I just bought a waterfall for my pond that needs ageing, I'll keep an eye on this thread.

Paul

Age quickly is a realtive term but yogurt etc is the way to encourage lichen etc. Re the marigold "sow fresh seeds or divide clumps in late summer" I doubt its a plant from which cuttings will take.
If you want seed I will have loads later in the year.

I am sure that I just let mine get bigger and don't really take cuttings, but when I have repotted each year I just put them in a bigger pot, Occasionally to take cuttings I have just split them away from the main plant with a little bit of root on. I don't plant anything in soil of any kind. Just in gravel. So you could always give it a try. Isn't yours flowering now though Steve?, you wouldn't want to start messing about with it at the moment unless it is really overgrown. Mine has just fallen into the deepend of the pond I think it was the wind but luckily it ended up the right way up. I wonder if it will be okay at 2ft deep or if I need to bring it back up onto the shelf. Anyone let me know please.
Alison

Marsh marigold clump in deepend.
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closer pic of the marsh marigold flowers.
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Marigold is flowering really well and growing like crazy, hence I would like to take a few cuttings to "thin out" the plant. Would like to put flowers in other areas of garden but don`t know if the marigold will survive in well watered soil ie:- next to waterfall. Would like to know how to add photo`s to messages as above. It would aid in showing certain areas a little more closely.

What a beautiful photo of the Marigold in all her glory, Alison

Thanks all.

Just divide the clump up. Cuttings wouldn't work with marsh marigold. Can't advise on 2 ft depth. Mine is growing in soil in 6 inches of water. I think they would be alright next to waterfall as long as they never dry out.

I think I've seen "yogurt-aging" work on artificial/plastic materials, but not as well as on porous/rough materials like plant pots... if the texture is fairly "rough" it will probably work well. If not, it's worth a try anyway! Well, I suppose you could paint it with a sand and PVA mixture or something, or some kind of spray-on textured stuff (if such a thing exists).

Alison I would lift it.

Me too, as Sean says.. I left a smallish pot which had fallen 'right side up', but it rotted. I also divide the clump to get more plants. I divided at wrong time too, in full flower, but as I divided into two fairly large clumps it didn't even wilt a bit.

I hear you can buy spray paint that gives a rough stone texture, but I haven't seen where to buy it. My waterfall is a black plastic jobby that really needs 'natralising'

Paul

(Good luck with the cuttings)

Thanks Sean and Linda, I have lifted it back up. It just seems a funny thing that if it is in water up to it's leaves when it's in the shallows what is the difference if it's in water covering a few leaves on the bottom. Anyway I don't suppose I will know because I have brought it back up on to the shelf. A juvenile frog and 2 large frogs jumped out of it so I guess they had enjoyed it being on the bottom for the day.
Alison