Japanese Maples: Good Old Viridis, 1 by snapple45

snapple45 wrote:
My koi, (9 of them) are, with one exception, all over 18" - not including the tail. Three are approaching 24". They are beauties in my considered opinion. I also manage both hardy and tropical water lilys as well as lotus quite nicely. I won't be doing lotus this year Ibecause I'm hooked on tropicals and running out of room. I manage to keep the koi from uprooting the plants by fastening (with wire ties) flexible plastic garden fencing over the tops of the pots. The fencing has 1" sq. holes through which the plants easily grow. The koi cant get at the potting soil/clay. They will nibble on the plants but don't really seem to cause enough damage to cause the plants a set back. The pic is of a lotus just breaking dormancy last April in a 24" tub.