I have a cordyline which has grown too big for its space.Can i take the top of to reduce it or do i have to dig it out? I would prefer to leave it were it is and prune it.Would this be possible?
My arum lily like the one Joe planted is sitting on a shallow ledge in the pond with it,s crown above or just about level with the surface of the water. It has suffered badly this winter from the frost and frozen over pond. I realise now it should be deeper under the surface. If it survives (it looks quite damaged) I will lower it down into the water to cover the crown. I hope this will afford it more protection.
My pond is much smaller than this but I would like a small bullrush to go in it. I have seem typha minnimus but don't think much of it. Any suggestions?
My pond is much smaller than this but I would like a small bullrush to go in it. I have seem typha minnimus but don't think much of it. Any suggestions?
Does anyone know where to obtain the black plastic crates Joe used for planting the pond plants? The pond I have inherited is about 27inches deep so I need quite big crates.
Does anybody have suggestions for plants that are decorative but resistant to ducks? My ducks clear pond weeds very effectively but also water-lilies, etc.
I have a horseshoe shaped pond around a home-made gazebo and I was foolish enough to put a Zantedeschia into it, in a basket on the ledge. I say 'foolish' because it has now taken over the pond, spreading all over the surface, with roots just dangling in the water. It laughs at my East Anglian winters. Not sure if my water lily is still alive under it. So plant it by all means but keep an eye on it!
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Butomus Umbellatus are quite nice flowering rush
http://www.watersidenursery.co.uk/IS/ViewProduct.aspx?ProductId=10&Product=BUTOMUS%20UMBELLATUS%20(Flowering%20Rush)
Thanks, I 'll have a look at that. Typha Laxmannii also looks good, it's a bit bigger than minnimus but looks more like a bullrush.
yes that one looks nice to
Does anyone know where to obtain the black plastic crates Joe used for planting the pond plants? The pond I have inherited is about 27inches deep so I need quite big crates.
I have a horseshoe shaped pond around a home-made gazebo and I was foolish enough to put a Zantedeschia into it, in a basket on the ledge. I say 'foolish' because it has now taken over the pond, spreading all over the surface, with roots just dangling in the water. It laughs at my East Anglian winters. Not sure if my water lily is still alive under it. So plant it by all means but keep an eye on it!
Marilyn, Do you have that planted in a pot, I didn't think plants escaped when they were in pots. How deep is it set in the pond.
we are digging out for a pond so I am interested in marginal plants.
Has anyone found out where to source the baskets that Jo uses?
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