Did a little gardening today
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I'll have to stop in the pet shop and talk to them about water plants. Would be nice to get something that I don't need to replace ever year. But I want to get some nice colors.
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At 2 feet, you should be able to keep water lilies. They live in my pond at that depth. Quite a few things now come in "miniature" and can live in a basket of pond muck, sunk to the bottom. You need to go to a Garden center, not a pet place.
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Find a place that specializes in Aquatic gardens. There are a lot of different colors to choose from within the hardy lilly offerings.
I deal with Webb’* Water Garden. I have used them for on line orders but prefer to go to the center as it is only 45 minutes away
http://www.webbsonline.com/
I deal with Webb’* Water Garden. I have used them for on line orders but prefer to go to the center as it is only 45 minutes away
http://www.webbsonline.com/
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You have to be careful with some of those water plants depending on how you put them in. We used to have floating pots that worked pretty good. Some of them if planted in the water will take over with there roots and become a pain to remove.
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Do you have the liner covered with rocks or sand or anything? I've never seen them damage or grow through a liner, but we used to bury them underneath pea gravel, and a year later you have quite the mess on your hands trying to remove them.
edit: I guess I should clarify on that, we didn't bury the plants, just the roots to hold them in place. Those roots can really take off and grow into everything.
edit: I guess I should clarify on that, we didn't bury the plants, just the roots to hold them in place. Those roots can really take off and grow into everything.