r ranson wrote:So I put it to you. What is a water garden? What are the limits to say "this is a water garden, that is not"
What differentiates a water garden from a pond?
What are the uses of a water garden? What about a small one?
Does water gardens include fountains, koi ponds, garden ponds, mini-ecosystems...
Do ponds include water gardens, or do you think there's an overlap between the two. Some ponds can be water gardens. Some water gardens aren't ponds.
r ranson wrote:How about rain gardens? Are they water gardens?
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Flora Eerschay wrote:Water is the key element of every garden.
I don't think it's good to design a garden around just one element - even the water - as each of them is an ecosystem consisting of all the elements: plants, animals, fungi, soil, air, water, sunlight, etc, all interconnected and interacting with one another.
r ranson wrote:Soil is the foundation of my garden. The health of the soil is what makes everything else thrive - or not.
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r ranson wrote:Does water gardens include fountains, koi ponds, garden ponds, mini-ecosystems...
I like growin' stuff.
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