Can all this rain be good for my garden?

Sitting here looking out at my garden and artificial pond, I am very nervous. I have good drainage as my garden is sited on top of 100 feet of gravel. However, this has been a very wet summer and my manmade pond is full to the rim. If it overflows it should drain into the ground. However, if you live on clay or rock your garden beds wont drain.

What can you do about this? Well, first wait for the rain to stop. If, several hours after the rain, your plants look drowned, dig or scrape a very small channel to an area of your property that is lower than your flower beds. The water will run off by the next day and your plants should recover..