The pink ribbon has been a bloom machine. Then it rested, and I was thinking it was space limited. So we went ahead and built the pond. The first effort anyway, I already have changes in mind.
I had one BEEG pot of tall lotus. One small pot of small lotus. One small pot with the pink ribbon. So I dragged them into the pond bottom. When Ginger took her belly flop - the two pots of lotus floated around. The pots are almost weightless in the water. So it gave me an excuse to relocate them again.
The photo you see was taken after one day - the stems of the pink ribbon and small lotus had not yet adjusted. They have now. The plants are a little shocked - the water is cooler and less fertile. But they will come back with enthusiasm when the water warms up.
The natural clay holds water easy enough. To make the bottom more lily friendly, I saved out the sod - the top inch or two of soil with the grass and grass roots, and lined the bottom with the sod. Its a better quality dirt, and the grass will die and make goo for the benefit of the lilies.
Next weekend, I am going to expand the edges by about eight inches, and dig out a ledge all the way around, one shovel deep. For water iris.
And there is a place for some kinda tree.
And I'm already playing with the placement of a bridge.
Every project is just a good start on other projects.
Roark did do a lot of tractor work. But you see that blue chair in the first photo? That's where Roark was supervising the digging... (snicker).
