULT: dry leaf tips

Marte was asking about dry leaf tips and whether she should be summer 
watering, and Celia answered:

"Marte, I vote for watering your rebloomers through the summer so they don't
go dormant but leaving the other plants to the whims of your weather.
Watering keeps the old boys awake, which based upon my experience won't
hurt them, but it won't improve their performance, either, so why do it?
Those older plants increase like rabbits whether they lie dormant in summer
or not."

I concur 100%, and here in Santa Fe we get--what?--13 inches a year, maybe?  
And most of that is snow in the winter.  We do get thunderstorms in the 
summer, but the rain doesn't usually amount to much.  I am certain that with 
the increasing number of people moving into this area and the majority of them 
wanting bluegrass lawns, we are going to be OUT of water in the near future, 
so I try to be very careful with the stuff.  I water just enough to keep 
what's in my garden alive through the worst of the dry heat; brown tips on my 
iris leaves are a badge of honor.

Barb, in Santa Fe, where I am in the throes of designing a water-wise but 
colorful yard for my first client--hope it works!
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