Gardening > Ponds
My pond and bog garden
barleychown:
I finally got my pond started!
I have a LOT of work ahead of me to get this pond to where I want it to be. The biggest challenge is working around my ducks. They are mess makers! :rolleyes1: However, I am committed to keeping them, as I want the eggs for baking. Plus, they are a hoot to watch. :laughmao:
barleychown:
The beginning of my bog garden...
From the back...
And, the crowning glory...My swamp magnolia!
Please excuse the hoses and buckets. :rolleyes1:
Dianna:
:Wow:, Sarah! You have really got it "going on" with your pond. :clap: I love it! That pond looks like a small lake compared to mine... :D
I can well imagine that the ducks love having a special place to swim. Will they bother your plants in the bog garden? What, besides the swamp magnolia, other kinds of plants do you have out there? :ScratchHead:
barleychown:
Thanks Dianna. :grinnnn:
So far the ducks have been horrid on the pond plants, which I sort of expected, and I am finding ways to work around them (notice the chicken wire rings? They are working!).
I had a small pond, around 200 gallons, in my last yard, and in the first year it was so full of plants and baby fish that I decided I wanted to go MUCH bigger this time. The liner for this one is 20' x 25' and in it's deepest part it's 3 1/2' deep. :ThumbUp:
As for the ducks and the bog, so far they are being good. They spend a lot of time hanging out under the gunnera (dinosaur food plant), which was the plant that inspired me to build a bog in the first place. I have also planted a few types of hibiscus (the red plants) that are suppose to love bogs, a few other marginals, some canna's, and a few daylilies that are suppose to like this. We will see how everything does!
Dianna:
I am so wanting to plant some gunnera here on our land. We have plenty of room for the monsters and it would afford us some privacy. Our front yard (at least four acres) stays so boggy when it rains. I could even plant it along the drainage ditch (creek that is always full). Do they like full sun? Will they work with some shade (along the creek).
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