What does your pond look like ... Today?

[JBtheExplorer]

I even have a few flowers on the forget me not plant.

Wow, mine is almost done for the year, but mine is not aquatic.

 

[bettasngoldfish]

JB, I had an aquatic forget me not a few summers ago. If I remember right it had flowers all summer. When I bought this plant it was much smaller than the one I had previously. I hope it does well for me. I love the flowers.

 

[Troutredds]

I finally pruned our old Japanese maple tree that was beginning to resemble a big shrub or bush, as viewed in previous pictures I've posted. I may have overdone it but like to see the gnarly twisted trunk underneath. Light reflected off the water dances under there now.

 

[j.w]

I need to do that to one that I have. All I can see is a big glob leaved monster. Yours looks so very nice.

 

[bettasngoldfish]

Looks great troutredds

 

[Sunshine]

Oh, I like that. I didn't know you were suppose to trim them up. I looked it up on Youtube. Mine is dragging the ground. Must get moving on that. Yours looks really cool.

 

[Troutredds]

Thanks fellow ponders. They can become "Cousin It" maples without a trimming every once in a while, can't they?

 

[j.w]

Here is one I trimmed but needs some again:

and here is my out of hand IT one as you call them Red:

 

[Sunshine]

So pretty. Here is mine, not so pretty compared to the others on here. But, I will try to bring it's beauty out.

 

[addy1]

JB, I had an aquatic forget me not a few summers ago. If I remember right it had flowers all summer. When I bought this plant it was much smaller than the one I had previously. I hope it does well for me. I love the flowers.

It gets leggy after the first blooming, do a trim now and then, I just take sissors and cut it off.

 

[bettasngoldfish]

thanks for the tip addy, I will do that

 

[j.w]

@Sunshine it just needs to show off it's beautiful legs

 

[Sunshine]

@j.w If it ever stops raining, I will work on that. I'm sure her legs are just lovely.

 

[Fishylove]

Sun finally popped out today, and everything looks so fresh.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

I've seen a lot of Japanese Maples at local stores. I've never actually heard of them until a few weeks ago. I'd love to get one some day.