Tinkster Made Me Do It....

[finnpond]

 
Her generosity with the Lotus she sent me and then instructions on how she made bogs next to her pond to grow them, sent me into the cold and rain to dig a hole and get them planted....!!!!





and here's a pic of my marsh marigold



Thank you Tink...
Dave

[Julles]

Marsh marigold - Wow!  I want one!

I can see the drops of rain making rings on the water.  Tee hee hee.   

It looks great, Dave.  I'm envious of your large pond.

Will the bog set-up, with the rubber liner, keep the lotus contained, so it won't invade the pond?  Or will that be a worry down the road?

[purplepshn2004]

That's real nice Dave, aren't you glad Tink made you do it!

[LynneNY]

The marsh marigold is so very pretty!  Do you know how hardy it is?

[finnpond]

I'm in zone 8 and the Marsh Marigold have made it through some very cold winters...  Last Decemer we had a couple weeks of single digit temperatures...  In fact those temps killed my 12' tall Dracaena that everyone thought was a Palm...  Bummed!!!!!  Yeah, and so the hole in the gtround is 4X3X1.5 deep...
Marsh Marigold is so cool, because it the earliest in the year in our climate to bloom in the pond...
Dave

[Johns]

Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) is hardy to zone 3.

[whiskyb]

I have so many natural ones growing in the creek alongside my pond. Get about 3' high and grow back every year after freezing solid for the winter

[LynneNY]

Thanks!

[Holldoll]

That's beautiful!  I might do that with my lotus - I like it A LOT!!

[water_sprite]

Your pond is lovely.   

I love Marsh Marigold.  It grows native here.  It's been blooming here for several weeks.

[miguynmkoi]

The things Tink makes us do with her fabulous lotus!  Looks like your new lotus pond will create an ideal location for more plants!  Your pond still looks great!

[Mikey]

That Tink is such a trouble maker.....      

[tinkster]

 I didnt see this thread.. OH how I wish I had known you were really gonnna do it.. I could have tipped you off to the mistakes I made.. you made them to... HEHEHE  Lotus like round pots,ponds.. They will litterally grow in those corners and get stuck.. or mind did.. cant tell that it ever hurt them except it just stops running when it gets stuck in the corners.... be anxious to see if yours does the same thing.  I am sooo sorry,, when I  said to do that I never thought you would , I appologise for not being more descriptive.  You will love them there though.. its beautiful and as always so is your pond!!!

tink

[perplexed ponder]

Wow Dave, it looks great!
Tink, I think you are going to get some of us into trouble!