Dragoness
For the love of Science!
Last year, I decided to buy a Rubbermaid style plastic tote, sink it in the ground, and put Sarracenias and VFT's in it. It worked great, but looked a little too redneck... for my tastes anyways. Come fall, I trimmed off the taller pitchers, and put the lid on the tote, and buried it under a mountain of mulch.
This last winter was breaking records for prolonged cold temps, snowfall, etc. When spring finally rolled around, I was nervous about pulling the lid off - not sure what i would find, a pile of dried and decayed plants?
No, not at all. They were alive, and quite upset with me for waiting so long to get that lid off. Pale new leaves were coming up on most, if not all, of the plants. Nobody died despite week-long snaps of -20ºF weather. These pics were taken the day the lid was lifted.
This spring, My grandmother called to ask if I wanted the pond out of her garden. She was having knee surgery, and with declining mobility, would no longer be able to maintain it. For the price of some (not much) elbow grease, it was mine, along with the stones she used to cover the border.
Dug it in last week, and started filling it with Sphagnum, peat and sand.
Currently, I have 2 S. leucophylla (arguably my favorites) an S. psitticina, S. minor, and S. alata, and an S. purpurea, along with about 3 VFT's awaiting transplant. Will probably have to make a larger cover for this bog to keep everyone from getting frozen. Maybe a kiddie wading pool.
I'll share pics as soon as I can figure out resizing. My camera takes huge pics...
This last winter was breaking records for prolonged cold temps, snowfall, etc. When spring finally rolled around, I was nervous about pulling the lid off - not sure what i would find, a pile of dried and decayed plants?
No, not at all. They were alive, and quite upset with me for waiting so long to get that lid off. Pale new leaves were coming up on most, if not all, of the plants. Nobody died despite week-long snaps of -20ºF weather. These pics were taken the day the lid was lifted.
This spring, My grandmother called to ask if I wanted the pond out of her garden. She was having knee surgery, and with declining mobility, would no longer be able to maintain it. For the price of some (not much) elbow grease, it was mine, along with the stones she used to cover the border.
Dug it in last week, and started filling it with Sphagnum, peat and sand.
Currently, I have 2 S. leucophylla (arguably my favorites) an S. psitticina, S. minor, and S. alata, and an S. purpurea, along with about 3 VFT's awaiting transplant. Will probably have to make a larger cover for this bog to keep everyone from getting frozen. Maybe a kiddie wading pool.
I'll share pics as soon as I can figure out resizing. My camera takes huge pics...