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Offline joeyb5980

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Added yet another new lily pond over the 4th, and some bloom pics
« on: July 09, 2007, 06:00:32 AM »
Well, I took vacation days on Thursday and Friday after the holiday, and by Friday I was itching to do something.  So what's a boy who's obsessed with ponding to do when he has a whole day off?  Build another lily pond!  LOL  When I got the kids' snapset swimming pool (like the ones Shanna uses) out of the building earlier this year, the side was busted.  The bottom liner part was still fine though, so I cut the outside ring off and used it to line a new lily pond.  It is about 18" deep, and about 5' wide...  Put my lotus in as my centerpiece, and have lilies all around it.







Some shots of my Hollandia's first bloom, attraction, colorado, moon dance, commanche, etc....



















My rusty metal 3d frog sculpture I got at our huge annual Arts & Crafts Fair over the holiday for $8- he is about a foot long.



One of our Rose of Sharon trees in bloom





Thanks for looking!
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Re: Yet another new lily pond, and some bloom pics
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2007, 07:14:53 AM »
Pretty pondlet and pretty pics

Waste not...want not.  I need to remember this when my snap-set breaks.
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Re: Added yet another new lily pond over the 4th, and some bloom pics
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2007, 08:27:33 AM »
Your new lily pond is very nice.  You have a lot of lovely lilies.  That frog sculpture is very cool.  Those are great photos, thanks for showing them.  emm
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Re: Added yet another new lily pond over the 4th, and some bloom pics
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2007, 08:32:32 AM »
Oh you are sooooooooo addicted! ;)
Looks great.. with my slow dialup, don't have time to load them all but I'll be back!


We will be tearing down our 27' above ground pool this fall... :)

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Re: Added yet another new lily pond over the 4th, and some bloom pics
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2007, 08:44:55 AM »
Gorgeous Gorgeous!!!
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Re: Added yet another new lily pond over the 4th, and some bloom pics
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2007, 09:07:45 AM »
See you did your part by recycling, that could have ended up in a landfill.  But since your addicted you created something beautiful with it.  You did a great job. 

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Re: Added yet another new lily pond over the 4th, and some bloom pics
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2007, 11:18:22 AM »
....and all by your lonesome  O0  Great job on the new pond, I like  @O@  Beautiful blooms too!
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Re: Added yet another new lily pond over the 4th, and some bloom pics
« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2007, 12:05:58 PM »
Very nice little pond. The Lotus looks happy. Will it bloom this year. I also like your frog and your gorgeous lily and Hibiscus blooms. Very nice photos.

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Re: Added yet another new lily pond over the 4th, and some bloom pics
« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2007, 03:25:31 PM »
Looks great Joey! Love the way you used the rock around the edge.
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Re: Added yet another new lily pond over the 4th, and some bloom pics
« Reply #9 on: July 09, 2007, 04:54:46 PM »
That is just charming!! O0
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Re: Added yet another new lily pond over the 4th, and some bloom pics
« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2007, 03:51:52 AM »
Very nice! Can't wait to see pics of it as the lotus and lilies mature!
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Re: Added yet another new lily pond over the 4th, and some bloom pics
« Reply #11 on: July 10, 2007, 05:04:05 AM »
 O0 O0
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Re: Added yet another new lily pond over the 4th, and some bloom pics
« Reply #12 on: July 10, 2007, 05:32:43 AM »
Thanks everyone for the compliments....

Sue- definitely hang on to that snapset if it breaks- that liner from the bottom will make a nifty little pond  ;)

Bonnie- I am definitely addicted, I will admit it   :)  And my head is spinning with ideas for a lily pond that could be done with a 27' pool liner!!   :D

Maryvonne- I sure hope my lotus blooms this year.  I bought it from Kat this spring, and it was a nice mature sized tuber.  It is a Carolina Queen.  I have been feeding it plenty so that hopefully it will bloom at least once this year.

Kathy- thanks- we have rocks around everything.  I love rocks.  We have an unlimited supply of these nice fairly flat rocks just down the street from the house- it is very handy!!

Thanks again all
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Re: Added yet another new lily pond over the 4th, and some bloom pics
« Reply #13 on: July 10, 2007, 06:45:20 AM »
Great pics.  YOu are so lucky to have an endless supply of rocks.  I am always looking for them.  Last year I seen one at the side of a road and I pulled over to get it it was almost too big for me to pick up but I got it and I got poison ivy too  :(.  My mom asked me if it was worth it and I said "definitly"  @O@.  My hubby says I need help  :D but I think nice big rocks make things look natural.
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Re: Added yet another new lily pond over the 4th, and some bloom pics
« Reply #14 on: July 10, 2007, 09:04:31 AM »
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Sue- definitely hang on to that snapset if it breaks- that liner from the bottom will make a nifty little pond

Well, I guess I'll be going out to the trash this evening to dig out the first pool I bought this spring that I threw away a few weeks ago. The sides looked like they were melting and warping in the heat after I set it up and filled it with water and so it was starting to collapse. I had to go get a different one. I guess I better save the bottom part! ;D

Your little pond looks great! The plants look happy. Good job! O0
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Re: Added yet another new lily pond over the 4th, and some bloom pics
« Reply #15 on: July 11, 2007, 07:06:43 PM »
beautiful joey!  hmmm wv.. just how close are you to me... I have a big big piece of liner left and no one to dig it :)

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Re: Added yet another new lily pond over the 4th, and some bloom pics
« Reply #16 on: July 11, 2007, 07:18:32 PM »
OOOH boy , you've got it BAD joey ! Addictied to watergardening !  ;D Now you are like the rest of us.... o( o(

You new pond look's good , lilies are pretty too.
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