xan

xan's Bill's Pond and Xan's Rose Bower garden

Garden Type: Water | Sun: Partial Sun | Soil: Combination I'm Organic!

I gave the pond to my husband for Father’s Day in 2007. I like to joke that I gave him 100 hours of backbreaking labor for Father’s Day. Nga Jee dubbed the fish Pope John Fish, Moby, and Sourpus (Sourpus is the big orange one in the photo) Sadly, they all died the summer of 2008. Took out SoPo and made it into its own garden.

Photos

Plantings

  • Chrysanthemum, white Day 42

    Chrysanthemum, white

    Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium

    Sown on 10 Oct 09

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  • Gold fish Day 103

    Gold fish

    Sown on 10 Aug 09 A friend suggested I name them after my bosses ...

    • 0 journals
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  • Snail Day 103

    Snail

    Sown on 10 Aug 09 Just showed up. Maybe came off a bird? Or was...

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  • Daffodil "Misty Glen" Day 400

    Daffodil "Misty Glen"

    Narcissus

    Sown on 17 Oct 08 Placed under Bleeding Hearts by basement steps....

    • 3 journals
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  • Crocus- by the steps

    Crocus- by the steps

    Crocus chrysanthus

    Sown on 11 Oct 08 by the steps

    • 6 journals
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    • Very Happy

  • Rose- Moby Fish Memorial

    Rose- Moby Fish Memorial

    Rosa

    Sown on 04 May 08 Climbing rose from Dan's garden; Moby is buried...

    • 7 journals
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    • Happy

  • Rosa Escendo Sine Nomine

    Rosa Escendo Sine Nomine

    Sown on 30 Apr 08

    • 4 journals
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  • Creeping jenny

    Creeping jenny

    Lysimachia nummularia

    Transplanted in 2007

    • 2 journals
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    • Happy

  • Sweet Autumn Clematis

    Sweet Autumn Clematis

    Clematis terniflora

    Sown in 2004 This thing showed up about 4 years ago. It sta...

    • 6 journals
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    • Very Happy

  • Lupine

    Lupine

    Lupinus

    Sown in 2002

    • 6 journals
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    • Happy

  • Bleeding heart

    Bleeding heart

    Dicentra spectabilis

    Sown in 2000

    • 5 journals
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    • Very Happy

Comments

  • FarmetteReport

    FarmetteReport wrote:

    Looking at these pics caused me to give an involuntary sigh… or maybe it was a swoon. What a lovely spot.

    Posted on 08 Apr 09 (about 8 months ago)

  • TheGoktor

    TheGoktor wrote:

    I’m not generally a fan of water features but this is a beautiful example; it looks so relaxing. :-)

    Posted on 14 Apr 09 (about 7 months ago)

  • TolCath

    TolCath wrote:

    Nice!

    Posted on 23 Apr 09 (about 7 months ago)

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