I have been trying to set up my pond and keep moving things around. Which one do you think looks better. It is hard because I can't dig a hole so trying to work with what I have. This way?
PS don't look at the grass. Have not had a chance to cut it yet lol
This message was edited Apr 4, 2007 12:32 PM
Or this way? I think I like the first one better. This photo was the first set up
I like the first picture of your pond best.
Are the rocks to hide the liner or to provide support for it?
A Iittle of both. The liner is one of those hard plastic ones. I did not want it to show so I covered it with the rocks, but it will stand up on it's own.
If the liner will stand up on it's own, have you thought about arranging the rocks in such a way as to allow planting pockets? By this I mean large gaps and crevices between the rocks that you could fill with potting soil or good garden soil to allow spreading plants to take root. You could plant hardy perennials (such as ground cover type plants) that would grow more each year or you could play with annuals and change it around each year. Just another idea for you to consider........ :^)
tetleytuna I have a few iris in some of the crevices. And a rock that had a neat bowl shape in it. I planted lambs ear in it last spring and it came back very nicely. Any suggestions of what else would look nice in it?
I was thinking about things like ajuga, basket of gold sedum and creeping phlox. They all bloom, look good when not blooming and are very hardy. You could even try some of the varieties of mints. If you plant mint in a rock wall it should be pretty easy to control and you could enjoy them without the concern that they would take over your garden. There are so many neat varieties of mint that you would never run out different ones to try.
Thanks tetleytuna I will give some of them a try.
You might want to incorporate something like sweet potato vine(s), creeping jennie (Lysimachia nummularia), dwarf papyrus (Cyperus papyrus 'Nana') etc. among the rocks like you did with the iris. Using plants that could creep over the edges of the pool and around about in the rocks might help you achieve the look you are going for.
I too like the first one posted the best. Will the flowers planted in the white pot spill into and over the waterfall? Is it mostly viewed as the picture was taken or is it viewed from all sides? I do think that you are on the right track incorporating soil pockets among the rocks but I would add to the iris.
Be sure to post pictures of what you decide to do.
baagrant thanks for the suggestions. I have some more iris and turtlehead coming from 2 very generous DG members. I plan on replacing the white pot with a pot of either iris or mini cattails. I do have some creeping jenny in the bog next to the pond that I can put in the rocks. I also have moved the barrels with the pump that is behind the pond and set it up in another location. I added an underwater light to the pond yesterday. It shines up on to the falling water and looks really nice. I have 2 small water lilies in the pond and hope to find some water lettuce to add also. It can be viewed from all sides but the back still needs more rocks to cover the liner. I will post more pictures as it comes along.
