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Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 plants 'n pots #319363 May 26th, 2010 at 05:12 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,744 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,744 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Males!!! Can't spawn with them can't spawn without them.

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 Bestofour #319365 May 26th, 2010 at 05:53 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Originally Posted by Bestofour Males!!! Can't spawn with them can't spawn without them.

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 plants 'n pots #319367 May 26th, 2010 at 06:34 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Look Sheri!!! My curly rush overwintered in the bottom of the pond just fine! I always think of you when I see it, because you liked it so much last year.

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 plants 'n pots #319384 May 26th, 2010 at 01:42 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,744 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,744 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC that may be the coolest plant ever.

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 Bestofour #319386 May 26th, 2010 at 02:10 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,819 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl OP Frogger OP JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,819 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri yes, I think I have to agree with Sheri.--it i s very unusual which makes it interesting. ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 plants 'n pots #320256 Jun 6th, 2010 at 01:08 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Fantastic Lynne it overwintered in the Pond, AWESOME!!!! I had a curly rush for a couple of years I had to keep it very moist,, But I also kept it inside,, it dried up too quickly outside. Eventually it died inside too, "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 angelblossom #320764 Jun 10th, 2010 at 08:21 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,475 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,475 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Any recent pics? ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 Sunflowers #321977 Jun 19th, 2010 at 08:13 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Finally caught ... on camera!!! I've been trying to get at least one of the many dragonflies by my pond to sit still long enough for me to take a picture. This one cooperated nicely for me today. On a sunflower bud Then nearby on a tomato stake I have at the pond to keep the heron away! And here is my new this season purple pickerel in bloom

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 plants 'n pots #321979 Jun 19th, 2010 at 08:54 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY One more picture for today - a new canna for me this year in my large pot - it's supposed to be shorter than the ones I've been growing, but also orange flowers. Unfortunately Jimmy's cannas bit the dust this year - they were so huge and beautiful for several years.

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 plants 'n pots #321980 Jun 19th, 2010 at 09:30 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,819 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl OP Frogger OP JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,819 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri oh Lynne, how beautiful!!!! and yes the Canna is just gorgeous. Exceptional. I can't wait to see it bloom exceptional pictures of the dragonflies as well. ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 JunieGirl #321987 Jun 20th, 2010 at 05:49 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania LOVE THAT CANNA FOR SURE. B PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 JunieGirl #322005 Jun 20th, 2010 at 07:47 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,475 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,475 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Lovely...great pics ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 dodge #322031 Jun 20th, 2010 at 10:09 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Originally Posted by dodge LOVE THAT CANNA FOR SURE. B Me tooooo "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 angelblossom #322093 Jun 20th, 2010 at 08:55 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,744 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,744 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Oh my gosh those dragonfly pictures should be in a magazine.

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 Bestofour #322261 Jun 22nd, 2010 at 07:51 AM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,819 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl OP Frogger OP JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,819 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri new photos, please?? possibly of all of your lily blooms??? ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 JunieGirl #322430 Jun 23rd, 2010 at 09:42 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Well I just so happened to take a few pictures today, so I am glad to oblige you Carol! This is my very first yellow water lily - I am very pleased with the color and size - especially since it was a very small rhyzome from PetSmart - a no-name inexpensive one - the type the ponders on the forum I frequent sometimes frown upon. Oh well... their loss! Here is another plant on the side shelf in the pond. At first I was not very impressed with it when I only saw the tight flower spikes for weeks, but it is now opening up and adds nice dimension to the pond. Lizard's Tail - aptly named, I think! More in next post...

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 plants 'n pots #322431 Jun 23rd, 2010 at 09:50 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Continued from above... This was a baby fish from my comets from last summer. Only 2 survived and they are doing well - they start out mostly black in color - I didn't know that, and have found the color transformation very interesting. It has mostly changed now, with just a bit of black left on the top. I do like this color and hope it doesn't darken up so it's different from the others. The other black baby hasn't started to change yet - I am trying to get a picture of it while black, but it's too fast for me! More fish at feeding time. Like the "sunbows" in this picture? A new name I made up for the colors from the sun reflecting in the water! One more showing my only koi - the yellow fish - it has been growing so much faster than the other fish - it's way bigger than they are, and a year younger!

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 plants 'n pots #322435 Jun 23rd, 2010 at 10:45 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,475 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,475 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Lynne you are so lucky...how beautiful. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 Sunflowers #322451 Jun 23rd, 2010 at 02:00 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,819 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl OP Frogger OP JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,819 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri yes lynne, I agree with tamara. You are extremely lucky. your pond & all of its 'parts' are just beautiful. It makes me speechless just to look at it. a wonderful thing ot behold. ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 JunieGirl #322486 Jun 23rd, 2010 at 09:10 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,744 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,744 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC as always gorgeous.

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 Bestofour #327504 Aug 11th, 2010 at 08:09 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Thanks once again everyone! Sorry I haven't posted much, but I've been running around taking my mom to dr's appointments and helping her at home all this summer. But... I did get to see this little guy one day last week. These pictures are for Carol and all other frog lovers!

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 plants 'n pots #327509 Aug 11th, 2010 at 08:37 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,819 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl OP Frogger OP JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,819 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri Lynne, thanks so much !!! It is like he posed for you.-- he is so different looking with that green stripe kind of thing around his mouth, huh?? Again-thanks much!!! ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 JunieGirl #327515 Aug 12th, 2010 at 04:09 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,475 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,475 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada great pics lynne.. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 Sunflowers #327522 Aug 12th, 2010 at 05:46 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Ole green mouth. Lynn thanks , take care of mom. dodge PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 dodge #327540 Aug 12th, 2010 at 08:35 AM Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,586 Likes: 2 Guelph, ON, Canada Shani Star Child Shani Star Child Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,586 Likes: 2 Guelph, ON, Canada Great pics, frogs can be fun to watch. May the wind always be at your back and your keel in the water

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 Shani #327541 Aug 12th, 2010 at 08:39 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Just wondering if the frog colors changed to match that green container. They do change colors to match the background. So do the butterflys. dodge PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 dodge #327556 Aug 12th, 2010 at 09:34 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY This frog is actually a Rana clamitans, commonly known as a "green frog". It doesn't change colors, but always has that green area around the mouth.

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 plants 'n pots #327559 Aug 12th, 2010 at 10:34 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania ok thanks PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 JunieGirl #344726 May 28th, 2011 at 10:06 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Time to start up this thread again. Been doing lots of work in and around the pond the past 3 days, and the fish are excited to see us and eat when we feed them. Today I threw bits of oranges in - they gobbled them right up. Here are some of them eating the flakes we give them twice a day. Yellow Submarine getting his share of breakfast. First open waterlily of the sesaon. I counted 8 more buds to open soon!

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 plants 'n pots #344728 May 28th, 2011 at 10:48 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas I Look forward to seeing your pictures here every spring! they are doing fantastic! You've done a wonderful job Lynne,, I know you're proud of all your babies in there Including your water flowers "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 angelblossom #344730 May 28th, 2011 at 11:40 AM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,819 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl OP Frogger OP JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,819 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri yea---what Diane said---PLUS your frog from last year is the same one from this year (or at least I will think he is the same one)!!! really really nice !!! ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 JunieGirl #344870 May 31st, 2011 at 03:01 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Thanks Diane and Carol! It's time to come and sit for a spell, the weather is glorious today! Here is what you would see from that vantage point. Six water lilies blooming today. And here's what you would see from the other side, sitting on the arbor bench. Sooooooo... what time can I expect you? :wink:

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 plants 'n pots #344873 May 31st, 2011 at 04:28 AM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,819 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl OP Frogger OP JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,819 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri I'm gettin' in my car now---so 3 ish?? ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 JunieGirl #344908 May 31st, 2011 at 01:31 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas make me a daiquiri Lynne it'll still be hot when I get there, I've got dibs on the Blue chair! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 JunieGirl #344921 Jun 1st, 2011 at 12:49 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Diane - you can use the blue chair (Don made it and it reclines!) and Carol and I can share the arbor bench. There's always room for more as well. This guy thought he would not be seen this morning, but I caught him with my camera. What's more pondlike than a frog sitting on a lily pad next to a water lily or 2?!? He hopped towards the plant that he usually hides in, but stopped on this pad on the way. LEAP FROG! My blue koi enjoying breakfast. Gotta love his coloring - silver and blue! :ding:

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 angelblossom #344931 Jun 1st, 2011 at 03:20 AM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,819 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl OP Frogger OP JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,819 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri Wonderful visuals with the views, Lynne--thanks so much---almost as good as being there-- Originally Posted by angelblossom make me a daiquiri Lynne it'll still be hot when I get there, I've got dibs on the Blue chair! I want a daquiri too (strawberry please)-----and darn---I forgot to ask for the Adirondack Chair-- But hey, I wil;l be only too happy to share a seat with you. Lynne---the froggie is SOO very cute----and yes on a lily pad is perfect !!! Thanks for those pics as well---I really am enjoying them PS: I love teh blue fishie---he is just the perfect fishie to be in YOUR pond. ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 JunieGirl #344988 Jun 2nd, 2011 at 08:31 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Love the Blue silver koi! I've never seen one that color! Awesome! Perfect picture of the frog on the pod! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 JunieGirl #344998 Jun 3rd, 2011 at 12:18 AM Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,586 Likes: 2 Guelph, ON, Canada Shani Star Child Shani Star Child Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,586 Likes: 2 Guelph, ON, Canada Very nice, Ponds are so rlaxing to be around. I love the fish pics. May the wind always be at your back and your keel in the water

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 JunieGirl #345128 Jun 7th, 2011 at 01:51 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY AWWWWWWW you all are so good for my ego! This frog is larger than the ones we usually see around the pond, and was just sitting on this flat rock at the edge of the pond last evening - he sat there for hours! He let me get up front and personal for some nice shots, so I took them from all sides.

Re: Lynne's Pond experience #3 ~2010 plants 'n pots #345135 Jun 7th, 2011 at 09:11 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Of course he let you get close to him,, He knows you're the Queen of the Ponds he isn't going to mess with you But then again maybe he was waiting on a kiss instead of a click. "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."