Laura’s Garden Notes: Good and dry

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. From late August through most of September, not a drop of rain fell at our house. Since we've come through a number of dry spells and full-blown droughts before, this time I really got to thinking about whether this recurring feature of life on Earth was in any sense a good thing. I'm not talking about positive thoughts such as how dry weather makes us appreciate the rain, but rather direct benefits. During this time, I had noticed that while no amount of