Pacific Northwest Gardening: Apropos of Nothing v.13, 1 by the1pony

the1pony wrote:
I have refilled the pond in hopes that frogs will show up, but since there are still 3 raccoons left I have covered it with these crib rails I was going to use to make a flower bed for climbers. Looks horrible, no? I've got to come up with something better. Fishing line didn't work, I couldn't get it anchored well enough to stay taut.

I've only heard one lonely little frog calling in the back yard. He's inside the brush pile. I wish he would move to the planter around the pond so I could keep chipping away at the pile- I don't want to accidentally run him through with the pitchfork or toss him in the yard waste can! Eep!

Where do you folks get hornwort or anacharis? I never did find any locally, and I really need some. All the stores around here have either surface floaters or potted stuff. I want to get the goldfish out of the rec room (they're in a plastic tub) but they need some cover in the pond. I'm not even gonna waste money on water lilies or hyacinths this time around- the coons just love shredding them too much. I will pick up some fairy moss and frogbit though- it helps shade the surface and it's nice and cheap. ;)