So many plants, so little room
 

As ponds are starting to overgrow, more people are giving away plants. I'm
looking for cheap suggestions about planting emergent bog plants out of the
pond and probably in dirt=no mosquitos. I thought of digging oversized
holes, lining with a trash liner and refilling with dirt or possibly a
vermiculite lighter potting soil. Is this kind of thing feasible? Would
you mulch them to decrease evaporation? Any plants more appropriate? I've
already eliminated water lilies, submerged and floating plants:)
Thanxx
Bill Brister - Austin, Texas

My taro jumped the pot, then the pond and now grows outside the pond most of
the way down one side, about 12 feet, so it will do well outside the pond.
I had some water iris that I got tired of in the pond and planted it near
the pond and it grew to a mound of about 8 foot across. (Dug it up this
year) I have volunteer lizards tail growing as well outside the pond as in
the pond, and the same with horse tail rush. All of the marginal plants are
plants that grow well near a lake or stream, where they are sometimes in the
water and at other times high and dry.

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RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/index.html
"Newbie Bill" wrote in message
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As ponds are starting to overgrow, more people are giving away plants. I'm
looking for cheap suggestions about planting emergent bog plants out of
the
pond and probably in dirt=no mosquitos. I thought of digging oversized
holes, lining with a trash liner and refilling with dirt or possibly a
vermiculite lighter potting soil. Is this kind of thing feasible? Would
you mulch them to decrease evaporation? Any plants more appropriate?
I've
already eliminated water lilies, submerged and floating plants:)
Thanxx
Bill Brister - Austin, Texas

My taro jumped the pot, then the pond and now grows outside the pond most
of the way down one side, about 12 feet, so it will do well outside the
pond. I had some water iris that I got tired of in the pond and planted it
near
the pond and it grew to a mound of about 8 foot across. (Dug it up this
year) I have volunteer lizards tail growing as well outside the pond as in
the pond, and the same with horse tail rush. All of the marginal plants are
plants that grow well near a lake or stream, where they are sometimes in the
water and at other times high and dry.

--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/index.html
"Newbie Bill" wrote in message
. ..
As ponds are starting to overgrow, more people are giving away plants. I'm
looking for cheap suggestions about planting emergent bog plants out of
the
pond and probably in dirt=no mosquitos. I thought of digging oversized
holes, lining with a trash liner and refilling with dirt or possibly a
vermiculite lighter potting soil. Is this kind of thing feasible? Would
you mulch them to decrease evaporation? Any plants more appropriate?
I've
already eliminated water lilies, submerged and floating plants:)
Thanxx
Bill Brister - Austin, Texas

My taro jumped the pot, then the pond and now grows outside the pond most of
the way down one side, about 12 feet, so it will do well outside the pond.
I had some water iris that I got tired of in the pond and planted it near
the pond and it grew to a mound of about 8 foot across. (Dug it up this
year) I have volunteer lizards tail growing as well outside the pond as in
the pond, and the same with horse tail rush. All of the marginal plants are
plants that grow well near a lake or stream, where they are sometimes in the
water and at other times high and dry.


--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/index.html
"Newbie Bill" wrote in message
. ..
As ponds are starting to overgrow, more people are giving away plants. I'm
looking for cheap suggestions about planting emergent bog plants out of
the
pond and probably in dirt=no mosquitos. I thought of digging oversized
holes, lining with a trash liner and refilling with dirt or possibly a
vermiculite lighter potting soil. Is this kind of thing feasible? Would
you mulch them to decrease evaporation? Any plants more appropriate?
I've
already eliminated water lilies, submerged and floating plants:)
Thanxx
Bill Brister - Austin, Texas

My taro jumped the pot, then the pond and now grows outside the pond most of
the way down one side, about 12 feet, so it will do well outside the pond.
I had some water iris that I got tired of in the pond and planted it near
the pond and it grew to a mound of about 8 foot across. (Dug it up this
year) I have volunteer lizards tail growing as well outside the pond as in
the pond, and the same with horse tail rush. All of the marginal plants are
plants that grow well near a lake or stream, where they are sometimes in the
water and at other times high and dry.


--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/index.html
"Newbie Bill" wrote in message
. ..
As ponds are starting to overgrow, more people are giving away plants. I'm
looking for cheap suggestions about planting emergent bog plants out of
the
pond and probably in dirt=no mosquitos. I thought of digging oversized
holes, lining with a trash liner and refilling with dirt or possibly a
vermiculite lighter potting soil. Is this kind of thing feasible? Would
you mulch them to decrease evaporation? Any plants more appropriate?
I've
already eliminated water lilies, submerged and floating plants:)
Thanxx
Bill Brister - Austin, Texas

My taro jumped the pot, then the pond and now grows outside the pond most of
the way down one side, about 12 feet, so it will do well outside the pond.
I had some water iris that I got tired of in the pond and planted it near
the pond and it grew to a mound of about 8 foot across. (Dug it up this
year) I have volunteer lizards tail growing as well outside the pond as in
the pond, and the same with horse tail rush. All of the marginal plants are
plants that grow well near a lake or stream, where they are sometimes in the
water and at other times high and dry.


--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/index.html
"Newbie Bill" wrote in message
. ..
As ponds are starting to overgrow, more people are giving away plants. I'm
looking for cheap suggestions about planting emergent bog plants out of
the
pond and probably in dirt=no mosquitos. I thought of digging oversized
holes, lining with a trash liner and refilling with dirt or possibly a
vermiculite lighter potting soil. Is this kind of thing feasible? Would
you mulch them to decrease evaporation? Any plants more appropriate?
I've
already eliminated water lilies, submerged and floating plants:)
Thanxx
Bill Brister - Austin, Texas