Container Pond Area - DONE (for now)

Here's the little corner of my garden area that is designated for my "water stuff". In the blue barrel, there are Lemon Mist and Reflective Flame water lilies. The tall plant is a Cattail. The bucket-looking stand next to it houses another water lily... it's yellow, but not the same as the Lemon Mist, it's leaves are mottled. And on the shelf, there is all sorts of water related trinkets. And can't forget the shrimp boat bird house Hubby built for me.

water corner_before ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )

After bugging everyone here for days with questions, I decided upon a bigger tank for the lilies. I went with a 103 gallon galvanized stock tank. (By the time I made up my mind... it was on sale and I saved $10!)
So, the stuff in the barrel moved into the stock tank.

moved into stock tank ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )

Here's my prettiest Comet Goldfish "Fatso" enjoying the extra room.

Fatso the Comet Goldfish ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )

The Lemon Mists was trying to bloom in it's old "house" but with the extra space it seemed to show it's appreciation with two beautiful blooms.

Lemon Mists blooms ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )

And even the other yellow Water Lily thanked me for upgrading it to the "barrel".

yellow water lily ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )

I've put it's "old" container aside for a later project... stay tuned!
Wink

So here's how the corner looked after switching things around a bit.

water corner newly arranged ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )

The plants were evidently loving their new homes... but I wasn't satisfied with the area. It just didn't seem "completed" to me.
I sat and sat looking at it trying to decide on how to finish it. Then, the other day, while looking for something out by our "good junk pile", I spotted my solution. Another "light bulb moment"! Laughing

Hubby had brought home a bunch of old broken up scalloped concrete edging from one of his jobs.
A co-worker recently moved and had lots of cardboard boxes to get rid of. I volunteered to take them.
I placed them over the now-scorched grassy area and covered with shredded cedar mulch (my fav). Next, I arranged the old edging and then filled in with more mulch.
In this photo you can see the Reflective Flame blooming. I moved the Cattail to the barrel and placed a Butterfly Ginger Lily into the new tank.

Water Corner - getting close ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )

I cut away the excess cardboard and then sprayed the area with water so the mulch would get in-between the cracks.
Moved a few trinkets around... and here it is.

Water Corner - done ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )

And a wider view.

Water Corner_done2 ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )

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I was so excited when I saw this post, I couldn't wait to open it! You just never know what you're going to do next Cheryl, but it's always great. I love that stock tank too!!! And the concrete gives a great finishing touch. I was just in a garden center yesterday drooling over the water plants... I was thinking about making a large pot just for a few plants (famous last words, right?), but in my area, they can't stay outside in the winter, according to the garden center people. Oooh, Cheryl, I really like that water spot so much!

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Daisybeans/MaryAnn

"Once the relation between poetry and the soil is well established in the mind, all growing things are endowed with more than material beauty." -Elizabeth Lawrence