Drought. 2007

Like most of the US, South Carolina is in a drought.  It’s not as bad here along the coast as it is in many states, but it is still affecting us. Normally,  Pawley’s Plantation waters its golf greens and residential gardens with rainfall and has a back up system of  retention ponds AKA golf course water hazards.   This year they’ve sucked down the ponds to the point the resident alligators are being exposed.  Last week the golf course officials decided to cut off gardening water to the homeowner’s properties, so now the homeowners are faced with the challenge of keeping their personal landscaping from dying by using city supplied household water.  In our case, the condo’s landscaping is young enough and the plants small enough at a little sprinkle form the hose will keep everything green.  The real challenge is watering the herbs.  There isn’t a water faucet on the upstairs deck. Earlier in the year there was enough rain that I didn’t need to worry about it, but now we are having a drought so I have been hauling buckets of water to them from the bathroom sink.  Bruce is working on finding an alternative solution