tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post2665058198787223172..comments2024-01-03T02:26:23.899-08:00Comments on A Gardener in Progress: The pond in August.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-76885686216303536582009-08-19T09:00:47.783-07:002009-08-19T09:00:47.783-07:00Seeing your pond makes me miss the one at our old ...Seeing your pond makes me miss the one at our old house. We had pickerel weed. It did well, and the dragonflies loved it.<br />Thanks for sharing.Linda/patchworkhttp://patchworkgarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-61074987669637621922009-08-18T21:48:49.131-07:002009-08-18T21:48:49.131-07:00I love the look of the fuschia--it's striking ...I love the look of the fuschia--it's striking against the other plants. Very beautiful and serene pond you have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-62400167852911362032009-08-18T09:40:51.595-07:002009-08-18T09:40:51.595-07:00Catherine I just love your pond and have enjoyed s...Catherine I just love your pond and have enjoyed seeing the pictures from it. I wish I had a bigger one because your water lilies are so pretty.Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-32228176268694133472009-08-18T08:21:02.175-07:002009-08-18T08:21:02.175-07:00Beautiful! If I did a pond here, I would only hav...Beautiful! If I did a pond here, I would only have 2 months of non-ice in it. haThe Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-31241148774558840182009-08-18T08:06:47.288-07:002009-08-18T08:06:47.288-07:00Mildred - That is a good idea, because I'd als...Mildred - That is a good idea, because I'd also love to get some more ideas. I don't have a whole lot of "winter interest" other that a few evergreen shrubs and I usually have pansies and hellebores.<br /><br />Tina - Great suggestion on the Hakone grass! I never thought about that, but I do think it would look really nice there.<br /><br />Kathleen - Good idea about how to get the pond ready for winter. We're pretty lucky that we don't have to do too much though, our fish and plants get to stay in year round.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-28855786313728578962009-08-18T06:49:57.992-07:002009-08-18T06:49:57.992-07:00Hi Catherine. I didn't know you had koi. I hav...Hi Catherine. I didn't know you had koi. I have fancy goldfish (and they are struggling with the heat now). Your pond is such a great joy to visit.Prosperohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114988815558549577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-56373497402549981712009-08-18T06:07:02.139-07:002009-08-18T06:07:02.139-07:00Catherine your pond is beautiful! So much happeni...Catherine your pond is beautiful! So much happening in it. I didn't know Cardinal Flower was a water plant. I have a purple one that is just about ready to get a picture of. Your Water Lily and Sioux are both gorgeous.RainGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14071017261791897927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-7322500072440706782009-08-18T06:03:04.591-07:002009-08-18T06:03:04.591-07:00Catherine- Your pond looks great! I can't beli...Catherine- Your pond looks great! I can't believe what a show it is still putting on. How nice that the heat wave didn't ruin it's beauty!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737367324901967724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-44485971583941441522009-08-17T21:23:36.977-07:002009-08-17T21:23:36.977-07:00it is just breathtaking! I would be sitting besid...it is just breathtaking! I would be sitting beside this all day long! You have done a beautiful job!Tootsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313167135644565141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-76365634710532225692009-08-17T18:46:03.353-07:002009-08-17T18:46:03.353-07:00The pond is looking full of action now! The waterl...The pond is looking full of action now! The waterlilies are stunning.lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-85759825727636843002009-08-17T18:43:36.799-07:002009-08-17T18:43:36.799-07:00It looks great! It's hard to believe you'r...It looks great! It's hard to believe you're still waiting for it to bloom since it looks so nice right now.Dave@The Home Gardenhttp://www.growingthehomegarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-76285638083074838092009-08-17T17:17:07.403-07:002009-08-17T17:17:07.403-07:00Catherine, I've never had a pond that large, b...Catherine, I've never had a pond that large, but I used to have one... and I didn't realize how much I missed it until I looked at your photos. Your whole area is stunning. I love water lilies and the sound of running water. :-) Congratulations on having such a wonderful area to enjoy!Shady Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-58077395897261315112009-08-17T14:27:07.345-07:002009-08-17T14:27:07.345-07:00Oh yeah. Your pond is what my pond wants to grow ...Oh yeah. Your pond is what my pond wants to grow up to be! Lovely, lovely, lovely. I grow my cardinal flower next to the pond but I saw they sold it at the garden centers as a water plant. Looks like it does well that way. Next I'm going to be researching how to overwinter everything (water plants, fish, etc.) so maybe you could post about that??? I'm sure it would be helpful even tho you're a couple zones warmer, right? (I'm in zone 5)Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_korner/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-48047843472334399282009-08-17T14:17:27.741-07:002009-08-17T14:17:27.741-07:00It's looking better than nice Catherine. It lo...It's looking better than nice Catherine. It looks gorgeous.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270611634380137009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-70535622472030095912009-08-17T12:10:51.635-07:002009-08-17T12:10:51.635-07:00It is so pretty. I just love water in a garden and...It is so pretty. I just love water in a garden and wish I had such a lovely pond. Might I suggest some Hakone grass behind the waterfall? It might echo the spill of the water and add a nice splash of color.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-88169245435880722362009-08-17T12:09:09.915-07:002009-08-17T12:09:09.915-07:00Your pond is looking beautiful! So much color! The...Your pond is looking beautiful! So much color! The Cardinal Flower looks fabulous.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-71778970422647902772009-08-17T12:08:28.210-07:002009-08-17T12:08:28.210-07:00Your pond garden area gets more beautiful with eve...Your pond garden area gets more beautiful with every mid-month post!! Do you have snakes around it? sigh... On my blog you have to scroll down below the GBBD post to see our project post that I posted today...don't ask me about bloggers issues some days...Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-46573929602373245852009-08-17T11:43:35.622-07:002009-08-17T11:43:35.622-07:00Your pond is quite the place for a late summer res...Your pond is quite the place for a late summer respite! I really like the 'Souix' water lily.Lannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018584509455303394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-68055987860639815142009-08-17T11:36:27.487-07:002009-08-17T11:36:27.487-07:00I think your pond in beautiful and the flowers and...I think your pond in beautiful and the flowers and plants add another dimension. A pond that looks natural was always one of my goals and while I tried and made many of them, none looked natural. I suppose the most satisfying one of all was a hole dug about 12 inches deep and 2-cement 8x16" patio blocks wide. One high all around and then a cap on the edge of the same. It had a rubber liner on sand. It worked flawlessly and was as modern looking as Danish modern furniture was at that time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-28789487092829596692009-08-17T11:19:55.305-07:002009-08-17T11:19:55.305-07:00Catherine your pond looks delightful!Catherine your pond looks delightful!Rob (ourfrenchgarden)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05087218232138304239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-67835414367027503082009-08-17T09:39:42.104-07:002009-08-17T09:39:42.104-07:00Catherine,
The pond looks beautiful. Just the beau...Catherine,<br />The pond looks beautiful. Just the beautiful lilies alone are enough reason to build one.--RandyRandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03840964031964028578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-15329171979453305432009-08-17T09:38:39.058-07:002009-08-17T09:38:39.058-07:00Hi Catherine, The pond is looking so colorful and ...Hi Catherine, The pond is looking so colorful and full right now. Those water lilies are picture perfect and I see "Big Daddy!" I know the hummingbirds must love this corner of the yard.<br />Maybe you could answer this question on a post in the future: during the winter months, do you have anything growing in the front? Do you just cover everything with a heavy layer of mulch? The reason I ask, we have no grass next to the house and in the winter, pansies are all I know to plant for a little color. I just mulch all the dormant plants with mulch and try to make it look as neat as possible. Earlier this Spring, I did buy some evergreen shrubs to help fill in the area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com