I need your honest opinion.

[Lisak1]

That was before I pulled out two big armfuls. They form a beautiful filtering mat, but they were just a bit too much for the waterfall!

 

[420benz]

Wow Looks Great Thanks

 

[420benz]

So forget-me-nots and creeping charlie will grow in water?

 

[addy1]

Blue water forget me not and creeping jenny do well. The creeping jenny prefers to be dirt anchored then it grows out into the water.

 

[Lisak1]

I find the forget me nots do better if they have a bit of soil to anchor to as well - definitely a shallow marginal. But they will grow into the water very quickly - they form a nice dense root mat from all the silt they filter out.

 

[addy1]

I find the forget me nots do better if they have a bit of soil to anchor to as well

Mine are anchored in the pea gravel in muck that has built up

 

[420benz]

So making an area on the waterfall with pe gravel will not work?

 

[BKHpondcritters]

So making an area on the waterfall with pe gravel will not work?

That's exactly how mine are/were planted. I used larger rocks to make 'walls', then stuck the plant in the middle & piled pea gravel over the top of the root ball to hold it in place. They started out pretty much bare root, but there was a bit of soil stuck to them & I didn't get worried about completely washing it off.

 

[420benz]

Thanks

 

[GBBUDD]

plant pocket & tucked in some Forget-me-not along one of the sides

agreed .

And like lisa mentioned lay the drift wood in the stream and laying on the edge so the water runs under the wood very cool effect and i would bet with the smaller rock on the falls it doubled in the audible volume.

 

[420benz]

OK I took all of your suggestions very seriously and decided to re-do the entire waterfall. When complete i will post new photos.Thanks for all of your Great suggestions.

 

[j.w]

Ha, only your 2nd time to do a rebuild on your falls. I can't count how many times I rearranged mine,lol!

 

[420benz]

Well as an 80 year old and retired i really need something to keep me bussy.So far this pond is doing that. But when it is done i will undoubtedly find something to change.

 

[j.w]

Oh yes you will, I guarantee it

 

[GBBUDD]

All the power to you i hope i am still building a pond at 80.