What does your pond look like ... Today?

[JBtheExplorer]

I REALLY like that bog log, JB.

So do I! ..but I wish it was about 4" shorter so I could sink it in a little. It goes edge to edge in my bog!

 

[Sunshine]

Here's my bog today. 9 Different species of plants, 11 plants total. Might get one or two more eventually. One last step is the waterfall and then I can hide all of that ugly liner!

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Thanks to @addy1 's bog post for showing me the basics of what had to be done!

Looks awesome !!

 

[haver79]

JB your water has cleared up nicely. Bog looking great.

 

[haver79]

Addy your bog is an inspiration! Beautiful!

 

[j.w]

JB your bog is looking great

 

[j.w]

Some views around our pond today to give an idea of the alpine woodland setting we are creating.
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Very nice job Red and I sure do recognize all those beautiful plants and love that huge Cedar tree. I planted a Giant Sequoia tree a few yrs ago and guess I won't be around long enough to see it in it's humongous glory. Oh well maybe someone will let it live after we are gone and others will get to enjoy it

 

[JBtheExplorer]

murky again

 

[j.w]

It is new JB and it will get better the more the plants fill in, you will see. Does running the water through the white batting in a basket help at all for you? You may have to do it constantly till the plants fill in. It helped for me.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

It is new JB and it will get better the more the plants fill in, you will see. Does running the water through the white batting in a basket help at all for you? You may have to do it constantly till the plants fill in. It helped for me.

That is what I'm hoping, that this is just a cycle of a new pond. I noticed my water lilies have a lot of little leaves on them now so if we get decent temps more steadily, they should start growing soon!

I've read about batting as a way to filter algae and other fine debris, but haven't tried it yet. I'm considering it though.

 

[j.w]

My pond getting some blooms today.

Yellow Flag in bloom.

The ferns just showed up one day on their own.

My little Azolla pond w/ a reed in the middle.

This stuff I found in a nearby lake and I don't know what it is but it took root in a big tub of water. I put some slucky mucky dirt in the bottom and it's growing like crazy now.

 

[taherrmann4]

Accidentally posted this in the wrong thread. "What's your weather like today". Moving the post here to the appropriate thread.

Anyway here are my clovers again. Sending out runners. I counted 5 runners near the surface of the gravel. Probably more below the gravel as some of the leaves are emerging from the gravel. I'm excited that they're getting bigger. I like their leaves.

As a child back in Washington State I remember I used to go to a large nursery known as Molbax Nursery and I remember they had these and I always wanted one.

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I had the clovers when i first put my pond in and in no time they took over about 25% of my pond. I ended up ripping them out for fear it would be nothing but clover in a few years. It is a cool plant.

 

[Troutredds]

Wow, that really looks awesome, j.w! I'm crazy about ferns, myself. Even the wild ones are a welcome addition to our property. I like that lily-type plant you found at the lake - curious if anyone can identify it.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Wow, that really looks awesome, j.w! I'm crazy about ferns, myself. Even the wild ones are a welcome addition to our property.

I love ferns too. I've got three different types but none seem to do great by the pond (too much sun) so I stick them in the corners and they do good. Green ones are my favorite...

...but I also like the Japanese ones I have. Hard to tell the actual coloration from this photo but the leaves are almost white and the stem is a purple-ish color.

 

[addy1]

I tried ferns they died too much sun here, I had the clover, it died after the second summer, so did not bother to get any more.
Did like it when it was here though. I put out a ton of white dutch clover seeds in the yard for the bees, it has good nectar content. Mint is another good plant for the bees, have a bunch near one fence line, some in the bog, which does not take over like some says it does at least in the bog.

Going to take cuttings and put it along the back field fencing, help out our bees lol

 

[JBtheExplorer]

my bog.

my grandma gave me a couple irises last week so I put one in the bog and its starting to flower.

Three of my fish. (the baby is on the bottom left). i decided not to remove the sand from the shelves, the fish are taking care of it for me.

I trimmed my lavender plant a few weeks ago "to promote new growth" and stuck a couple of pieces into the ground, and it looks like they're growing into new plants. who knew?

and here are a few flowers I have. These aren't in the pond area, but about 20 feet away, so I think that counts