Carniverous plants next to pond

Last year I tried to pot my carniverous plants in a floating pot and place it in my pond. First off, it didn't look right in the pond, and it wanting to end up right in front of the water return. Seccond, the plants themselves just wouldn't grow. So I took them out and planted them in the ground next to the pond figuring, if they die, they die. As fate would have it, they are doing fine growing in the middle of the wooley thyme, and appear to be healthy. They didn't grow much this last summer, but I figure that they are still getting established to the soil and suroundings and will do better next summer.

The only major problem I am having this at this point are the slugs and cut worms eating and killing some of my wooley thyme and irish moss at the roots. Any suggestions?

I was at lowe's yesterday to pick up a 10' x 12' tarp to protect my hot tub cover from the weather, and a I spotted a 'Purple Pitcher' that was marked down from $19.95 to $3.00, so I snatched it up too. I went ahead and planted it next to my pond in and amoungst the wooley thyme. I ended up doing the same with my other purple pitcher and cobra lilly last year, and they did well all year round. Even in the freeze. They are hardy little buggers. The landscape around my pond is getting to look a bit more natural now.

Many of these plnats grow in Oregon, and many other staes throughout the union.

Most of these carniverous plants are not tropical and grow here in the US. They grow in the swamps and wet marshlands where temps get down into the teens during the winter months. There is quite a bit of information about the different varieties of carniverous plants and there origins online.

The last bargen purple pitcher that i put next to the pond doesn't look like it will make it. To early to tell. My first thought was to let it get established in the house first, and then plant it next to the pond in the spring. That's what I will do from now on. Otherwise, the other two seem to be taking this radical northwest weather in stride.

Happy ponding,