Dear Polly, I have heard that you can plant some garden plants in the water garden. I tried some of my plants and they died in a few weeks after I put them in the water. So I am assuming that I had the wrong plants or that you have to have special water garden plants to put them in water. Can you help me? Becky Dear Becky, Both of your assumptions could be right. Some garden plants will not grow in a water garden but some will. Yes there are special water garden plants just for the water garden. Some regular garden plants that do well in the water garden must only have their “feet” wet and not completely submerged. These are usually referred to as bog plants. Putting some of the same plants both in and around your pond will create a beautiful “flow” of color and texture that will tie the various areas of your landscape together. Siberian and Japanese iris are two plants that do well in water. The Louisiana Iris and the Blue Flag Iris also live in water. These iris plants will do well in water but be careful that they do not take over your water garden. You will need to grow them in pots and divide the pots about every year. You might want to share the extra plants with your water gardening friends. Some other hardy plants that do well both in and out of the pond are: Purple Loosestrife Ribbon Grass Creeping Jenny Houttuynia cordata Some tropicals that do well both in and out of water include: Calla Lilly Caladiums There are other garden plants that will do well in water. Do some research and check with other water gardeners to see what has worked for them. Bog plants can expand the plants in your water garden either in a bog or sitting on a shallow edge of your pond. Try it you will like it! Polly Click here to see more Polly advice. |
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Water Garden Dedicated at Golf Course Pictured from left are Stubblefield, Jeanelle Twillman (wife of Earl Twillman), Dwight Twillman, and Larry Arrowood, Club President.
The new water garden at the Indian Foothills Golf Course was dedicated to Earl Twillman on June 18. The water garden was built by the Saline County Water Garden Club as a community service project with funds from the club and contributions made to the golf course in the memory of Earl Twillman. Golfers, water garden club members, and the Twillman family members participated in the dedication of the garden. Jeff Stubblefield, Park Director, introduced Earl’s son, Dwight, who read the memorial plague dedicated to his father. The memorial dedication plaque states “In memory of Earl O. Twillman in grateful recognition and appreciation of his invaluable volunteer service to help develop this beautiful Indian Foothills Golf Course.” The water garden has a golf theme using the water garden as a golf green with a little boy golfer statue putting to a golf flag pole. A waterfall and stream run into the water garden. The garden was started last fall with the final details and landscaping completed this spring. The club thanks all our members who helped with this community service project. We can be proud of our latest service project. |
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