May rains have finally let up.  The whole month of rain was wet everywhere!  We drove north to South Dakota in rain the whole time. Texas is not in the red zone for drought for the first time in years.  We have taken this route for years and never have seen every stream, creek and river full.
We were traveling for 10 days and it rained at our house nearly every day we were gone.  I expected much more damage than my gardens show.
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This is the straightest path from top to bottom of hill.  Didn't expect so much runoff

Neighbors reported heavy rain two different times.  Being on a hill, the wall of water must have been significant

This is the most damage of any size.  Moles were busy undermining this area all spring.

This wheelbarrow was empty 10 days ago.  We got over 12" while we were gone.

 This sad looking spot is really a good surprise.
I expected the smaller coneflowers to wash out.
They look good and even the newly planted herb at the back and in the pot look okay.

Lots of weeding ahead.

Mosquitoes are very, very bad. Standing water is not a good thing.

More mole damage wash out

Another bed, light brown is wash out.  No plants hurt because I dug out this area "just in case"

Same bed, lower end. Will dig sand in and some compost.

The sick grey looking plant is water logged California poppy. 

New coneflower bed. I moved these from the first bed.  High enough to not get water logged.

Transplanted salvias are looking fine.

 I plan to foliar feed all plants soon.

This healthy cone flower plant came up this spring. The bed is full of Mexican Petunias and very crowded.  It must have benefited from all those roots keeping water from standing too long. The stems are 3 feet or better.

 This area washed out because of heavy downfall pouring over the rain gutter. I have to do something else
as it seems we are getting rain again.  Maybe concrete squares over dirt to cover roots.

“The rain to the wind said,
You push and I'll pelt.'
They so smote the garden bed
That the flowers actually knelt,
And lay lodged--though not dead.
I know how the flowers felt.”
― Robert Frost

For those who have washed out plantings, I highly recommend this plant.  It has tough root system and transplants (and survives) in nearly any weather.  I have dug and moved even in heat of summer with a bit of shade of course.

Oriental Limelight Artimesia vulgaris.

All new plantings are doing fine after downpours.