Comments on: ‘instant’ water garden: try seasonal troughs https://awaytogarden.com/instant-water-garden-try-seasonal-troughs/ 'horticultural how-to and woo-woo' with margaret roach, head gardener Wed, 14 Oct 2020 15:28:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Leesa https://awaytogarden.com/instant-water-garden-try-seasonal-troughs/comment-page-3/#comment-1076927 Fri, 05 Jun 2020 03:36:12 +0000 https://awaytogarden.com/?p=13805#comment-1076927 Hi Margaret, I just purchased a pot similar to the ones shown in the photo in your own garden. I remembered this photo from several years ago and saw the most beautiful ceramic trough today while shopping by appointment at my local nursery. While shopping I was thinking about what I could put in the trough, my nursery didn’t have any water plants and had planned to find this article. Low and behold it was on your homepage. The first thing my husband said while carting the heavy trough to its new home in the back, was that it would be a mosquito magnet. I live in an urban area of Seattle and not sure that frogs will take up residence. Do you have any other ideas of prevention. Regardless, I’m going to give it a try! Can you confirm the name of the green cover plant in the photo…is it duckweed? Thanks Margaret, I love your blog and your podcast.

]]> By: Lori https://awaytogarden.com/instant-water-garden-try-seasonal-troughs/comment-page-2/#comment-1076919 Tue, 02 Jun 2020 20:51:03 +0000 https://awaytogarden.com/?p=13805#comment-1076919 To assist bird or frogs I put a brick at one end and stand a small pot planted with reeds on top of brick leaving it just above water level. This way they have a spot to climb up on.

]]> By: margaret https://awaytogarden.com/instant-water-garden-try-seasonal-troughs/comment-page-2/#comment-1076878 Sun, 31 May 2020 22:07:57 +0000 https://awaytogarden.com/?p=13805#comment-1076878 In reply to Therese.

In 20 or so years I have never had a bird accident in these or the bigger in-ground water gardens. Have had chipmunk fatalities, and the occasional mouse.

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