The pond today

[alison]

Here are some pics of the pond today. It is quite full with plants and one thing I wanted to ask anyone who has the bogbean plant. When is it due to flower?? I suppose I should take out some of the duckweed but I love to see the frogs put their little heads up through it. I will take out some of the watercress though as it has gone a bit mad and it looks untidy once it has flowered.

[retropwr]

That is looking really nice.
Can't help with the Bogbean though.

[Tricia]

Lovely photos Alison, (or should I say Sonny) - the pond is looking really lush.

I've already had two water lily flowers and more buds are above the waterline. How are yours doing?

Do you find that there is a lot of evaporation in this heat? I had to top mine up 10 days ago but it is already way down again so will have to get the hose out again tomorrow.

Tricia

[alison]

Yes Tricia my pond is evaporating each day but it is so nice to see such sunshine that I don't mind topping it up every so often.
The waterlilys are coming up fine but no buds or flowers as yet. My Iris flowered late compared to normal by quite a few weeks but it was lovely when it did flower.

[kaz]

Envious... Alison how lovely the pond looks

[alison]

Thankyou. At last there is a waterlily flower. It is white with a yellow centre. Very pretty. Today I have just noticed a straight stem with a bud on top among the reeds which were planted in last year. I can't wait to see what kind of flower comes from it.

[alison]

The flower from the reed was lovely. A long stem with pretty pink flowers in a ball shape. I've still had no luck with the bogbean. I noticed a small bud a few weeks ago and now nothing,. I don't know what happened to it as it didn't flower and no more flowers have come either. The plant has gone mad with foliage though as per usual and is a few feet wide and looks really healthy. I just don't understand why it doesn't flower.