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Pond Chat / Posing in the garden

« on: July 27, 2008, 04:45:36 PM »

Okay so it looks like the variety of animals cooperated for my B-day today and I got some good shots

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Pond Chat / Lily Pics from today

« on: July 27, 2008, 04:35:03 PM »

Here are a few lilies from today...I'm so behind on pond upkeep....help!!!

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Chit Chat / Dock and ouside of house are done, even PV, come on sheet rockers!

« on: July 20, 2008, 08:14:15 PM »

Just went down this weekend and everything is moving forward on our house.  Even the dock is finished, just need to get the electric hooked up for the lift and we'll be ready to go...Jerry come east and we will go out for some rockfish.  I also noticed a territorial war going on between the Osprey and Heron.

Enjoy,

Gary

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Pond Chat / What do you do after spreading 14 yards of mulch!

« on: July 12, 2008, 05:33:20 PM »

Take pics of lilies of course...however, did not climb in to clean the pond in the last 2 weeks so the pad and aphid police beware!

Charlie's Choice were fully open but by the time I got a shower and my camera they had closed.  Also someone wanted to know if it was a good bloomer.  I just repoted it this year and look at it take off!

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Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant Exchange / Pickeral, Autopurpurta, Gamecock

« on: June 01, 2008, 06:17:50 PM »

I will have next week Pickeral Autopurpurta and Gamecock.  Looking for Blue Flag, Rose mallow, Cone Flowers other than the standard Purple.  If not 100 tabs of fertilizer 10-15-10.

Gary

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Pond Chat / A nice surprise

« on: May 25, 2008, 02:09:41 PM »

I've been up to my eyeballs with building our new house, and the weather has been wet and cool so the hardies really haven't started, but I was surprised today when I came back from Virginia!!!

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Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant Exchange / Mini Hardies

« on: March 30, 2008, 06:50:49 PM »

I have  1 package each of at least 2 tubers for Walter Pagels, Little Sue/Georgia Peach (one of each...don't ask when I divided I mixed up the pots), Leydekeri Lilaca and Perry's Baby Red.

Looking for Coneflowers, Blue Flag or pond tabs.

Gary

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Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant Exchange / WHite Odorata and Almost Black

« on: March 30, 2008, 03:05:14 PM »

Greetings I have quite a few tubers from splitting today.  Please let me know ASAP if you are interested.  I'm interested in cone flowers (anything but the common purple), Blue Flag, even a 100 tablet jar of 10-15-10 or 15-15-15 fertilizer will work.

PM me your offer.

Gary

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Pond Chat / Pics from last Spring hoping its around the corner

« on: February 17, 2008, 07:39:32 AM »

Here are a few of shots from around the garden that I didn't post.  Let's hope for an early Spring!!!

Enjoy,

Gary

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Chit Chat / New Project in the middle of no where...

« on: February 17, 2008, 07:18:34 AM »

Happy holidays everyone...did they pass already!   

I have a new project in the Northern Neck of Virginia, i.e. a vacation/retirement house.  While just underway the planning has been very detailed oriented to get everything we want.  Here are a few waterview shots that has us excited and has sailboat depth out to the Chesapeake!  My goal is no grass only plantings and a large pond! 

Some questions though I have a big Horseshoe drive and plan to put the pond in the middle.  Have any of used drainage pipes under a pond.  I'm concerned about drainage and of course floods (Note House in last pic is 4' up with fill that brings us 2' out of 100 year flood plain) with water coming under pond.

Thanks for any suggestions,

Gary

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Chit Chat / Mike & Jerry:

« on: October 25, 2007, 01:50:17 PM »

 I feel guilty worrying about BC, how have you guys faired in these wild fires.  i can't believe how many people have been evacuated, it must be very difficult for everyone in the area.

Gary

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Chit Chat / Jerry & Mike W tell me it's not so!

« on: October 13, 2007, 04:47:58 AM »

I just saw in the news that Burger Continental burned down :'( :'( :'(

Gary

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Pond Chat / Did someone say Fall?

« on: October 06, 2007, 02:15:44 PM »

Next week is the pumpkin carving contest and its still in the 80s!!!

Good news is the ponds are alive with wonderful color.  Enjoy the photos.

Gary

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Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant Exchange / Star of Siam and a hybrid blue

« on: September 27, 2007, 05:04:12 PM »

Greetings both of these liies are blooming, but the cold is coming and I need to get them out of the pond.  Ideally I would like to ship south and get grown out named blue lily for next year after Memorial Day.  Otherwise cash price would be $25.  Pictures are below.

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Pond Chat / End of the season Liliy Pics

« on: September 23, 2007, 06:30:21 PM »

Boy its not fun traveling it took me 3 hours to clean out my main ponds today so i have to include some photos.

Cheers,

Gary

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Pond Chat / Lily Pics 8/26

« on: August 26, 2007, 04:05:10 PM »

Here are some shots from today.  I've found the nets that cover all onf my North Ponds have kept out the Herons so my fish are getting bigger than a few inches.  The Herons are nice that way and leave the small ones for next year!!!

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Pond Chat / Rainy days and Tuesday,,,I think I got the song wrong

« on: August 21, 2007, 01:12:37 PM »

Anyway here are few pics.

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Pond Chat / Lilies are a bloomin!

« on: August 16, 2007, 07:31:24 AM »

Here are a few shots of lilies from Tuesday...had to go in for minor surgery yesterday, but the photos here and that are posted are uplifting!

Gary

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Pond Chat / A few Liliy Pics

« on: August 09, 2007, 06:06:25 PM »

I got some good shots this last weekend...I really like Clyde Ikins.  The Ref spider photo is neat with the out of foocus Iris leaf and Chubby is interesting too!

Gary

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Pond Chat / Rainy days makes for good pics

« on: July 29, 2007, 08:45:10 AM »

I thought I would share of few pics!

Enjoy!

 Gary

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Pond Chat / Some more pics from 7/22

« on: July 22, 2007, 07:27:31 PM »

Here are some other shots from today

Gary

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Pond Chat / Excellent trades

« on: July 22, 2007, 07:08:00 PM »

Here are some pics today of lilies that I got from lawana and Shiela.  Thanks mucho

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Pond Chat / Day Lilies

« on: July 15, 2007, 06:34:33 PM »

I have not see this many varieties of day lilies since I first planted them 10 years ago...the deer have really thined out!

Gary

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Pond Chat / Star of Siam

« on: July 15, 2007, 06:30:42 PM »

I like this one, Thanks  Bonnie!

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Pond Chat / Front or Back

« on: July 15, 2007, 06:28:53 PM »

Sometimes the Front of a waterfall is not as interesting as the back.

Gary

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Pond Chat / Critters around the Pond

« on: July 15, 2007, 06:26:37 PM »

No I don't have any toads, but Green & Lepoard Frogs I find all the time.  Apparently they are procreating faster than I can remove them!!!

The other photo is of a dragon fly I hadn't seen before.

Gary

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Pond Chat / A few Lily shots

« on: July 09, 2007, 07:15:11 PM »

I really like the TD and Lucida shots!

Enjoy,

Gary

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Pond Chat / North Pond Explodes

« on: July 09, 2007, 07:02:39 PM »

Quite a few blooms on the North pond this weekend, Leydekeri Lilaca, White Odorata, Texas Dawn, james Brydon, Perry's Orange Sunset, Georgia Peach and Little Sue seem to be enjoying the protection from the deer under the nets.

Gary

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Pond Chat / Which side of the burm do you sit?

« on: July 09, 2007, 06:51:01 PM »

I know which side i would choose!!!

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Pond Chat / Came home early and found...

« on: June 21, 2007, 07:56:12 PM »

Everything in bloom!!!!

Enjoy,

Gary