Love it @Troutredds! Nice pretty big rocks and that tree is very eye catching!
What does your pond look like ... Today?
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Troutredds
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Thank you! We built the system around that Japenese maple. It's over fifty years old; planted in 1963 by the original property owners.
Whoa! That is a fantastic story too!
My pond is in the holiday spirit, decked out in green for St. Patty's Day!
The stream is extra festive!
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Our rock garden is springing to life.
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"My" pair of Mallard Ducks have returned! Just as I was expected, they made their return a couple weeks early.
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This is the second year in a row that I haven't had Tony & Carmella return to my pond in the Spring. I suspect that one of them was the victim of duck season.
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Look what I came home to last night!! It's spring!!!
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My final snow pics of the season. I guarantee it.
Gosh I love to see everyone's pond and yard come to life... spring is such a great time of year!
And I wanted to add that we have several fancy goldfish that stay in our pond year round and do just fine, even with our big koi. They just move at their own pace. One of them will disappear for days at a time and then suddenly there she is again. We've been certain she was gone for good more than once! I'm guessing she hides in the rocks - not sure if she's escaping suitors or if she gets in there and it takes her a while to find her way back out!
And I wanted to add that we have several fancy goldfish that stay in our pond year round and do just fine, even with our big koi. They just move at their own pace. One of them will disappear for days at a time and then suddenly there she is again. We've been certain she was gone for good more than once! I'm guessing she hides in the rocks - not sure if she's escaping suitors or if she gets in there and it takes her a while to find her way back out!
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Noisy noisy noisy and I love it!
JBtheExplorer
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Marsh Marigold and Blue Flag Iris growing like crazy!
I love the blue flag iris! I have never seen or heard of this before!
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It's my favorite Iris, and of course, native to the US. I'm looking forward to seeing it bloom in late May. If only they bloomed all summer!
Ok, the pictures are a few days old but I am slow to upload. Did a preliminary cleaning of the algae out of the stream (full day of work and 10 gallons of fresh algae went into the compost, never mind how much I rinsed out of the mats). Pond gets to keep it's green coat though, I know that's some good stuff.
Spring is definately peeking it's head out now though!
Marsh marigold
Black gamecock iris, golden creeping jenny and bloody dock
Graceful cattails and blue forget me not. catails didn't do much last year (1st year), looks like it's spread A LOT already though.
Strawberries and cream ribbon grass which is coming in SO much better than last year.
Chinese lobelia is popping up EVERY where! I put little sprigs in different spots to see what might survive and it all did. lol It's first winter, wasn't sure how it would do but winter was mild.
Phlox are covered in buds (about to bloom today).
Did a preliminary cleaning of the algae out of the stream (full day of work and 10 gallons of fresh algae went into the compost, never mind how much I rinsed out of the mats). Pond gets to keep it's green coat though, I know that's some good stuff.Spring is definately peeking it's head out now though!
Marsh marigold
Black gamecock iris, golden creeping jenny and bloody dock
Graceful cattails and blue forget me not. catails didn't do much last year (1st year), looks like it's spread A LOT already though.
Strawberries and cream ribbon grass which is coming in SO much better than last year.
Chinese lobelia is popping up EVERY where! I put little sprigs in different spots to see what might survive and it all did. lol It's first winter, wasn't sure how it would do but winter was mild.
Phlox are covered in buds (about to bloom today).