Joshaeus
Water hawthorn, Aponogeton Distachyos
Hi everyone! Long time no post. I did not set up a container water garden this year, but am strongly considering doing so next year. One of my major problems with that is that I was worried I would have no way of adding a marginal plant, as I would have no way of adding one without compromising the container's ability to keep the neighborhood kids from falling in it...I have come up with a possible solution, however, and want your thoughts on it.
My idea is to use two containers - one for the actual pond and the other for a marginal plant (perhaps a canna lily?) - drill a small hole in both, and connect them with a piece of flexible tubing running between both holes (I've repeatedly done something similar with plastic items intended for my aquariums...it DOES seal so long as the hole is smaller than the outer diameter of the tubing). My thought is that this would allow me to attach a marginal plant to the pond while still allowing me to use a lid to keep kids from being hurt by my water garden. What are your thoughts about this? Obviously the marginal plant container would need to be about as tall or taller than the water level in the main 'pond'. Thanks
My idea is to use two containers - one for the actual pond and the other for a marginal plant (perhaps a canna lily?) - drill a small hole in both, and connect them with a piece of flexible tubing running between both holes (I've repeatedly done something similar with plastic items intended for my aquariums...it DOES seal so long as the hole is smaller than the outer diameter of the tubing). My thought is that this would allow me to attach a marginal plant to the pond while still allowing me to use a lid to keep kids from being hurt by my water garden. What are your thoughts about this? Obviously the marginal plant container would need to be about as tall or taller than the water level in the main 'pond'. Thanks