"Trish Brown" wrote in message
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Great! Thanks, David! Sounds as though I might be needing drippers and/or
very short risers then. Part of my garden will be devoted to roses and I'm
historical about getting the foliage too wet and causing awful fungus to
take hold. Another part will be for shorter annuals and


You could try laying bluestone around the roses - the roses' roots will be
attracted to the dark moist underneath the rocks.

Laying on a layer of thick mulch will also help.

I haven't been watering my garden much this year - and the roses look top
notch - no blackspot.