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I put in a little pond last year, and was wondering about the best plants for it.
I have a lotus, and that is about it.
Also I hate the plastic water fall is there any suggestions on what I could do with that?

Well lets see,, hmm i have the same problem..and haven't gotten anywhere with that..and i'm putting in 2 more ponds..one a preformed one..which is my old one from last year..but we found a new one at a discounted price..so we bought it..and now we have 2 preformed ones..and then i am putting one in..all the way around my tree...it's a little tree...and the tree is going to be an island..i'd prefer to fill up the entire yard with a pond..and hopefully the little school brats that run through my yard to get home will fall in..HAHAHAHAHA..yeah i need a fence..but if anyone gives ya any ideas..let me know cause i could use them as well..Thanks

Rocks, rocks, and more rocks is the way to hide anything plastic. I'm using a brown pot as my veggie filter, and managed to disguise it by collecting more rocks from my yard. I've seen flat rocks laying across one of those fiberglass falls, and it did a pretty nice job of covering them up. Here's my big flower pot waterfall.

Hey that is a great Idea for the ugly black waterfall we have pianolady.. nice job !!

hey welcome to the forum nice to meet you Both!

Yes that is, we have the same black waterfall springfeaver...wondering what to do with to stop making it looks so dang cheap..we put rocks in the plastic thing..geeze..i know i'm going to ruin this new pond somehow...i'm still curious on my liner..hope that works out..cause i'm thinking it's going to spring a leak..

Mine was fine even totally froze..
I was thinking spray paint but not sure if it will be toxic to my no fish?

what are you spray painting?

The ugly waterfall!

ohhhhhhhh ..i don't think you should do that with fish..but that's your choice..if they are belly side up...i'd say it wasn't a good choice..hehe

They are already dead from that friggin bird!!

HAHAHAHAHAHA...yeah that's right..but if you want to put more in there..well..maybe since your birds are so mean..you should stick with those fake fishies..hehe

I used to have a solar floating ball that kept them away but my son broke it...

Hmmm got to love children don't ya..they tend to break everything..my sisters boy yesterday just took a dvd marker..and made prettys all over her carpet..sweet baby...

Oh my gosh I would flip out!!!

She was...and she was scrubbing..hehe..i was laughing hysterically

holy crap did she get it out??

yeah she did..thank god..i don't know how but i know she was going at it for over 2 hours..hahahahahaha...

I would of totally flipped a nut!!! poor thing !! bet she needed a drink after that!

She can't drink right now, she's pregnant with another one..none the less..another boy...hahahahahahahaha...

Ohh my god I would of still had a glass of wine!
(thank god I tied the tubes) I remember those days and it stinks trying to run around after one and wobbling the whole way..no thanks!! I only have 3 thats enough for me!!

Yeah me too..fun fun fun..so i just laugh at her all the time about it..hehe

I jsut hope it gets better than diapers! sick of that!

oh i don't think it does...they are the best when they are infants..after that..it's all downhill..hehe..j/k..its always fun with them..they do things that make ya laugh your pants off..well only if they are not yours do people laugh

ugggg crap!! well I guess they are getting more funny but still geting more attitude!

yeah ..that does happen real bad..i have a 12 & 11 yr old..and they are rotten to the core..my daughter has more attitude than i do...