This morning we were afraid that we may have a hailstorm. A severe storm was moving from Springfield toward Mountain Grove. High winds around 10:00 am did not last long but I felt my office in the original second floor of Faurot Hall shake! No hail though. A large basswood fell over in our Arboretum. The soil was saturated from rains and the wind just pushed it over. … [Read more...] about Wind but no hail
Archives for May 2009
Yes, it rained all weekend! This has tested the mettle of our rain gardens as we complete them this year. The rains last year and this spring have shown us where adjustments need to be made. We built a small rain garden around the drain of the large rain garden. We are getting some seepage of water under an area of the berm where we put rocks to stabilize the bank. Need to … [Read more...] about Water water everywhere