Water Gardening: Show Us Your Water Gardens ....Big Or Small We Love Them All, 1 by pandj

pandj wrote:
Hi everyone. We just joined and live in Jacksonville, Tx, where Dave and family have moved. I saw a piece in our local paper and found Dave's Garden.

We dug this pond with our own hands in 1996, and then upgraded it several years ago. It has evolved over the years as we find out what grows well and what doesn't. We had irises planted in the pond, but they took over the place so they came out and were replaced with a canna or two. We used to put everything in pots with some dirt in them and rocks on top, but now we just stick the roots in the water among the rocks and they thrive. We have lots of dragon flies and a few snakes from time to time. I just wrote a check today to have a snake removed from the pump. I thought the pump had conked out, and when they pulled it out there was most of a two foot snake inside it.

We hope to enjoy DG!

Pete & Jan (pandj)