Plants for a small pond with waterfall.

[Raj]

Hi folks,

I need some suggestions for a small pond I inherited with the house in
Northern NJ. It is roughtly 5x4 with severly rounded corners (to the
point that it is neither circular nor square), about 3' deep at the
center. There are no shelves for marginal plants. It has a about 7'
high waterfall. Currently I have the waterfall turned off as I need to
fix some leaks but the water gets pumped up into a bio filter at the
top and dumped back into the pond from a tube.
I have been battling pea soup syndrome for 3 years and am determined
to fix it the right way :-) I am planning to add under water and
floating plants and also some tadpoles, *maybe* a couple of small
fish. I added some anachris from my fish tank last week. I plan to get
another underwater plant this week. My big concern is to cover the
water surface as the sun beats down on the pond for a good part of the
day. I would *love* to add an hardy lilly but am having second
thoughts due to the waterfall. So am looking for some
recommendations.

TIA.

Raj

[really ka30p]

Water hyacinth and water lettuce will
cover a pond in no time flat once the
weather stays nice and warm.

Of course getting the stuff depends on where
you are. Since they are undesireable plants in the south getting ahold of some
is getting harder and harder. Up north we put in ours in May. One plant will
make about 10 plants in a season, ymmv.


kathy :-)
(still use ka30p for email
this acct. is for reading rec.ponds only)

[really ka30p]

Water hyacinth and water lettuce will
cover a pond in no time flat once the
weather stays nice and warm.

Of course getting the stuff depends on where
you are. Since they are undesireable plants in the south getting ahold of some
is getting harder and harder. Up north we put in ours in May. One plant will
make about 10 plants in a season, ymmv.


kathy :-)
(still use ka30p for email
this acct. is for reading rec.ponds only)

[Benign Vanilla]

"Raj" > wrote in message
om...
> Hi folks,
>
> I need some suggestions for a small pond I inherited with the house in
> Northern NJ. It is roughtly 5x4 with severly rounded corners (to the
> point that it is neither circular nor square), about 3' deep at the
> center. There are no shelves for marginal plants. It has a about 7'
> high waterfall. Currently I have the waterfall turned off as I need to
> fix some leaks but the water gets pumped up into a bio filter at the
> top and dumped back into the pond from a tube.
> I have been battling pea soup syndrome for 3 years and am determined
> to fix it the right way :-) I am planning to add under water and
> floating plants and also some tadpoles, *maybe* a couple of small
> fish. I added some anachris from my fish tank last week. I plan to get
> another underwater plant this week. My big concern is to cover the
> water surface as the sun beats down on the pond for a good part of the
> day. I would *love* to add an hardy lilly but am having second
> thoughts due to the waterfall. So am looking for some
> recommendations.

Sounds like the perfect Lotus garden to me.

--
BV.
www.iheartmypond.com

[Benign Vanilla]

"Raj" > wrote in message
om...
> Hi folks,
>
> I need some suggestions for a small pond I inherited with the house in
> Northern NJ. It is roughtly 5x4 with severly rounded corners (to the
> point that it is neither circular nor square), about 3' deep at the
> center. There are no shelves for marginal plants. It has a about 7'
> high waterfall. Currently I have the waterfall turned off as I need to
> fix some leaks but the water gets pumped up into a bio filter at the
> top and dumped back into the pond from a tube.
> I have been battling pea soup syndrome for 3 years and am determined
> to fix it the right way :-) I am planning to add under water and
> floating plants and also some tadpoles, *maybe* a couple of small
> fish. I added some anachris from my fish tank last week. I plan to get
> another underwater plant this week. My big concern is to cover the
> water surface as the sun beats down on the pond for a good part of the
> day. I would *love* to add an hardy lilly but am having second
> thoughts due to the waterfall. So am looking for some
> recommendations.

Sounds like the perfect Lotus garden to me.

--
BV.
www.iheartmypond.com

[Nedra]

Ah Yes!! Go for a Lotus Pond. Couple ( no more than 2)
of goldfish and you'll love the effect.

Nedra in Missouri

Lotus Pond:
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Benign Vanilla" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Raj" > wrote in message
> om...
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I need some suggestions for a small pond I inherited with the house in
> > Northern NJ. It is roughtly 5x4 with severly rounded corners (to the
> > point that it is neither circular nor square), about 3' deep at the
> > center. There are no shelves for marginal plants. It has a about 7'
> > high waterfall. Currently I have the waterfall turned off as I need to
> > fix some leaks but the water gets pumped up into a bio filter at the
> > top and dumped back into the pond from a tube.
> > I have been battling pea soup syndrome for 3 years and am determined
> > to fix it the right way :-) I am planning to add under water and
> > floating plants and also some tadpoles, *maybe* a couple of small
> > fish. I added some anachris from my fish tank last week. I plan to get
> > another underwater plant this week. My big concern is to cover the
> > water surface as the sun beats down on the pond for a good part of the
> > day. I would *love* to add an hardy lilly but am having second
> > thoughts due to the waterfall. So am looking for some
> > recommendations.
>
> Sounds like the perfect Lotus garden to me.
>
> --
> BV.
> www.iheartmypond.com
>
>
>

[Nedra]

Ah Yes!! Go for a Lotus Pond. Couple ( no more than 2)
of goldfish and you'll love the effect.

Nedra in Missouri

Lotus Pond:
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Benign Vanilla" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Raj" > wrote in message
> om...
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I need some suggestions for a small pond I inherited with the house in
> > Northern NJ. It is roughtly 5x4 with severly rounded corners (to the
> > point that it is neither circular nor square), about 3' deep at the
> > center. There are no shelves for marginal plants. It has a about 7'
> > high waterfall. Currently I have the waterfall turned off as I need to
> > fix some leaks but the water gets pumped up into a bio filter at the
> > top and dumped back into the pond from a tube.
> > I have been battling pea soup syndrome for 3 years and am determined
> > to fix it the right way :-) I am planning to add under water and
> > floating plants and also some tadpoles, *maybe* a couple of small
> > fish. I added some anachris from my fish tank last week. I plan to get
> > another underwater plant this week. My big concern is to cover the
> > water surface as the sun beats down on the pond for a good part of the
> > day. I would *love* to add an hardy lilly but am having second
> > thoughts due to the waterfall. So am looking for some
> > recommendations.
>
> Sounds like the perfect Lotus garden to me.
>
> --
> BV.
> www.iheartmypond.com
>
>
>

[Raj]

"Nedra" > wrote in message t>...
> Ah Yes!! Go for a Lotus Pond. Couple ( no more than 2)
> of goldfish and you'll love the effect.
>
> Nedra in Missouri
>
> Lotus Pond:
> http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118
>
> "Benign Vanilla" > wrote in message
> ...
=== snip ===
> > Sounds like the perfect Lotus garden to me.
> >
> > --
> > BV.
> > www.iheartmypond.com
> >
> >
> >

That's funny, Nedra and BV.
I was leafing thru a catalog this evening and and me and my wife both
said 'why don't we consider a lotus instead of a lilly?' :-)
So is it safe to assume that lotus is not bothered by moving water
like lilly? I have never planted lotus (although my grandpa had some
beautiful lotus in two ponds) so any tips and hints for zone 5 are
much appreciated. I guess for my pond size a dwarf lotus would be
better suited than a large lotus, right? Any recommendation on
*which* lotus? I mean a name - 'white doll', 'chawan basu', etc ...

Thanks again.

Raj

[Raj]

"Nedra" > wrote in message t>...
> Ah Yes!! Go for a Lotus Pond. Couple ( no more than 2)
> of goldfish and you'll love the effect.
>
> Nedra in Missouri
>
> Lotus Pond:
> http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118
>
> "Benign Vanilla" > wrote in message
> ...
=== snip ===
> > Sounds like the perfect Lotus garden to me.
> >
> > --
> > BV.
> > www.iheartmypond.com
> >
> >
> >

That's funny, Nedra and BV.
I was leafing thru a catalog this evening and and me and my wife both
said 'why don't we consider a lotus instead of a lilly?' :-)
So is it safe to assume that lotus is not bothered by moving water
like lilly? I have never planted lotus (although my grandpa had some
beautiful lotus in two ponds) so any tips and hints for zone 5 are
much appreciated. I guess for my pond size a dwarf lotus would be
better suited than a large lotus, right? Any recommendation on
*which* lotus? I mean a name - 'white doll', 'chawan basu', etc ...

Thanks again.

Raj

[Nedra]

Opps .. forgot about the 7 foot waterfall. Lotus do like calm
water. Let me think about this - -

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Raj" > wrote in message
om...
> "Nedra" > wrote in message
t>...
> > Ah Yes!! Go for a Lotus Pond. Couple ( no more than 2)
> > of goldfish and you'll love the effect.
> >
> > Nedra in Missouri
> >
> > Lotus Pond:
> > http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118
> >
> > "Benign Vanilla" > wrote in message
> > ...
> === snip ===
> > > Sounds like the perfect Lotus garden to me.
> > >
> > > --
> > > BV.
> > > www.iheartmypond.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
> That's funny, Nedra and BV.
> I was leafing thru a catalog this evening and and me and my wife both
> said 'why don't we consider a lotus instead of a lilly?' :-)
> So is it safe to assume that lotus is not bothered by moving water
> like lilly? I have never planted lotus (although my grandpa had some
> beautiful lotus in two ponds) so any tips and hints for zone 5 are
> much appreciated. I guess for my pond size a dwarf lotus would be
> better suited than a large lotus, right? Any recommendation on
> *which* lotus? I mean a name - 'white doll', 'chawan basu', etc ...
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Raj

[Nedra]

Opps .. forgot about the 7 foot waterfall. Lotus do like calm
water. Let me think about this - -

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Raj" > wrote in message
om...
> "Nedra" > wrote in message
t>...
> > Ah Yes!! Go for a Lotus Pond. Couple ( no more than 2)
> > of goldfish and you'll love the effect.
> >
> > Nedra in Missouri
> >
> > Lotus Pond:
> > http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118
> >
> > "Benign Vanilla" > wrote in message
> > ...
> === snip ===
> > > Sounds like the perfect Lotus garden to me.
> > >
> > > --
> > > BV.
> > > www.iheartmypond.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
> That's funny, Nedra and BV.
> I was leafing thru a catalog this evening and and me and my wife both
> said 'why don't we consider a lotus instead of a lilly?' :-)
> So is it safe to assume that lotus is not bothered by moving water
> like lilly? I have never planted lotus (although my grandpa had some
> beautiful lotus in two ponds) so any tips and hints for zone 5 are
> much appreciated. I guess for my pond size a dwarf lotus would be
> better suited than a large lotus, right? Any recommendation on
> *which* lotus? I mean a name - 'white doll', 'chawan basu', etc ...
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Raj