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POND ONE YEAR ON............

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THIS TIME LAST YEAR I MADE A NEW POND, FOR THE FISH AND WILDLIFE….. I PLANTED BULBS AROUND IT AND AT THE BACK BY THE FENCE GRASSES AND GOLDEN ROD GREW……..
I HAVE BEEN OUT YESTERDAY AS IT WAS SO NICE, TO CUT DOWN THE OLD GRASSES AND FLOWER STEMS………READY FOR EVERYTHING TO GROW AGAIN………..

LOOK FORWARD TO THE SUMMER WHEN EVERYTHING IS IN FLOWER AGAIN………..

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That looks tidy. All ready for summer :o)

22 Mar, 2010

 

looking better holly and yes when all in flower will look great :o))

22 Mar, 2010

 

you have been busy Holly, well done

22 Mar, 2010

 

Looking good ... been to the beach for pebbles ? ! : o )

22 Mar, 2010

 

i bourght pebbles from Gc, north sea pebbles cosy £12 for two bags and needed 4, at one time you could take them but now illegal so not taking chance,

22 Mar, 2010

 

Keeping on the right side of the law, good girl ! An elderly gent I know walks along the seafront daily, if he spots a stone or pebble with a hole through the middle, he pockets it ! No idea why, they're dotted around his garden. : o )

22 Mar, 2010

 

We do not have any rock here...our beaches are very fine sand...wish I had some nice rocks like those! Nice pond Holly, well done

22 Mar, 2010

 

Well done for getting so much done Holly, it really looks good. :o)

22 Mar, 2010

 

very strange megan, maybe he`s going to string them up :o) lol

22 Mar, 2010

 

Thanks everyone..........it was so nice to get out and do something in the garden....
the stones are from my old pond, which i filled in when i made this one......
my grandaughter loves to look for pebbles that are glittery.....like gem stones....

22 Mar, 2010

 

Sandra - perhaps he has a Fred Flintstone party coming up ... lol

22 Mar, 2010

 

yes sounds about right megan lol

22 Mar, 2010

 

hi Holly ,pond looking good and will be even better in the summer..i hope its safe for you to take out the tennis ball now..lol :o)

22 Mar, 2010

 

Great looking pond im sure you waiting for the summer

22 Mar, 2010

 

It looks nice with the pebbles all around it.

22 Mar, 2010

 

Holly it looks really lovely and isn`t it nice to relax by a pond..........

22 Mar, 2010

 

Looks nice Holly....

22 Mar, 2010

 

Your pond area is great, Holly. Every time I see a GoYer with a pond I feel a bit envious. I will just have to make do with the tortoise watering hole :)

22 Mar, 2010

 

You will have lots of Wildlife around your pond Holly. I love sitting
close to mine and just listening to the trickling of the water, its so
calming. If you have fish in your pond, you get less Wildlife. well, i have
about 5 fish....Did have 14 most of them Koi, but our friend the Heron
had the lot, so, ihave to have a net over it all the time now......Anyway,
`Good Luck with your pond Holly...: >)))

22 Mar, 2010

 

Sorry, about this empty comment box Holly.....clicked on it in error.

22 Mar, 2010

 

I gnore the second comment Holly i think the Gremlins have taken over
LOL

22 Mar, 2010

 

I like your pond Holly - they're a real magnet for wildlife aren't they. Also liked your Great Northern Diver and left welly ! :-))

23 Mar, 2010

 

I'd like a pond - but we do have the stream for wildlife, and Henry would jump straight into a pond, fish or no fish, so that's that! I can enjoy looking at yours, though.

23 Mar, 2010

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Mad
 

Holly it is surprisingly clear, as small ponds are more difficult to keep clear than larger ones. It looks great.

23 Mar, 2010

 

What a pretty little pond!

23 Mar, 2010

 

Looks lovely Holly will look forward to seeing it when all the flowers are out even though it looks lovely now.

23 Mar, 2010

 

Been tidying my pond out today but it was a cold job.

23 Mar, 2010

 

Thank you everyone for all your nice comments.. glad you all like the pond and surrounding areas..... will post some more pics in the summer when everything is out it looks totally different.......... i think id better leave the tennis ball in 4 a while yet as we could still get frosts... i think it was the year before las t we had snow in April...... so you cant tell what its going to be like...........
its been cold today with patchy light rain......

23 Mar, 2010

 

Have you a pump in this pond Holly and how big is it? only asking as I would love one but my garden is small and I dont think I would have room!

23 Mar, 2010

 

no i havnt a pump in it and only one fish left my other 2 died last year... want it mainly 4 the wildlife.... my garden is only small but i have a lot in it.... i dug the hole the size i wanted and put pond linner in it..... a bit of a do it yourself job lol.... its only small......... you could make a small one or maybe use an old container and sink it or an old washing up bowl.........and plant thingsd around it.....

23 Mar, 2010

 

Good ideas Holly, I did have one at the old Cottage it aws only small arounf 5x5 and attracted lots of wild life, it was fine for around 18months, then became overgrown with pond weed and stagnant, it also attracted swarm s of mosquetoes and began to smell, we eventually filled it in and planted over it, but I still yearn for one, maybe a container one would work better for me;0)

23 Mar, 2010

 

yes thats a good idea.... mines only about 3ft by 3ft......i hav eto top it up a lot in the summer......

23 Mar, 2010

 

Mine's small too, only 3ft x 2ft, but for the wildlife value it's worth its weight in gold. :-))

23 Mar, 2010

 

Small but perfectly formed, and I`m sure you will get some frogs to help keep down the slug population.

23 Mar, 2010

 

yes a small pond is just as good 4 the wildlife.... Muddy.....
Thank you stroller.........

24 Mar, 2010

 

Super pond, you got any froggies?

25 Mar, 2010

 

I did have Valadel.... but havnt seen any yet this year..... glad you like the pond...

26 Mar, 2010

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