Just a thought butterfly. You gotta admit it would be awesome though. Does you liner not screw into the biofall?
Your Pond Pictures, Please!!!!
Yes, the liner screws into the biofalls. I've already had leaking problems around the biofalls and don't want to mess with it. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" is my philosophy on this one! I surely would love to have the waterfall up higher now...on the next pond :)
You all are so lucky to be able to have all those wonderful plants,, because Im zone 3b..I dont know what to do with mine, we are ready to have a frost and my pond is omly about 36 inches deep..My goldfish have to come in for the winter,,oh well,,it is all worth it..isnt it???
Weslemkoon, I love your pond! Are those gladiolus behind there blooming? I sure wish I could get those to grow here. Glads, bearded iris, and peonies are some of my favorite plants, but it's too hot here in FL for them. I tried glads once but they are pretty much annuals here at best--at least for me. I'm not good at going out and fertilizing everything all the time. My plants have to thrive on a little bit of neglect.
In our zone, weslemkoon, you'd better bring in the
waterlilies as well. They won't make it at that depth.
They will need to go into cool/cold storage that stays
above freezing.
My pond: A section of it in front of the patio.
I have a little waterfall with a raised filtration systen and
the water is constantly clean and clear with large Kois added.
In the 2nd section i have most of the Lotus and water lilies.
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Welcome to Daves getrich!What a nice pond you have!
The Lotus and water lily section.
A second filtration system is laid here and the
kois are able to swim at all sections.
Rootdoctor ..thanks.The others are great too.
Be still...my beating heart!! Love the Lotus.
Here is my little 600 gal. pond made from a sunken stock tank. Lots of Gold fish, Koi and Shubunkins with water lilies and wild yellow iris. Pond was started in the early fall of 2002. This photo taken in Aug of this year.
hERE IS OUR WATER FALL AND POND WE JUST FINISHED IN JUNE.hOPE EVERYONE LIKE IT ,MAVIS
Mavis, that is beautiful! How large is it?
Gorgeous! Can we see another pic of it?
Here is one of mine
tortoisekeeper, what are those wonderful round leaves that stick up above the water?
Oh my, I would like to know too! Great pond Tortoise.
Wow! They are all gorgeous and a great inspiration for next year. Pond is definitely on the do to and add list for the spring.
They are gorgeous aren't they :~)
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This is a picof my 1st pond. Our new one is under construction now! I can't wait!!!!!
This is a pic of my pond before we srarted new construction!
It may not be the greatest, but it sure has akot of fish, Water lily's, etc....
Thanks, Traci S
Everybody has such great looking ponds,my yard is so small I had to build a small deck pond,but it has fish in that live year round.
Its absolutely lovely - small is indeed beautiful.
Nice!!!
Tropicman what are the "ferny" looking plants at the
front of your pond?
Hi Lil,
I knew some one would ask me that!LOL
Well I found out it wasn't hardy here,first hard freeze,turn it into mush.
If I recall the tag said it was Neptunia aquatica or something like that,I bought it from a nursery,that they had gotten by mistake,didn't know anything about,
I put it in the pond and excelerated like crazy,it flowered
little yellow flowers,I hope to find some again.
I like the look of it...will have to see if someone in
Canada supplies it :)
Tropicman and all,
that fern is really beautiful. Tis a shame you lost it but...I think we all need heated hoop houses for all these wonderful tropicals. Your deck looks full of tropical plants too.
The company I wholesale from has something that looks similiar. I wanted to place the photo here to see if it is the same. I would love to have lots of that and also to sell some to our customers. I had no idea it was so lovely.
Stephanie in Summerville, SC
I forgot to give the information on it...
Aeschynomene fluitans, Giant Sensitive Ferm
6" to 10" - Flowers August, September - Similar to Neptunia aquatica but much larger and faster spreading. Yellow Sweetpea-like flowers. Foliage closes slowly when touched.
Tropical....Hardy to Zone 8.
Stephanie
I have had Sensitive in my pond a couple times. My goldfish eat the roots on it til it dies. I really did like that plant tho. (They eat those $30.00 water lilies too)
So now I replenish my pond plants from clean canals. And I feed my goldfish more often.
Hi Step,
Yes the flowers are the same,but I think the leaf on my foliage is just a little bit longer,would love to get some more or even the Aeschynomene fluitans would be just as nice too.Do you know a place that sells online for it?
Don't actually have many pix of my two ponds....but here's one I found from last summer. This is the small preformed pond near our front walk.
RikerBear
Found another one of the front pond.
RikerBear
rikerbear your pond is very natural looking...I like it...
and the little stream :)
Thanks Lilypon :-)
RikerBear
Our recent addition last year
Close up of one of our victoria's.
Victoria Bloom first day
victoria bloom 2nd day
