Sunset in Hot Springs, Arkansas.I am starting to plan my fall garden, while most of you are weeding and mulching, getting ready for a long winter. We rarely have freezes here in New Orleans, so we don't have to plan for that. We just put different plants in the ground.
For you lucky southerners, here's how to put color in your pond in the winter when the water lilies are dormant. Put a painted cinder block in your pond. (I use one painted black so it doesn't show.) Put together a color pot of pansies and snaps or petunias and snaps and put it on top of the cinder block so the bottom of the pot is not or is just a half inch or so in the water. The cinder block should be level with the top of the water or just barely under it. You can leave the pot in the pond or you can change it out to suit you. I put in chrysanthamums now and poinsettias for December. I will do 3 - 5 color pots to make the pond really pop.
Just because the season is drab does not mean the pond has to be.
2 comments:
What a great idea. I must remember that next spring when the pond comes back to life. Please post pictures of your pots if you have a chance. TWT
Thanks so much for your comments. I will shoot pics ASAP.
I sometimes wonder if anyone reads the blog, so it's great to get feedback.
Thanks again,
Jan
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