| Here is a picture of my 1910 Marliac hybrid
called Attraction. It received the Award of Merit by the Royal
Horticultural Society. This picture was taken approx. five years
ago. Notice how green my water was! Yuck! |
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| Here is a picture of the two ponds which are
connected by a bridge. We planted four Hemlocks to hide the bio
filters. You would never know that they were there unless you
looked. It is great to stand on the bridge and watch the water
trickle down into the larger pond. It is about 16 feet and round. |
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| Here is a picture of the first pond that we
built. We have changed many things during the five years it has
been there. We have found that a UV light works great to help
clear the water. I planted all kinds of thyme around the stones so
that when you stand on it , it smells great! |
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| Here is a side view of the connection between
the larger pond and the smaller one. In my small pond, I usually
plant a tropical called Green Smoke, a hardy lily called James Brydon
because it smells like sweet apples. I also plant White Top Sedge
or Dichromena colorata as my main bog plant. It blooms
continuously throughout the summer non-stop. You may also know it
as Star Grass. It does not actually have flowers but bracts of
seed heads. It is an excellent choice as an edge plant too. At the
end of the season, you may cut the bracts and dry them for an indoor
flower arrangement. I also plant yellow and blue iris in my bog
area. |
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| Here is a close-up view of my formal
pond. Right now I am not using any filter at all. The water
in this pond seems to stay clear just with good luck and prayers.
We are constantly refilling it with water from our spring. The koi
that was in this pond died during the winter. They died in late
March. I am not sure why. What do you think? |
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| Here is our small pond. A medium-sized
water snake lives in here. I really enjoy watching him. I am
sure he is lunching on some of my goldfish. Buy what can I
do? I am fascinated by all the creatures of the pond.
That is with the exception of the Blue Heron that has eaten many Koi and
Goldfish. |
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| Here is a side view of our formal pond.
The sides are built from old window ledges that we rescued from a
mansion which was being torn down. Blue Beauty, Chromatella, and
Gloriosa are the three main water lilies that we have in this pond
now. We have many frogs and tadpoles, too. We have a round
table beside here to enjoy our meals. |
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