Comments for Pebble Path Gardens

Comment on About Us by David

David — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:42:48 +0000

Hello, Steve! Good to hear from you!

Cheers,
David J.

Comment on About Us by Stephen Antoine

Stephen Antoine — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:32:45 +0000

Hello David,
I enjoyed looking at your website. The gardens look great. I found you website off your LinkedIn profile. Haven’t seen you since leaving Siemens in 2001, but you look the same. Take care,

Steve

Comment on Picture Galleries by David

David — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:12:12 +0000

Hey Joel,

Yeah, that stuff is the bane of my existence in that water garden. My wife likes it, I hate it. We call it duckweed as well. Not sure what it really is. It just floats on top and reproduces like mad. It does have a short stem on the back. It starts out green, and will turn reddish late in summer. Not sure if it changes due to climate or age of the plant. I try to keep it scooped out, but it is hard to stay ahead of. It will take over. I did not purposefully put it in there. It often comes in ridding on new plants where it was floating where ever they were living. It does help block sunlight, so the algae stays down, but….

David J.

Comment on Water Gardens by David

David — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:06:04 +0000

Hello Joel,

I have a large plant container, maybe about three gallons, in the middle of the water garden filled with regular yard soil. The clay here in the South is great for these plants as it has a lot of trace minerals. That container has a black elephant ear, umbrella palm, black gamecock iris, and horsetail planted in it. Elephant ears will live in bog type conditions, so it works planted in this manner. The floating plants are water hyacinth, water lettuce, and parrot feather. I have a couple hardy water lilies in small containers sitting on the bottom of the terracotta container. One is a pink grapefruit and the other is a Colorado, I think. Both of them are in yard soil as well. Through late spring and early summer I poke some pond plant fertilizer tablets down in the pots (one for each lily and two or three in the center pot) about once a month and they all grow like crazy. I throw in a dozen mosquito fish in the spring, and end up with tens to hundreds by summer’s end.

Cheers,
David J.

Comment on Picture Galleries by Joel

Joel — Thu, 19 May 2011 19:22:37 +0000

I forgot to also ask about what looks like duck weed floating on the water surface. What type of plant is it? Duck weed is smooth edged and glossy looking. This plant looks to be tiny leaves floating (possibly there is a delicate stem underneath that cannot be seen).

Thank you,

Joel

Comment on Water Gardens by Joel

Joel — Thu, 19 May 2011 19:14:36 +0000

I was wondering if you would be willing to go into some detail in regards to the plants displayed in the round terracotta water garden. For example, how is the elephant ears plant planted? In searching for information on this plant on the web, I see that it is planted in soil yet you have it submerged in the water garden.

Thanks (in advance),

Joel

Comment on Spring is back, and so are we! by bangchik

bangchik — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:49:29 +0000

The right combination of colours…, so sweet.

Comment on The Great Citrus Harvest by Diana

Diana — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:55:21 +0000

I had no idea you were such passionate gardeners! I am too – grow my own veggies, herbs and flowers from seed. I even raise Monarch butterflies each fall. We definitely have to talk about it sometime!

Comment on Moonflower Success! by Meredehuit

Meredehuit — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:20:41 +0000

I planted these last year, but they never bloomed. I was so sad.

Comment on Picture Galleries by David

David — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:57:14 +0000

Thank you! Your site is very nice as well!
Cheers,
David J.