Gemma's Pond

[Gemma]

@Gemma I agree w/@rubyduby that plant is so pretty!

Wish so much it could grow here but guess it would die due to the weather. Heard they need cold winters. I don't understand why ours can't be cold enough?
I mean we get some freezingdog-18.gif

You mean you've never actually tried it for yourself?
Usually I'm the one envy of your warmer climate plants

[j.w]

@Gemma It says they grow in zones 3 to 7 and I am zone 8. Colleen in Canada told me they will not grow where I live so I never bothered to try. She said not cold enough winters for long enough and that is true as mostly we are in the 40's and even 50's in winter. Guess we are lucky that it's not so cold so I will sacrifice one plant or two to have warmer weather.

[Gemma]

Finally the first water lily bloomed.
I have a pink and a yellow lily, I would like to add one more but I don't know what Colori would like a bright one that bloom a lot

[j.w]

I had a peach one that I got from addy but I don't have them anymore. I gave all my water lilies away as they became too hard for me to drag out and divide.
Here is what it looked like. You could ask her if she still have that kind and she might send you some tubers when she divided hers or you might ask her if she has some bright colored ones.

[darkmuse]

I had a peach one that I got from addy but I don't have them anymore. I gave all my water lilies away as they became too hard for me to drag out and divide.
Here is what it looked like. You could ask her if she still have that kind and she might send you some tubers when she divided hers or you might ask her if she has some bright colored ones.

that's a beautiful color lily alright! And you say you got rid of it? Wish I'd been walking past when you pitched it to the curb!

[darkmuse]

Finally the first water lily bloomed.
I have a pink and a yellow lily, I would like to add one more but I don't know what Colori would like a bright one that bloom a lot

is it difficult to get that mesh screen off when you need to? Looks custom-fit! Do the herons come around and try anyway?

[Dimelius]

Finally the first water lily bloomed.
I have a pink and a yellow lily, I would like to add one more but I don't know what Colori would like a bright one that bloom a lot

Perry's baby red, got it this year and alrdy made 4-5 flowers in 1 month. Is insane.

[rubyduby]

and it's a doozy! Very pretty Gemma:)

[Gemma]

Finally the first water lily bloomed.
I have a pink and a yellow lily, I would like to add one more but I don't know what Colori would like a bright one that bloom a lot

is it difficult to get that mesh screen off when you need to? Looks custom-fit! Do the herons come around and try anyway?

No removing the mesh panels is very easy, they're small, lightweight and they are just sitting on the extrusion frame. We actually designed the pond around the mesh panels
Yes we custom fitted and bolted the frame under the capping stones
The herons fly by but I doubt they have an interest in landing, I think by now they know they can't outsmart the mesh cover and that goes for the raccoons which I have plenty of

[Gemma]

@Dimelius Thank you so much I'm definitely looking for that one now..My yellow is not too bright but I kept it cause it opens 4 days instead of 2-3, but I can totally replace it with one that blooms more often



@rubyduby thanks for your compliments

No one wondering why I leave that huge net laying around on the pond wall?

[brokensword]

@Dimelius Thank you so much I'm definitely looking for that one now..My yellow is not too bright but I kept it cause it opens 4 days instead of 2-3, but I can totally replace it with one that blooms more often



@rubyduby thanks for your compliments

No one wondering why I leave that huge net laying around on the pond wall?

I figured it was to lasso mrsGemma any time he gets too nosey re your pond.....

...no?


heh heh

[j.w]

@Gemma I just thought you were too lazy to put it away
So what's the real reason, we give up?