My Backyard Rain Forest ~
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Zuzu's Bloomin' Blog | Posted:
Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:26 am
It's total genius
. . . 
. . . or complete madness
. . . the jury is still out!
Okay, our problem was a fairly simple one,
we needed a watering system for the back yard planting beds.
You just can't count on Mother Nature
when it comes to rainfall around here.
It's
always either too much or too little.
When we aren't getting drowned, we are having a drought,
in fact we are over 4½ inches behind right now.
Too much rain isn't usually that much of a problem for my plants,
because this island is basically a sand dune
and the excess drains down through it really quickly.
But the flip side of the coin is
that the soil gets really dry really quickly here, too.
A good rain on Saturday morning
can still leave you needing to water on Monday afternoon.
Hauling the long, heavy hoses up and down all my winding, twisty paths
usually results in some mangled plants
and occasionally an achy back or shoulder joint.
So, as I said
. . .
we needed a watering system for the back yard planting beds.
But, no ordinary watering system would do,
noooooooo.
It had to be different, clever, unusual
. . .
"weird"
is probably the word I'm looking for.
As hubby and I sat over french toast this morning at our
favorite Saturday breakfast restaurant, we started to scheme.
And on our way home, we stopped to pick up supplies.
Hubby dived into the project with enthusiasm as soon as we got home.
So here is the result,
two Rainbird type impact sprinklers
mounted in the top of our Wisteria covered pergola.
They are up at a height of about 9 feet,
and each of them sprays water out in a semi-circle of about 35-40 feet.
The water falls like rain over most of the back yard.
I think the plants and birds are gonna LOVE it!!
And, when the weather gets really hot and oppressive this summer,
I'm gonna run through those sprinklers like a kid!!!
Well
. . . maybe not
run exactly, pro'ly more like stroll,
wanna join me?
Bring your swimsuit.
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