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Old 03-18-2018, 09:25 PM   #7
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Default Re: March 17, 2018: Water Lilies

I built a pond for the express purpose of growing water lilies, papyrus and gold fish. Nothing fancy, no koi, no rare plants, just the stuff you can get at the local garden store. And it looked very nice for the first year.
Then raccoons decided they loved the taste of water lilies.
I assume they tried to get the fish too, but the pond is nearly 5 deep in the back, and there are stands for them to hid in/under. But my not fancy water lilies didn't make it. Then they turned on my not-exactly-legal water hyacinth (invasive species, the stuff grows literally overnight) the next year. Then they even decided to eat my papyrus, which apparently is a lot like sugar cane. Who knew? The raccoons did.
So my hat off to you for a very nice water lily garden. I'll probably try again this year, buying some bulbs. Its been a few years so maybe my raccoons have forgotten or moved on.
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