What a lot of rain can do.

Three years ago I put in a shade garden at the back of the house.  I pilfered most of the plants from friends and neighbors and laid two small stone walks:  one leading to the back yard swing and one to the neighbors to the south of us.  I mail ordered some Iris Moss to plant in between the stones.  It arrived looking sad and smelling even worse.  But I planted it none the less.  It was completely dead in two weeks.

Not to be outdone, the next year I purchased some from a local nursery.  It lasted about as long.  Shortly after it withered, a neighbor offered some Creepy Jenny.  Of course, it took off like a weed and popped right out again this spring.

But last week I noticed some strange fluff trying to make its way through the Creeping Jenny.  I looked more closely and saw that it was growing in several places between the stones.  Interestingly enough, it seems the Irish Moss has decided to make an entrance.   We'll see if it can hold its own.