Time to time musings about backyard garden pond building, keeping, troubleshooting. Questions and answers from pond keepers and builders. Occasional excerpts from the pondlady's book, "A Practical Guide to Building and Maintaining your Pond."
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Perennial of the year
Nepeta or catmint was just named perennial of the year. It's a member of the mint family and grows everywhere. There are lavender blue ones that are a great substitute for lavender plants that hate our summer heat and bad drainage. It has great grey green foliage and sprawls. Because of that sprawling habit, it's a great plant for next to the pond. It will drape over and look great.
It will also attract every cat within 10 miles. Use at your own risk.
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I grwo some catmint and do attract a couple of neighborhood cats. All I ask for in return is that they keep the rabbits away!
I love catmint as well. I know how invasive it is, but figure it can cover a multitude of sins in the garden. As a lazy gardener, I love it.
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