The past two years, have seen rainstorms that were real gully washers at my house in west Georgia. Consequently, my dry creek area with daylilies saw the rocks moving downhill. But the water movement opened the door for one of the most enjoyable gardening projects in years.

The storms created a winding path for water to relocate to the street. As it winds downward, it goes past azaleas, hydrangeas and bush type conifers as well as native pines and junipers. As it carved its way, loamy topsoil was moved left or right creating perfect beds for planting. These were like alluvial flood plains in miniature.

The Garden Guy really had a heart for this. To be more exact, I had a lot of hearts thanks to Heart to Heart caladiums. These bulbs were a late acquisition. I chose to plant each one in a

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