Water Gardening: First nymphaea bloom, 1 by SnowBird56

SnowBird56 wrote:
I had to find one that was at least 36" deep so I could over winter my fish in it and they don't make too many that is that deep but last year I saw this pond kit at K-Mart and was surprised it was as deep as it is, since Lowe's did not have any that deep so my hubby bought it for me and we went to the river several weekends and collected the rock that I wanted to go around it. I really wanted to make a rock waterfall but I did not really know how to do it in such a small space so I ended up putting this one back up.
I like the Canna's since they get tall and I wanted to make the top a little more natural looking and when they are blooming they are really pretty I plan on moving one of the canna'a and replacing with a EE I don't have to dig up here in the winter.
Here is the side of the pond last sept. the side bed was almost bare and my lupine came back this year and totally took over but they were so pretty I have just left them..
The only thing about having so many fish in a smaller pond is there is more mess so it is a consent challenge to keep it clean and clear, but they say that is where feeding the fish less helps so I have cut back on feeding mine especially when there is algae for them to eat but they are beggars so I have a tendency to give in. we started the end of the season last year with about 24 but with the cats having a little feast from time to time last count was about 19 and i see a few very small ones that I know where not there last year..well I will end this now it's getting long..My GH says I talk to much..lol