On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:09:30 +0000, Charlie Pridham wrote:


"Welsh Witch" wrote in message
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We've nearly finished this pool (on web below) which is 20 yards by 15. I
have looked at hundreds of pools and the planting round the edges and my
mind is always drawn to the exotic like those in ancient Egypt and Mexico.
I know I can't grow such things but there must be something that can be
grown that looks like these plants.
Someone suggesting bamboo, previously is something I thought I could use
hereabouts I have a nigra a large clump..I just hope it will move OK... I
am sure there should be plants that wave in the breeze. The spot is in
full sun from about 10am to 5pm and I'm hoping to be able to use solar to
work the pumps. It seems such a waste to let all this water overflowing
everywhere in this area... so we'll collect sky water as much as
possible.BUT plants I'm completely foxed. I don't want to put their feet
in the water just along the sides which are to be filled with backing
cement/stones and soil. Summer we hopefully can water the vegetables.

http://www.saveoursaxon.co.uk/whatplants.html

If its not going in the pond Dierama pulcherrimum. Bamboo looks good but you
will find it hard to move. Arums also look good both in and out of the
water. Someone has also given me something that looks a little like a small
papyrus but hardy (the real thing is not) and I wonder if your climate suits
whether Restios might not look good.
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I went around your beautiful gardem I really enjoyed the tour. I love the
dierama of which I see you have a super clump. I think I have most of the
same roses. I love roses more than anything else and I have planted them
down one complete side of our four acres. I saw on the labels that some
grow to 50'. They are getting to look super. The farmer next door does
troll round the fields with his hedge cutter bu there you go...one does
one's best:-)
What ideas you have all come up with I have to go to study them in depth
now!
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