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Pond Area
My pond is inspired by my Grandfather’s pond in Cleveland, Ohio. We spent many hours watching the Koi he kept there.


Ivy Tree
Fatshedra annemeiki

Part shade, shade, evergreen, may be diligently trained as a bold evergreen vine
Tea Olive
Osmanathus fragans

Evergreen, full sun to partial sun
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum

About 2 feet tall, woodland perennial, native, sun or shade
Owl

Barred owl found fishing in the pond.
Toad lily
Tricyrtis hirta

Part shade, shade, 3' tall, blooms in fall.
Water hyacinth
Eichhornia crassipes

Invasive. Native to South America, it clogs US southern waterways. These plants were collected from a swamp in Louisiana.
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