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Pond Chat / Happy New Year!

« on: December 31, 2015, 01:21:23 PM »

Happy New Year Everyone!  Hopefully I will have more time this year to be active on the site.

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Pond Chat / few lily shots from last week

« on: August 01, 2015, 07:47:08 PM »

Lilies starting to respond to mid Summer fertilizing!

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Pond Chat / Lilly pictures

« on: June 22, 2014, 06:14:20 PM »

Here are some photos of lilies today.  Frank the Wanvisa you sent has wonderful color, thanks.

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Pond Chat / Photos from around the yard

« on: June 04, 2014, 05:48:20 AM »

I thought I would post a few photos since a lot is in bloom.  The Louisiana Iris I planted in area where rain collects  and seem to do well there:  Gamecock, Knock Out and Brazo Gold.

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Pond Chat / A few lilies have started blooming!

« on: May 23, 2014, 09:14:28 PM »

Yeah, some of my lilies have started blooming while others still have their winter leaves and are just sending up pads.   The whites are always hard to capture, but enjoy the pics.

Gary

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Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant Exchange / Hardy lily trade

« on: September 10, 2013, 12:18:29 PM »

I have 2 M Giles hybrids one from Mayla and the other called Spikey pink.  I will look for Spikey pink, snf attached are 2 photos of the MG mayla hybrid.

I'm looking for named hardies preferably a yellow that I do not have or if you have a blue hybrid...

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Pond Chat / Some new and old favorites

« on: September 10, 2013, 12:15:07 PM »

Clyde Ikins is a reliable bloomer that changes over the three days of bloom as well as temperature changes photo has 1 day high in the sky and a third day close to water photo.  One of my favorite new lilies is a MG hybrid he called spikey yellow.  Finally for you Harry Potter fans there is a shot of Hermine.

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Pond Chat / What else... lily pics of course

« on: August 14, 2013, 05:22:57 PM »

After total knee replacement surgery I finally got home ~ 3 weeks later to find over 50 blooms.  Here are a few select shots, especially from M. Giles hydrids  The second photo is not great: however it gives a perspective on how large the blooms are that Mike has cultivated.

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Pond Chat / Pics from today

« on: July 10, 2013, 07:13:46 PM »

Attached are a couple of lilies and a couple of day lilies with the two toned being my favorite.  Mike Giles cross was called Spikey Yellow, but it is close to white.

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Pond Chat / Containers on creekside

« on: June 18, 2013, 04:43:27 PM »

Always like to put containers out and around the yard, but with high winds and salt water spray blooming has been retarded.  However, I'm trying red crimson this year and it seems to be doing well.  This is perched on a tree I had to cut down since erosion had completely exposed the tap root and was starting to lean toward my pier.

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Pond Chat / Photos from today

« on: June 18, 2013, 04:22:50 PM »

Attached are photos of some hardies that just started blooming.  I also found one of Mike Giles hybrids in his JTP collection blooming today, after getting and potting them yesterday.  Mike I know I said I would post after roots set, but since it was blooming....

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Pond Chat / Shots from the garden

« on: July 29, 2012, 06:38:41 PM »

Been busy, but still had some time to enjoy the garden.

Enjoy,

Gary

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Pond Chat / A couple of photos

« on: October 14, 2011, 09:26:14 PM »

I didn't see the frog when shooting Wow, sort of a surprise with the pic.

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Pond Chat / Pick up the recent Home & Garden

« on: September 20, 2011, 06:45:06 PM »

Thought most of you would like this article about Landon.

HOME & GARDEN   | September 15, 2011
In the Garden:  For Waterlilies, an Odd Refuge in Texas
By ANNE RAVER
A small city in west central Texas is home to a collection of waterlilies that contains 90 percent of the world's known wild species, and more than 4,000 hybrids.

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Pond Chat / Lilies, water plants and containers must go!

« on: June 10, 2011, 06:12:42 PM »

The good news we are going to contract on my PA house.  The bad news is the new owners don't want the ponds.  I find it hard to let my collection go on a trash heap so those of you in the tristate area shoot me a pm and we can set up a time to meet to get what you want.  Clearly I have already taken what I want to VA, but there are a lot of varieties  of lilies: Colorado, Sunny Pink, Crimson Red, Mayla, Peaches and Cream, Georgia Peach, Yellow Comanche, Wow, Almost Black, James Brydon, Perry's Baby Red, Hermine, Hevola, Masinello, Little Sue,  Perry's Fire Opal, Red Spider, Texas Dawn, Dallas, and others that I can't remember.   Lots of Eloda, Water Celery, Variegated Water bamboo, Corkscrew, Water Hibiscuss, LA Iris (Brazo Gold, Gamecock and Knockout).  Also lots of comets and fancy tails.

While I would like to ship, this is a once in a lifetime pick up and go offer only, i.e. I'm too pooped to do anymore!

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Pond Chat / What else lily photos from the weekend

« on: September 06, 2010, 07:12:22 PM »

Here are a few lilies.

Cheers,

Gary

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Pond Chat / Back to School

« on: September 06, 2010, 07:10:31 PM »

The reflection is cool as the school of goldfish swims by.

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Pond Chat / A few photos from the weekend

« on: August 23, 2010, 06:20:18 PM »

POS has too much sun, but it looks cool with the reflection.

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Pond Chat / A few Photos

« on: August 02, 2010, 04:53:08 PM »

Here are a few shots from this weekend

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Chit Chat / LA Ponders Video added

« on: July 27, 2010, 06:44:23 PM »

Hey Guys and Gals:

 I find myself on Friday, August 27 of Labor Day weekend with nothing to do and I only need to go from Newport Beach to Venice. 

1.  Is anyone free for lunch?

2.  Any suggesrions on gardens to see?

3.  Will be heading to Solvang from Venice Beach, how long should it take early on Saturday morning.

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Pond Chat / New Pond in Virginia

« on: July 18, 2010, 02:22:17 PM »

Here are a few shots from the new pond, It will take some time for everything to grow in, but ir's getting there.

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Pond Chat / A few shots around the garden

« on: July 18, 2010, 02:12:09 PM »

Here are a few shots from around the house (yes i will get to my pond in the next!)

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Pond Chat / Some critters around the pond

« on: July 18, 2010, 01:33:02 PM »

I was out taking some photos and could not resist.  I will have to take one of the green tree frogs at dusk, boy do they make a racket!

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Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant Exchange / Wow

« on: May 02, 2010, 06:24:06 PM »

I haven't divide this one for 3 years and it had jumped a 24" pot with lots of divisions.  While many of the cut tubers with multiple korms, I have a lot of them.  I really had to hack it up due to the entanglement of tubers and roots.  Looking for trade only, ideally Eros or something I don't have.  I thought I had a picture, but can't find it, this lily lives up to its name is all I can say!

Cheers,

Gary

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Chit Chat / Maryvonne and Sean:

« on: December 16, 2009, 04:29:40 PM »

I just read Whistler has gotten  over 15 feet of snow.     Does this also mean Vancouver has been getting socked in too?  Are you guys ready for the Olympic crowds?  It's coming soon.

Gary

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Chit Chat / Attempt at night photos, Louis need your help

« on: September 22, 2009, 03:36:53 PM »

Finally got in the low voltage lights, but having troubles getting good night pics.  Any suggestions on how to get better shots?

I'm really diasppointed I wanted to a shot of the moon (one of the more impression moons I have seen at 1/8, with a wonderful orange and reflection on the water, but by the time I went in and got the camera it was hidden in clouds.

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Chit Chat / I'm sore and I don't even have a pond yet!

« on: September 13, 2009, 06:18:57 PM »

I forgot how sore one gets when planting perinials.  Over the last few weekends I have transplanted over 100 Iris (Germanic, Siberian and japanese) as well as 60 day lilies...I am sore.  Anyone ready to dig a pond?

Here are a vew shots of the new house.  The last one is the view from the seat that heads out to the Rappahonock River.

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Chit Chat / Kayak trip

« on: July 19, 2009, 03:33:28 PM »

I was out kayaking today and i ran into several animals, racoon, Osprey (one of the babies seems to be kicked out of the nest), Heron and bald eagles (couldn't get a good photo of the last two)...I will have to work on those guys, but at the end of a 3 hour trip it's nice to get home!!

Enjoy the photos,

Gary

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Pond Chat / Container pics from yesterday

« on: June 28, 2009, 05:00:49 PM »

It's been a hetic summer, but I manage to get a shot of these containers on our dock of mU and Charlies Choice.  I wasn't sure it would make it in a salt water environment.

Gary

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Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant Exchange / Charlies'Choice

« on: June 03, 2009, 06:16:36 PM »

I have quite a few tubers with buds after dividing a 20" pot today.  I'm interested in some Blue Flag or a hardy I don't have.

Gary