thanks dentedvw, i think the horse tail is really what i was thinking when i said bamboo!
and Maven your on to something with the Japanese gardens!
dentedvw
January 12, 2007
Horsetail grass instead of the other plants, and small tan rocks, or maybe crushed lava rock over sand would look nice. I would try to cover the rock bits of the water feature with moss. You can find many "recipes" for making moss grow on rock. Reason is to kind of cover it up.
Painting the water trough, I would choose a very light grey-blue, closer to a stone color. It will look more natural that way, in my opinion. Our water feature has a black liner unfortunately no grey was available, and the darker liner makes it look very very deep.
A few words on HT grass that I copied from somewhere else:
Equisetum hyemale ………. Common Horsetail
In prehistoric days, this plant grew to tree heights, but today this native North American reaches only a few feet in height with stems 1/4 to 1/2" in diameter. From dry sand to swampy land, horsetail grass thrives in any soil type. Not particular about light conditions, this herb can be considered a living fossil. The invasive nature of this plant requires that you give it a lot of growing room, or keep it in a container.
DIY Maven
January 11, 2007
How about a Japanese garden effect? They're a very 'clean' look, and your waterfall--especially if it has tiers--would fit right in. (3 tiers=heaven, man, earth)
Okay, this is kinda big, by you get the picture :)
erika
thanks dentedvw, i think the horse tail is really what i was thinking when i said bamboo!
and Maven your on to something with the Japanese gardens!
dentedvw
Horsetail grass instead of the other plants, and small tan rocks, or maybe crushed lava rock over sand would look nice. I would try to cover the rock bits of the water feature with moss. You can find many "recipes" for making moss grow on rock. Reason is to kind of cover it up.
Painting the water trough, I would choose a very light grey-blue, closer to a stone color. It will look more natural that way, in my opinion. Our water feature has a black liner unfortunately no grey was available, and the darker liner makes it look very very deep.
A few words on HT grass that I copied from somewhere else:
Equisetum hyemale ………. Common Horsetail
In prehistoric days, this plant grew to tree heights, but today this native North American reaches only a few feet in height with stems 1/4 to 1/2" in diameter. From dry sand to swampy land, horsetail grass thrives in any soil type. Not particular about light conditions, this herb can be considered a living fossil. The invasive nature of this plant requires that you give it a lot of growing room, or keep it in a container.
DIY Maven
How about a Japanese garden effect? They're a very 'clean' look, and your waterfall--especially if it has tiers--would fit right in. (3 tiers=heaven, man, earth)
Okay, this is kinda big, by you get the picture :)
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