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Trying to brighten up a fountain
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Posted by farmhouse CA (My Page) on Wed, Jul 9, 08 at 16:22
Hello all,
My mom has a beautiful three tier fountain on her patio that she couldn't bare to part with when moving from her home into an apartment. The problem is that the patios in her complex are open and she fears the water flow will attract kids to play on the patio and around the fountain. I suggested that it would brighten up the patio (and hopefully not attract the kids) if she planted flowers in it. She gladly approved and gave me the task of planting the flowers for her. The fountain is about 5 feet high with an angel above the top tier. I thought some sort of flowing flowers to replicate water flow would be nice. Anyone have any idea of what types of flowers I can use. The fountain is in direct sunlight and we are in Sacramento, CA so it will get HOT! I would appreciate any help and would love to see some pix if anyone else has done this. Thank you. |
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RE: Trying to brighten up a fountain
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Hello farmhouse. The first thing I thought of was the Wave Petunia. I'm not sure about what light they need, but I've seen them in full sun before at a friends garden center and they were very hardy looking. Down right beautiful.
How are the fires out there? I've forgot to ask our daughter the last couple days if they are out yet. She lives in Sacramento too. |
RE: Trying to brighten up a fountain
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| Sacramento? hmm - Ice Plant comes immediately to mind because it's so abundant as a landscaping plant out there, and it does cascade if you let it. Wave petunias might work, but I wonder if one of the dark purple sweet potato vines might not be a more reliable bang for your buck - maybe with some of the drought-hardy african daisys (not the gerbers, there are sturdy ones, go... or gl...? with mum- like foliage, the ones I 'm thinking about have white and lavander faces with purple accents that would go well with the SPV. |
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