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Planting behind an old pond and hedge

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  • parkgatemanparkgateman Posts: 50
    The pond weed looks like duck weed . I had it in my pond and it got worse and worse until i removed most of the fallen leaves out of the pond . It stopped all light getting under the surface which eventually led to my sticklebacks dying out . I now do not let any fallen leaves etc drop to the bottom of the pond , and now all the duckweed has gone .
  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    In that case well done you, and a very good job you didn't hoick out those seedlimgs. If they have self seeded and set up their own colony you really have something to be proud of :)
  • borgadrborgadr Posts: 718
    Looks brilliant - what a transformation!
  • IgrowfromseedIgrowfromseed Posts: 284
    In that case well done you, and a very good job you didn't hoick out those seedlimgs. If they have self seeded and set up their own colony you really have something to be proud of :)
    I’ll get some pics posted just to make sure I’m not confusing the meconopsis with something else.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    I grow several Meconopsis, but have never managed to get M.horridula to flower, usually not even to germinate.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • IgrowfromseedIgrowfromseed Posts: 284
    Right,  I've found a few more photos of the ponds development and the infamous poppy. With the last pic I think showing the seedlings from 2018. All primulas were grown from seed.























  • IgrowfromseedIgrowfromseed Posts: 284
    Managed to brave the rain and take a snap of new seedings: 4 in total. They are from the 2019 flowers as there weren’t any meconopsis horridula in 2020.


  • Only one Mec Horridula seeding remains. It does look like it’s sending out it’s main shoot.

  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    This is a real paean to hard work, patience and vision. "A few 'dramatic plants' infront of the hazel fence" is right! Crikey. I love the hazel.
  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    Congratulations! If your plants seem happy then maybe leave some seedlings to grow on where they fall,  removing others to grow on yourself, as you clearly have the magic touch :)
    It would be a good idea to go over that area before seed drop, carefully removing all those aquilegia seedlings, and anything else potentially thuggish,  before they get chance to take over the area. I love them and have deliberately allowed them to do just that in a difficult area, and they look lovely, but there isn't anything more precious growing there!
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