What does your pond look like ... Today?

[KC Crook]

Its getting a bit hairy with algae now. It sure didnt take long, and its in shade most of the day.

 

[KC Crook]

Found this guy sunning himself by the pond on Sunday. My little nephew was over, watering the garden around the pond--he couldn't have cared less that there was a snake 3 feet away from him. View attachment 91376

Arent they great? Or not so great if they go after your little fishies, lol....

 

[addy1]

Cool picture of the dragon flies @addy1 . And I would have loved to see a picture of the bee on the frog's nose!

It was so cool, the bee sat there for a second then took off. It had landed to grab some water. The frog was doing the freeze you can't see me routine, so it did not snag the bee.

 

[addy1]

FINALLY some lilies are blooming.

 

[sissy]

I like that bright pink color addy .The other 2 pics did not show up

 

[addy1]

Sometimes computers are a darn pita................ try again

 

[Christopher Caudill]

Those blooms are beautiful addy1! I'm patiently awaiting my first bloom. Looks like you have a nice lotus as well, something I hope to add to my water garden at some point. I obtained a few seeds but I'm not sure if they'll survive, we'll see.

 

[MattC]

Just "finished" building my pond! Still have some landscaping left to do, but it's close. It's 9'x11' and just over 30" deep at the deepest area. I have a shelf that's 20" deep and one at 10". I built a cave into the 20" deep shelf for my two koi to hide in.

 

[sissy]

I had 2 today but the light pink ones are not as pretty .I wish i knew what happened to my lotus tubers .I guess I should have neglected them like the guy did that I got them from but i put them in the basement in the tub

 

[addy1]

Those blooms are beautiful addy1! I'm patiently awaiting my first bloom. Looks like you have a nice lotus as well, something I hope to add to my water garden at some point. I obtained a few seeds but I'm not sure if they'll survive, we'll see.

That lotus you see is a small white mini lotus. It is running wild in the one pond, there are also a few lilies in that pond. I need to eventually groom it, which will mean pulling a lot of stuff out of the pond. It is tangled in everything.

I have a 300 gallon tub that is full of full size lotus. This is last year they are just starting to grow now., getting leaves to the surface.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Here's a look at the growth in my mini native garden by my pond over the last month and a half.

April 22

May 8

May 17

May 30

June 4

As you can see, they've really taken off the past few weeks, and a Lance-leaf Tickseed opened up today.

Also, Mrs. Duck is up to 10 eggs now! She doesn't seem to care too much that I still sit by my pond, but she always puts her head down in an attempt to blend in more. She blends in a lot, actually! I gave her more leaves to use, and she's since made them apart of her nest.

 

[cas]

Very nice pond @MattC .

 

[haver79]

That lotus you see is a small white mini lotus. It is running wild in the one pond, there are also a few lilies in that pond. I need to eventually groom it, which will mean pulling a lot of stuff out of the pond. It is tangled in everything.

I have a 300 gallon tub that is full of full size lotus. This is last year they are just starting to grow now., getting leaves to the surface. View attachment 91588

Addy love that lotus but that grass is really cool. Love that variation of red/green. Do you know what it is?

 

[addy1]

Addy love that lotus but that grass is really cool. Love that variation of red/green. Do you know what it is?

Ihttp://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=y310

Luckily I put a lot of my plant tags in a note book ow I would say I have no clue! Panicum Shenandoah

 

[sissy]

What a storm we had last night torrential rain winds 60 mph and lots of wind and rain damage .Electric went out 2 times .Got up early to do work but coffee time now .It has cleared up now but cloudy and damp .I have my first mini cattails .more foam in the pond