Watering

I want to use xeriscaping and native plants as much as possible, but this year is a really bad drought.  Its dryer than the end of August, and has been since mid-july.

This spring we acquired several native plants.  I was hoping they would have time to get established before summer came on so strong.

The salal is toast.  It dried out and died before June.  It was on the north side of the house.

The ones on the slope were a mixed bag.

Ferngully is where these two fellows went in.

 This gulley is where all the Storm water from the street drains down.  I am a little concerned about this, so in go some native plants to hold the remaining soil down.

There's also a couple of Oregon grape hidden in amongst the weeds.  A thimbleberry and a vine maple round out the cast of characters so far.

This is a wider view of the slope.  Steep, crappy soil, and getting hammered with storm water.

I need to hit this with something to trim down the weeds.  That would open it up for the desirable natives, and make it look better.

But that would also expose them to more sun.

We will see who makes it to September...