Hallson Gardens

It is possible your position is stunting its growth, or you have a small form of Gunnera. If the position is a bit dryish, a bit sunny, a bit short on lashings of fertility, Gunnera can be a bit insipid The most impressive stands of Gunnera I came across where usually in valleys with high trees arou...

Clay is loaded with trace minerals which the artificial environment of a liner pond lacks, some waterlilies can be very picky about preferring a clay / loam potting mix, Rose Arey comes to mind as one that I've only ever seen flower when it has a lot of clay to root into http://www.americanponders.c...

whoa, Josh,
that blue trop waterlily in the foreground is rather nice, would you by chance know its name?

Regards, andy

Well done, starting out with classy varieties of waterlilies growing with enough space between to see them among stylish reflections.

It looks like you struck a happy balance there, that pond will be quite an asset for many years...

Regards, andy

if you are a dab hand with a saw and a few other basic tools, you can turn a bit of bamboo into all sorts of water handling features...

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Regards, andy

Hi John,
Yup, well rooted sections are best to over Winter as indoor plants in a dish of water, or potted. Bare rooted pieces are easier to move about when the plant copes well as an aquatic, rather than huge pots weighing umpteen pounds weight

Regards, andy

Egyptian papyrus dies outside here in zone 7b. Indoors, one year it wintered, another year it didn't... Personally I won't replace it, it is just too bothersome to drag around twice a year when there are more modestly sized attractive Cyperus which are a lot easier to Winter. Cyperus isocladus is a ...