The filters come already rolled. I got mine from 'thewatergardener.com'. They come in different sizes and densities.
I don't remember what the manufacturer of my waterfall box is.
I don't remember what the manufacturer of my waterfall box is.
Thought I would share some pictures of my moss. I use to be disappointed in all the splashing of the water in my waterfall. Then @GBBUDD starts talking about his love of moss. I have moss growing all over that I am constantly throwing out. So a couple of years ago I put some in my waterfall. I didn't think it would take because it is in full sun. Then I thought it wouldn't last through the winter. Ha! That stuff is pretty hardy. I started with some small pieces and it has nicely covered the rocks. I just have added two more pieces to some rocks that get a lot of spray from the waterfall. Now I don't feel bad about all the splashing in my waterfall. It is now serving a purpose in keeping the moss moist.
- Joined
- Jun 23, 2010
- Messages
- 45,001
- Reaction score
- 30,053
- Location
- Frederick, Maryland
- Showcase(s):
- 1
- Hardiness Zone
- 6b
- Country
pretty!
- Joined
- Jun 22, 2011
- Messages
- 4,684
- Reaction score
- 3,764
- Hardiness Zone
- 5b
- Country
same thing happened to me, cas; when I redid my pond and started out with all new waterfall bouders, I had this vision of plants on top with some sort of greenery working its way down between the two and on either side. I planted creeping jenny in two pots and hoped in time they'd overgrow to hide the pots and fill out over the rocks. That worked better than I could have imagined, esp since when I cover the pond with the pond tent for winter, the creeping jenny stays alive and continues growing, albeit slowly. Now, the other side didn't have this and I noticed some moss growing. Well, just like the creeping jenny, it stayed alive and grew under the tent just because I had the waterfall still running. Surprised the heck out of me when I opened it up for spring last year! Below, a before and after pic of the moss-on-a-rock, just like yours!
2019
2021
Love it @brokensword ! I might have to plant some creeping jenny in pots. I always wondered how to get some greenery on the rocks.
@brokensword why don't you have a thread or a showcase about your pond? You have so many items to share - your screened in pond, making realistic planting rings, making the fake logs, your winter cover for your pond, the plants in and around your pond, and more (don't you have a turtle too?). I've saved some of the information you have posted, but would love it if I could go and reread some of the items you have posted.
- Joined
- Jun 22, 2011
- Messages
- 4,684
- Reaction score
- 3,764
- Hardiness Zone
- 5b
- Country
- Joined
- Jun 22, 2011
- Messages
- 4,684
- Reaction score
- 3,764
- Hardiness Zone
- 5b
- Country
but, but...but it's not wide enough for a bench, cas!!!!! How ya gonna plunk yer butt (sorry about yet another of these!) down to set a while?
Looking good! Always wanted to do something like this around my whole yard, along the edge of the gardens so I could walk the yard in the morning without getting my feet wet with dew.
You probably SENT that week of rain north, didn'tcha, cas? I know it was miserable most of the time here, too! NEVER seen the amount of rainy days in the middle of summer in all my life! I'm a landscaper and have to work outdoors, so it's been touch and go--I mean, the rain touches me and I GO! To some other city, of course, then mosey on back when it's over. Weeds growing everywhere now in my gardens--too wet and mosquito-ey to do anything about it LAST week; hopefully this one is better and I can get the yard back in shape!
Great looking pond, cas!
We had such a down pour that i had 3 large koi go over the negative edge my cicstern has a 2 foot depression that was a pond of its own untill it soaked into the ground. My moss that i love that had grown and lined the stream to hells gate all got washed away along with the wild orchid and fern.
I was sitting when I took the pic!
Wow. We got a lot of rain (2 1/2 inches in one day), but it came down gradual. The downpours were north and south of me and some of the roads were covered with water.
- Joined
- Jun 22, 2011
- Messages
- 4,684
- Reaction score
- 3,764
- Hardiness Zone
- 5b
- Country
ha, uh, well...how ya gonna see the fish from THAT far away??? I mean really, I asks ya how??? Ya gots ta have it near enough to fall in if you're looking for that one specific fish, you know? (actually, I tell my wife all the time; walk BETWEEN the chairs, don't go around; if you fall in, better not to hit the water!)
