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Garden Ponds & Water Features in general |
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24/10/00 (79 review reads) |
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Advantages: Relaxing, good for wildlife
Disadvantages: No good with small children around
Last Year I had to take a large tree out from my garden it was old and dying.
I decided that the time was right to put in a pond(children were old enough to keep away from it).
Well once the tree was out I had the start of a hole so it was only a matter of digging.
For anyone thinking of building a pond, a word of warning there is a lot of soil left afterwards. I was able to spread some around the garden and found that neighbours were also able to make use of some as well. This is handy as it costs a lot to dispose of soil now (new landfill taxes).
Now I read that you should mark out the ground before digging, but I ignored that and found that it is as easy to get the shape in your head and work until it feels right.
It is important to create shelves though (plants need different depths) and also try and get part that is 4ft deep. Another thing that I created was a sloping edge so any hedgehogs falling in could get out.
For lining the pond there are many ways, I eould suggest a book before you start.I chose to use a pvc liner and that needs to be lined underneath. The experts suggest using sand. I used old carpet and loft insulation instead.
All in all it took about three weeks to get the pond completed. I then discovered that to sit in the garden in the evening with a beer is so relaxing.
Within a week of the water going in the first frog took up residence.
A year on the pond has matured well, the fish spawned as did the three resident frogs. The children have watched and learnt a lot from the new wildlife in the garden.
Oh and my cats love drinking from it, I am sure they think of it as fish soup.
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