tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post243977755465532541..comments2023-10-24T07:26:16.997-07:00Comments on Gardening While Intoxicated: I give you … the pond!EALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-53513110711690050652007-12-27T23:43:00.000-08:002007-12-27T23:43:00.000-08:00Hello Elizabeth. Sorry for the tardiness of my pos...Hello Elizabeth. Sorry for the tardiness of my post, but then again, I just found your blog so I guess it's not so terrible that I'm writing many months after the event. I came upon your blog via another gardening blog via another gardening blog.... So it goes in blogland.<BR/><BR/>I am a bit of a pond fan, and congratulations on yours. I've recently completed my second (having moved house early this year), and have worked on friends' to get them into working order. Somewhat different from yours, however, since I'm in Australia and use only Australian native plants. I hope you'll drop by my blog to see what I've been up to with this and other gardening adventures. And if you want to see a really exciting pond, check out my friends'. Now <I>that</I>'s a pond:<BR/><BR/>http://pool2pond.googlepages.com/home<BR/><BR/>I am very jealous. But I control it nicely.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/><BR/>MargaretMargarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456006889868172386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-89002274121161873802007-05-30T18:17:00.000-07:002007-05-30T18:17:00.000-07:00Ditto all the praise - it sure looks worth all the...Ditto all the praise - it sure looks worth all the work and expense. I bet it'll look even better in late July. SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-51331231136515211052007-05-29T11:02:00.000-07:002007-05-29T11:02:00.000-07:00The orangy-rust heucheras seem pretty hardy. Unlik...The orangy-rust heucheras seem pretty hardy. Unlike others I have had one of these lasted though the winter and survived the pond-related plant moving. That's why many of these plants look mature--they are. They just had to be moved.<BR/><BR/>There is also a lettucy lime green heuchera. I will never plant a heuchera in the fall again--that's the killer.EALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-9651189223362112952007-05-29T08:36:00.000-07:002007-05-29T08:36:00.000-07:00Awesome! I wish I could have a bigger water garden...Awesome! I wish I could have a bigger water garden, but the racoons would tear it up in no time, so I have to be content with tubs. I agree, it already looks "settled" with the plantings-great job!lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-58647235463811644092007-05-29T07:51:00.000-07:002007-05-29T07:51:00.000-07:00I LOVE it. It looks very natural, unlike some I ha...I LOVE it. It looks very natural, unlike some I have seen lately. And I know the sound of the water has to be, well, intoxicating! Congratulations!Cheyjay57https://www.blogger.com/profile/09993142607406372852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-14984905264072459362007-05-29T05:38:00.000-07:002007-05-29T05:38:00.000-07:00Lovely pond. Don't you just love the sounds of th...Lovely pond. Don't you just love the sounds of the water? You have inspired me to actually clean out my pond. As soon as it gets just a bit warmer. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-51106531819268123412007-05-28T20:28:00.000-07:002007-05-28T20:28:00.000-07:00Gorgeous, Elizabeth! The plants already look very ...Gorgeous, Elizabeth! The plants already look very nice and settled-in from the pictures. Is that one of the new orange-y heucheras I noticed there? I've been suckered into two of them so far this spring... :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-34914309730955615762007-05-28T10:00:00.000-07:002007-05-28T10:00:00.000-07:00Yes, my husband already had installed garden light...Yes, my husband already had installed garden lighting, and it has been adjusted to highlight the pond. <BR/><BR/>We had originally discussed s smaller feature, but I was open to something bigger, so I didn't say anything when they started to make the bigger one. I figured it would work out and it has. <BR/><BR/>Though--we just removed one of the fish that was biting the others. I am all for Darwin but don't need to have his theories proved in the microcosm of my pond.EALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-20614484519813606302007-05-28T09:08:00.000-07:002007-05-28T09:08:00.000-07:00Pond envy!That looks really lovely, even in startu...Pond envy!<BR/><BR/>That looks really lovely, even in startup phase. I can almost hear the water running over the rocks -- so soothing (just park your husband next to it for a few hours, and he'll forget about how much of the bed it takes up).<BR/><BR/>In a courtyard garden setting I'll bet it is perfect. I'm looking forward to hearing more about the plants and fish, and if you notice different kinds of birds and insects visiting too.fireflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288800598812287691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-24381182685420710042007-05-27T20:14:00.000-07:002007-05-27T20:14:00.000-07:00It looks wonderful, but why was your husband surpr...It looks wonderful, but why was your husband surprised at the size? Did it actually turn out longer than planned? I say the bigger the better, then you can fit more plants in! (Watch out for duckweed unless you never want to see your fish again, it will eventually cover the whole surface of the pond). And is that some lighting I see? That'll be wonderful to gaze on the pond at night too. Your crew did a great job!LostRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-36873768008198741982007-05-27T07:18:00.000-07:002007-05-27T07:18:00.000-07:00Beautiful. Now I want one!Beautiful. Now I want one!Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.com