Author Topic: Various pics from this week (Read 2230 times)

joeyb5980 · « **on:** June 13, 2008, 10:50:26 AM »

"Somewhere under the rainbow"

"Pot of gold at the end of the rainbow"

My lotus tubs

"The Circle Pond" as my son has fittingly named it

Gonnere

Carolina Queen lotus really trying to keep up with Tinkster's lotus

joeyb5980 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 13, 2008, 10:59:08 AM »

Another pic of CQ lotus, with my potting table/cabinet in the background. Found this at a used furniture store for $10... It is metal and has an enamel top, so the weather doesn't hurt it. Makes a great backsaver to divide and pot. I keep my pots (dishpans) and fertilizer in the cabinet, and my plant tags, knife, pruners, etc in the drawer.

Attraction's first bloom of the season

And Hollandia's

Moondance

Perry's Baby Red

Laydekeri Fulgens- quickly becoming a top favorite of mine

Mexicana- got this from Kat earlier- it's first bloom for me. I love it- it is very unique.

Oh, and I meant to point out earlier that I got my blue fish spitter from Lowe's too

It was the last one they had, but it was $15 at my Lowe's $:-\$ Had to have it anyway

Ruthie · « **Reply #2 on:** June 13, 2008, 11:15:55 AM »

They all look fabulous! I looked for the Blue Fish at our Lowe's...they didn't have any. I was bummed.

The water lettuce looks good too.

Mine looks like chopped liver right now. The Army Corp of Engineers introduced several kind of non-native insects that eat stuff like water lettuce and hyacinth years ago (I worked on some of the follow up research on the project when I was in college.) While the water lettuce in the bayou appears completely unscathed, the water lettuce in my pond is all moth-eaten and raggedy. How ironic is that

tinkster · « **Reply #3 on:** June 13, 2008, 11:25:35 AM »

wow! Yours lotus and lillies are beautiful! I think carolina queen is monster status to

What part of WV are you in?? I dont remember.

tinkster

joeyb5980 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 13, 2008, 11:30:56 AM »

Thank you!

Ruthie that lettuce you sent me has really taken off as you can see... And that is only about 1/2 of it in that pond... It has multiplied fast for me. My hyacinths aren't faring as well, but that is my fault. I put them in a tub with a good dose of Miracle Gro to green them up a bit and give them a good boost, but then forgot about them and left them in it for about a week, and they got kind of fried. They got a good hosing off, and are starting to recover now...

Tinkster- I am from Ripley, which is just between Charleston and Parkersburg... Pretty close to the SE Ohio border

sushi · « **Reply #5 on:** June 13, 2008, 12:12:38 PM »

I love the pics

You have some beautiful lillies.

tweetybaby2005 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 13, 2008, 01:04:12 PM »

Stunningly beautiful!!!

The lotus leaves are huge and I love the circle pond! All these recent pictures of lotus and lilies are giving me the "I must have" bug!!

Beautiful pix. And of course the cute little blue fish. Keep them coming.

Kuan

spanishleprachaun · « **Reply #7 on:** June 13, 2008, 02:30:35 PM »

Great pics !!!! love those big lotus pads !!! had some at my mothers that was even were bigger than those !!! Talk about mini umbrellas !!! soooooooo cool ! Great stuff !! keep the posts coming c

Desertponder · « **Reply #8 on:** June 13, 2008, 02:37:00 PM »

Beautiful pictures and some of my favorite lilies there.

EagleEye · « **Reply #9 on:** June 13, 2008, 02:58:05 PM »

Beautiful pics Joey

Your pond looks kept up perfectly and the lotus? amazing!
Steve

Joyce · « **Reply #10 on:** June 13, 2008, 03:04:19 PM »

AWESOME pix and BIG lotus!

Indiana Karen · « **Reply #11 on:** June 13, 2008, 07:48:08 PM »

Very nice pictures. Your potting bench sounds perfect. Hubby built me a wooden one and after three years, it had to be rebuilt.

Karen

Cedric · « **Reply #12 on:** June 13, 2008, 08:24:43 PM »

Lovely. Nice texture going on on the surface of your pond, really nice.

Sandye · « **Reply #13 on:** June 14, 2008, 10:03:19 AM »

Very pretty lilies, lotus, and spitter!!

I love your circle pond.

LeeAnne151 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 14, 2008, 12:04:48 PM »

Wonderful!

Blondieskatz · « **Reply #15 on:** June 14, 2008, 12:43:24 PM »

Great pics, love your Lotus and that yellow lily is beautiful!

landey1230 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 14, 2008, 02:58:43 PM »

Very nice. I love Mexicana. Your lotus tubs look like they are taking off very well. My lotus boiled in the hot Arizona sun. Next time, they'll go inside my pond.

miguynmkoi · « **Reply #17 on:** June 15, 2008, 10:03:25 PM »

Beautiful!!

joeyb5980 · « **Reply #18 on:** June 16, 2008, 06:18:08 AM »

Thank you everyone for all the nice compliments! I will have to post some pics of my other ponds soon. The circle pond is the most full and lush right now... too full actually.... Going to be digging yet another lily pond very soon!

The mexicana bloom only lasted one day... not sure if that is typical of it or not. It has another bud set to open today though...

CliffandJoann · « **Reply #19 on:** June 16, 2008, 12:28:27 PM »

gorgeous display and photos.

Joann