The only thing I plant w/o pots is watercress in the waterfall. It
grows like crazy but is easy to pull out or cut back once a week.
"Wendy Kelly Budd" wrote in message
...
If you're thinking of planting without a container, say in the
waterfalls or
in a bog, please consider the mature size of the plant. When it comes
to
Yellow Flag Iris, I am dense enough to have to learn this lesson
twice!
First time I planted that small little slip of a plant I put it into
the bog
(what I refer to as a bog, not a 'real' bog). After growing for 2-3
seasons
that dang thing was 4' wide by 5' tall and fused to the bottom of the
bog.
I got rid of all but one little piece that I put into a container. On
a
whim, I tucked a small little slip of a plant into the top of the
waterfalls. Mistake. It was so large that it was busting out the
side
walls of the waterfalls. I had to remove the liner to get that thing
out.
It was too dense to 'cut' any pieces out, but after 2 hours I finally
dragged it's butt out of the pond. Tomorrow it's going to the compost
pile.
--
Wendy* in N. California,

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