Anne Lurie wrote:
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.

Lowes definitely does not have it. At least not the Lowes in north
Durham or northwest Raleigh. I haven't checked Home Depot yet (will be
checking tonight) but I have my doubts. It's really interesting how
different the stock can be between Home Depot and Lowes. For instance,
you can by pond liner by the foot from HD but only prepackaged lengths
at Lowes. I also prefer to buy plants from Lowes over HD as Lowes
always feels like they have a bigger selection (at least for what I am
looking for).

Maybe I have you confused with someone else. I thought you were a
writer that was a guest at Trinocon - an s/f convention in Durham, NC
that I work with.

Nice looking pond!

Thanks! I had a lot of fun building it and now have added four baby koi
to it. They're about four inches long and were $4 each at Petsmart.

Susan
shsimko at duke dot edu