I'm taking a little break today because it's raining outside, so I don't have to water and I can't do anything else out there when the rain pours nonstop.
The septic work those scammers did in August predictably failed to cure the problem, so I called a different company this time, a father and son operation, and got amazing results. Instead of just fooling around with a hose in the tank and collecting the money for astrojetting, the way the last pair did, these guys followed the leach line all the way to the clog, which was caused by a big root from a persimmon tree. They dug holes every 10 feet or so and had to move several plants, but today everything looks exactly the way it did before.
You should have seen how carefully they dug up the roses, cages and all, and just as carefully planted them back later. They did the same with all of the irises, violets, and columbines they came across. Not one plant casualty after hours of work! Absolutely amazing!