I bet you are all wondering how I managed to grow a water iris in the middle of a herbaceous border, well the lampranthus on the left is growing over a rockery and low wall and then there was a gap. On the right there is a raised bed so I created a tiny bog/water area and planted the Pseudo acorus varigata which is producing its first buds this year. I lined the area with clay from the garden and made a water tight area filled with top soil and aquatic compost, planted the irises and covered with stones.
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Joined 15 Nov, 2007
Isle of Wight
6 Jun, 2008
I bet you are all wondering how I managed to grow a water iris in the middle of a herbaceous border, well the lampranthus on the left is growing over a rockery and low wall and then there was a gap. On the right there is a raised bed so I created a tiny bog/water area and planted the Pseudo acorus varigata which is producing its first buds this year. I lined the area with clay from the garden and made a water tight area filled with top soil and aquatic compost, planted the irises and covered with stones.