Water Garden
I created a small water garden last year. Today, I cleaned out a ton of algae that had accumulated in it. I also pulled a bunch of fallen leaves out. I think the decaying leaves caused the algae overgrowth. I repotted the native pitcher plant ( Serracenia 'Scarlet Bell' ) to give it more soil and to contain it's soil in a sturdy pot. I cut the plastic nusery pot partially off of the other corkscrew-like reedy plant to let it's massive roots have more space. Its roots had really grown! Here is the end result! I hope it will stay clear of algea for at least a little while. I used a magic eraser to scrub algae off the tub. A scrubbing brush would have worked better, but I didn't have one on hand. I hope to get a small barley filter and pump for this little water garden to help prevent algae from growing in it again. I couldn't get all of the algae out, so it might grow back pretty quickly and I might have to clean this all over again. I wa...
