Lilies: L. auratum..., 1 by pardalinum

pardalinum wrote:
Yes, amazing, huh! Of course I don't recommend it though. My neighbor has an apple tree just on the other side of the fence and I think that helps it dry out quicker as it puts on leaves. Also a Western Red Cedar up closer to the house sucks moisture out of the soil. Some winters are dryer than others and I don't notice any standing water. It's boom and bust here. It hardly rains at all in the summer. We haven't had any appreciable rain since around the first of June, 3 months ago. I just went out and took this pic from my bearded iris bed showing the Death Valley effect. The irises don't seem to mind though...