This was taken recently, September 2012. The pond has been pretty maintenance free this summer and we haven't had enough cover on the top. However, despite that, it has been clear and the fish are thriving. We haven't fed them at all and one or two lilies are doing well. One lily has had large flowers.
These pots along the front side of the patio have done well. The Rice's have had very good luck with the Angel Wing Begonias so I have had them the last couple of years. I love them. The foliage is large and dark green with the flowers very dark pink. They need a little shade or protection but I have put some around the pond waterfall without shade.
The yellow is a large mum that returns each year and gets to "leggy" to be controlled, I just let it fall.
Most pots have impatients that are volunteer and I just place them in pots on an "as needed" basis.
I took this picture this morning because I thought they looked nice on this little side table. Last night there was a threat of frost so I brought the one on the left in off the hanging basket tree. It is one that I should be able to bring inside without shedding much. It has ivy in it and some little yellow blooms (not sure the type). The purple is a shamrock, not sure the exact name. I love, love, love it. I bought one a few years ago, and this is a "strand" of it. It comes back under the dogwood tree on it's own, so I take some of it and plop it in a container. Sometimes through the winter I try to keep the pot inside, but usually they go dormant and I let it die....until next spring!
This was taken today, Sept. 24th, of the hanging basket tree. The open place in the front is where the basket above on the table was....I didn't want the frost to get it. The others are mostly a green sweet potato vine and a purple one on the backside.
Well, the battery is dying so I will post this. Not much here, but these are a few pics from the yard. Late summer....have loved the flowers this year. They have done pretty well. I have enjoyed being out back!
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