What does your pond look like ... Today?

[KC Crook]

Cute little guys KC, I cannot find your little black one! Sounds like you have been bitten by the pond bug. Will we see a bigger pond in your future? lol

I sure hope so! I grew up with a pond and I have missed them. Maybe once the kids are out the house and we have a little extra it can happen! Yeah, the blackies are hard to see, hes loving on the one fantail in the first pic. You would have to click on it to see him...I have to watch close too but its a treat when they do come out of the wormwort to play.

 

[Mike in Vermont]

Your ponds look great, everyone. I decided to refrain from computer use for a month. I got lots to post about in time, including "the day of the toads".

 

[cas]

"the day of the toads".

tee hee.. can't wait

 

[addy1]

The lilies are finally popping more buds about ready to open, just two months behind. The pond usually looks like this early May

The yard is blooming great

 

[lotust1]

I love seeing so many great pond images on this thread. Here's a late afternoon view here today and a shot of the neighbor's birds - They're loud and shameless but pretty!View attachment 91935

that's incredible.

 

[KC Crook]

The lilies are finally popping more buds about ready to open, just two months behind. The pond usually looks like this early May
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The yard is blooming great

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Spectacular Addy! You have a dream yard for me.

 

[KC Crook]

The snails came, and all 12 look good and healthy and also my arrow Arum I ordered. 3 of the snails are already opening up and setting themselves straight. I was warned it could take up to a week for them all to pop out. Im really looking forward to them blindly making their way around. A fish or two of mine noticed them and stopped to investigate them. It was actually kind of funny.

But weirdly, I also came down with the worse rash! My hubby calls it the "snail allergy" because its the only new thing Ive been exposed to, lol. I know I didnt get the rash from the snails but it sure is a mystery. I havent had a rash like this since having poison oak as a child! Grrrr!

 

[addy1]

KC I have found that I break out to weird things, black eyed susans among them..............state flower lol. Never heard of a allergy to snails but you never know.

Our day lilies are just beautiful right now I have them everywhere, some day may need to divide or just let them do what they want to do.

What every bee keeper likes to see the bees working the flowers

One of my wild flower bee gardens

 

[addy1]

Oh and the smell! so darn sweet! Stand by the pond and just breath in............the lilies smell so good! A lot of buds are going to open today

 

[KC Crook]

Lol, most of the snails have woken up and working hard! My pond is a bit striped from having the algae stripped away...lol

 

[KC Crook]

Slurp! What a yummy shell you have!

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Last year, I began adding more native plants around my pond. The Orange Milkweeds are the first to bloom, but Purple Coneflowers will be blooming not to long from now. I continue to add natives and hopefully there will be even more color next year. I also had a couple waterlilies open today.

 

[addy1]

My wanvisa opened with 6 buds, love that lily! The pond smells so good when all of the flowers are open, stand there and breath in.

The bee loves this flower

 

[KC Crook]

I want to plant milkweed for the Monarchs but im positive the deer will just demolish them. Living here is a blessing and a curse. So I will live vicariously through you guys lovely yards. Its always a treat to see. I get occassional yellow butterflies that visit but they rarely settle long enough to get a decent pic.

As for those snails, OMG! In 3 to 4 days they have stripped the algae off of half the pond, Im starting to worry if I can keep them fed, lol. Its crazy! 11 of the 12 are active. The one "floater" I have hasnt opened up yet.

 

[addy1]

The deer here ignore the Milkweed, plant away. They LOVE sunflowers