Creeping Jenny as marginal?

[bagsmom]

Am I dreaming it, or do some of you grow Creeping Jenny as a marginal -- with it's feet in the water?

My stores don't have aquatics in yet -- I have a small pool I'd like to get some plants in to help with water quality.

 

[Lisak1]

I mostly grow it on the outside edge of my pond, but it creeps its way in and does just fine. I also have a floating island that is now an island of creeping Jenny as she creeped herself right out on it.

 

[Stephen T.]

I've used wild strawberry along the margins and it tended to send runners into the water, which did fine for at least a couple years partially submerged. I'm going to put some Creeping Jenny in this year and see how it does, but mostly in the rocks near the pond.

 

[cas]

I found this online a few years ago. I haven't had a chance to try it yet.

 

[bagsmom]

I'm doing an experiment. I got three really small ones for $2 each. I put them in small planting bags with kitty litter and have them on the shelves. If they look like they are suffering, I can move them.

 

[bagsmom]

I found this online a few years ago. I haven't had a chance to try it yet.

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How pretty!!!!!!

 

[cas]

Here is something else you can try:

 

[bagsmom]

Very pretty! I think I have too much sun for impatiens, but I love them!

 

[cas]

Same here. Maybe when my tree gets bigger I will have some shade and can try it.

 

[Lisak1]

Very pretty! I think I have too much sun for impatiens, but I love them!

I plant impatiens in full sun in my waterfall every year. Because they are constantly being watered they don't mind the sun at all! And they get HUGE! Here's a picture:

 

[bagsmom]

Wow - those are gorgeous! Do you have them in regular soil at the edge? Or are they contained in something? I love hot pink!

 

[Lisak1]

Nope. No soil at all. I buy a tray of them every May (you know - the one that has like 44 plants). They are in the tiny cells, hardly any dirt at all - I pop that little cell out and stuff the whole thing, dirt and all, between a couple of rocks. I make sure it will be constantly in contact with the water wherever I chose to stick it and voila! The only reason for the rocks is to hold the little plant in place long enough for it to take root. The go from basically a single stalk plant to a bush by the end of summer. The stems will be thicker than my fingers!

 

[Lisak1]

Here's another one of my other waterfall:

What you see on the left started as two tiny plants.

All the green to the right, by the way - watercress. I took this right before I harvested a bushel of it one day.

 

[bettasngoldfish]

Beautiful pictures @Lisak1

 

[cas]

Gorgeous @Lisak1 ! I think I may try that this year.