Susan,

I bought Water Hyacinth at Atlantic Nursery on Atlantic Ave. in North
Raleigh, but I would think that Lowe's & Home Depot should have it in their
"pond" section (at least I assume HD has a pond section), as I think it's a
pretty basic pond plant.

Nice looking pond! (Trinoc*con???)

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC

"Susan H. Simko" wrote in message
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Anne Lurie wrote:
Susan,

According to the folks at rec.ponds newsgroup (my *other* place to spend
too
much time), parrot's feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) is very popular!
I
got a 1-gallon pot a few weeks ago, because I figured it would be more
of a
challenge for my dogs than the water hyacinth I tried last year (did not
last even 24 hr. before becoming a dog toy). So far, so good -- it
seems
to be very hardy.

We tend to hang out at a lot of the same online places and even some
Real Life places. *grin* (Trinoc*con a few years ago)

Okay, I grabbed the tags this morning]: Japanese Iris, Pickerel Plant,
Thulbachia, and Slender Club Rush in addition to the water lilies are
what are currently in the pond. I think Parrot's Feather is very pretty
and since my pond is also a closed system, I'm not worried about it's
invasiveness. It's not going to get anywhere from the pond and if we
have that much flooding to possibly get it to the creek about 1/4 mile
away, the Parrot's Feather invading will be the least of our worries.

Do you have any suggestions as to where I can find water hyacinth
locally (Raleigh/Durham, NC)? I don't have any dogs that I have to
worry about. *grin* I have yet to get out to any "real" pond shops but
so far have been fairly impressed about what I can find in Lowes
compared to when I last put in a pond (ten years ago).

Here are some quick pics:

http://152.3.63.1/pond2_sm.jpg
(a little dark as I didn't think to snap the pic until evening - oh
well not like it's going anywhere!)
http://152.3.63.1/shannon+jackhammer2_sm.jpg
(if you had any doubts about hitting stone... *grin*)

Susan
shsimko at duke dot edu