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Produce => Ponds 'n' Stuff => Topic started by: Heldi on April 06, 2005, 13:42:44
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After the help and encouragement I have had from yourselves I thought I'd show how the pond has come along. Needs a few more plants around it and I would really like to get a miniture lilly but I'm very pleased with it so far. Want to make it quite dense around the back and possibly have something growing up the fence. I hope it is nice to actually see what I've been asking about! Thanks for your help.
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Heldi it looks lovely, I'm sure you're going to have lots of happy pond creatures :)
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Looks delightfule Heldi.
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Great job!! It looks like it has been there for a long time - just imagine how it will all mature and develop. It makes me want to try a pond (perhaps in a half barrel), but space is scarce in my little garden.
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Looks great! :D
I am keeping my eye out for one of those sinks, definitely mean to give it a go down at the lottie.
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Oh Heldi that is lovely! I want one! Tell me again what plants you have in the water please.
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Heidi it looks lovely very affective well done
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;D I love it, I want one too! Well done Heidi ;)
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Cheers folks! I am rather pleased with it so far! I was quite nervous about it at first incase I got it wrong and it looked stupid.
Plocket I shall have to go and find the labels so I can list the plants for you. Think there is about five and some duckweed that came with the frogspawn!
Lord Steve,yes give it a go,even a little little little pond gives a new dimension to the garden also have a look at the post where I asked for help with plants because Jesseveve pointed me towards a brilliant aquatic plant website. I haven't ordered anything yet but I'm after a miniture lilly. Hoo hoo, I'm all excited!
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P.S has anyone noticed the grumpy looking toad? My son got me that and no its not me at breakfast time!!!
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Steve hi..you could have a tiny one, mine is so small you wouldn't know it was there, its the top bit of a pre formed waterfall. but the frogs still love it. Go on go for it.....x
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Well I'm sold - it's gorgeous. I'm going to do a cheapy version for the lotty, using a £5.00 baby bath
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Ceri I thought of that. If I find one in a charity shop I'll buy it :)
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Heidi - that is so cute!
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Heldi, your sink and plants look delightful. I hope they attract an array of wildlife to give you and them lots of pleasure ! :D ;)
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i like the look of this.
we have a waterbutt on the site that not many people are using because we also have a tap and communal hose - but i dont think frogs would have an easy way to get in and out - though it would be excellent for slug control, for sure
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Wow! That's gorgeous Heldi,
Love the pebbles.
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I'm so pleased with everyones thoughts and encouragement. Hopefully we'll get some lovely wildlife,which we can watch from the deck.
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heldi!thats lovely!
we've just bought a big tin bath to make a pond(my biiiiiig diggin days are over! :( ;))and we have a couple of containers to make a small nature reserve at different heights-i wish i'd lugged the butlers sink from our old house when we moved.. >:(
your sink is lovely!¬
kitty
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Thanks Kitty. I found my sink in a bric a brac shop. A real bric a brac shop that wasn't pretending to be anything else. As soon as I spied the sink I wanted it even though I hadn't thought through what I'd do with it. I'm very pleased I jumped at it now. Haven't been back to the shop yet,have to save up some pocket money for a good rummage!
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I thought I'd let you see how the pond has progressed. It is full of tadpoles which were donated from another garden pond. Also lots of "thingies" have laid their eggs and there are definately wriggley things in there. If they are mossies I hope the taddies get 'em! I'm waiting for my elusive dragonfly. Then I'll really feel like I've got a proper pond!! :D
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A closer look
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looks beautifull heldi it has certainly mautured u should be proud well done
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:) looks lovely Heldi ;D
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Thanks peeps. I spend ages crouched down watching the tadpoles! ;D
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My pond now sounds like a bowl of rice krispies with all the tadpoles popping air bubbles! I tried them with some fish flakes and they went nuts! ;D
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Can anyone tell me what the little black creature on the pebbles in the water is? I think it looks like a leech (my toes are curling). I've seen about 4 of them. I don't want to do anything about them as long as they are happy and keep away from me!
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Thought you'd like to see a recent pic of the pond.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/Heldi/Heldis%20garden/pond.jpg)[/img]
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Hi Heldi. Just popped in to see what's going on with virtual pals. Been much too busy to chat. Anyway, just wanted to say your pond is coming along very nicely and yes, those are leeches. We "acquired" some too but I don't know how.
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Thanks Obby. I've noticed you haven't been around. Looking forward to an update as to how your garden is coming along... when you have time to take a breather!
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What do u hope to have in your sink, i.e. frogs etc? How deep is it and what will happen in the frosty weather?
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I initially wanted my sink pond so as to include an extra element into my garden. Water and a few water loving plants. I've got tadpoles and have had many froglets. I hoping they will stay in the garden and find it suitable for hibernation. My garden is very soggy in places and I'm hoping to provide some small log piles etc as frogs hibernate in these places too. We've had some mature frogs spotted recently ... I haven't seen them but my neighbours have. So this means hopefully that it is viable for the new frogs to stick around.
As for the frost, we don't suffer too much with bad frosts and I can only assume that it is down to being on the coast. It is the first year of this pond and I'll really just have to wait and see what happens. Fingers crossed.
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Here is how the pond is looking so far this year. I haven't had any froggy visitors but I was amazed when I was filling it up with water from the water butt about 4 weeks ago...a little tadpole complete with legs appeared! He must have survived the winter. I saw a bright green thing swim across it a while ago but it disappeared before I could get a proper look...maybe I imagined it! Those leech type creature are in abundance so they obviously love it. Wonder if any Damselflies or even Dragonflies laid any eggs in it? Hope so. Bit sad about no frogs visiting though,so have got myself a little blue frog from the pound shop :D :D
The birds love to use it for a bath so it has become quite a popular spot!
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Hello Heldi
The whole thing look gorgeous ! It's nice to see a wildlife haven (as small as this one) in our sad world. Well done !
by the way, why is that lovely frog glowing ??? Does it have a light in it??
I certainly do hope you get lots more visitors.
:D :D
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Helds, what a beautiful pond - this is the first time I've seen this thread and it's been great to watch it evolve. Inspiration to us all, you are 8) What's with the day-glow frog? Want one! ;D ;D ;D
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I'm glad I'm not the only nut...with regards to the glowing frog that is! It's battery operated,sits on it's lillypad all day until I venture out and switch it on and voila...blue frog! Cost a quid from everythings a pound and bought on a whim because I could find nowt else! Hasn't cost much on batteries so far because I've been putting it on foir my own delight then switching it off soon afterwards because it hasn't been dark enough. I am planning on keeping my kids up very late one evening so they can actually see it!
Thankyou so very much Marianne and Alishka for your kind comments...I have to confess my sink pond is my fav place in my garden. I spend too much time peering into it and not enough time if you know what I mean (I know you do)....maybe I should invite Bill Oddy for a look!