Hi- I found this website during our weeklong snow and ice storm, the worst in 10 years. I am a fairly new gardener, learning to deal with clay soil, a shady wet side yard and more shade than sun! I put in a small pond in my side yard between the housed, but it only gets noonday sun.I am looking forward to finishing landscaping our 1 yr new home--I have a several bare spots just waiting for something besides bare barkdust. What are some of your favorites you might suggest? I would especially like to add something to the fence behind the pond. Thanks
new pond in the shade
Good Morning Brantly. Welcome to Dave's. I think you will enjoy this site a lot.
Wanted you to know that I put my pond in the shade, under a large awning. So the only water that gets in there is run off from the roof and the only sun is first thing in the morning. In comparison to mine, you get plenty of sun. The sun will help the flowering pond plants to flower, and shortage of sun helps to keep the algae from going crazy. Here's a pic of mine which shows a lot of the plants. mine is up against the house with a small dirt area behind it. I just recently planted those succulents back there.
Oops, here's the one with the plant shelf behind the pond. Also, if the fence is see through and the sun shines through it, I wouldn't put any thick covering plantings on it. Got any pictures?
Molly
