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my koi ate mine but i do have regular pond snails of all kinds and sizes .I think they are cornucopia snails
Shade garden turned pond
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wow! Nice place to sit and relax with a cup of coffee on the deck :coffeemug: You got it Made in The Shade!!! :fish2: Love the stream and pictures were very nice!
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hey colleen if I make the coffee you meet me there and what a surprise he will get . :cheerful: I would love to sit by that and on a low budget you really got a lot of bang for your budget . :0000000057: :coffeemug: :coffeemug:
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funny that is what I did this morning the kids where extra crazy so I sat by the pond enjoying the coffee and quite. The dogs thought it was too loud and joined me too.
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man and womans best friend is always there .Peace is something there is to little of today so enjoy it when you can .Turn the world off and turn mother nature on
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Beautiful pond and design, I can imagine how much it will change as the plants grow.
What a great little oasis!
Beautiful pond and design, I can imagine how much it will change as the plants grow.
What a great little oasis!
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I have all my plants placed directly in pea gravel without soil. I think I will try 3/4-1-1/2" river rock to hold the cardinal flowers. Anyone have success with un-potted cardinal flowers.
Normally my lab/golden loves to lay with her paws over the edge of the deck and look and the birds.
Normally my lab/golden loves to lay with her paws over the edge of the deck and look and the birds.
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what cute puppies and second pic dog looks like he did not do it ,pleading not guilty or just looking like glad to get away from the noise :cheerful:
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Mine did not grow well in the pond bog, pea gravel and water, but they did do well in the land bog, peat moss, sand and moist.gello22 said:
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Very nice puppy pictures!! Must be the "lazy dog days of summer" by the pond, all relaxed, even a nice cushion for doggys to rest their weary bones. nice shot of the pond too, everything relecting so beautiful into the calm soothing waters, no wonder the doggy looks so happy! 
I used to have a red cardinal plant for years. I would take it into the greenhouse for the winter, and it grew very well all squished in a basket with a big corkscrew rush! Trouble with that plant is that bugs liked it and it would become bug infested over the winter. I Would hack it back to below the water and try to drown bugs, but as soon as it started to grow the bugs would be back. The bugs never seemed to really effect the plant bad, so I kept it for years, but I was sick of the bugs that always came with it in the greenhouse, cause it would affect my spring seedling.
I used to have a red cardinal plant for years. I would take it into the greenhouse for the winter, and it grew very well all squished in a basket with a big corkscrew rush! Trouble with that plant is that bugs liked it and it would become bug infested over the winter. I Would hack it back to below the water and try to drown bugs, but as soon as it started to grow the bugs would be back. The bugs never seemed to really effect the plant bad, so I kept it for years, but I was sick of the bugs that always came with it in the greenhouse, cause it would affect my spring seedling.
Very nice, relaxing aura. Welcome.
