Well except for a lick of paint here and there, ::) it's given us a tiny little bit more elbow room and I plan on taking a few of the larger exotic plants up the lottie when I get the keys. :) Roy ;D
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WOW Roy, you've made a really good job of that - looks great :) But why take the plants up the lottie - they look really good where they are.
Pat
Hi Roy,looks great.Don't want to be a killjoy,but if the soil runs out from the plants sitting on the edge that don't have an outer pot,you will ruin all your hard work!!
I have had a raised pond now for 5 years and it is so much easier in all respects to do things.
Hi Girls, thanks for your comments, :) Pat sorry for confusion, the larger plants were out of shot, mainly Banana, Bamboo ferns and grass's. ::) I have spent most of today with my Daughter trying to split a bamboo into three and we succeeded eventually, see the one on the right that has been reduced by two thirds phew hard going, :o the banana's are breeding like rabbits so they must go to the Lottie amongst others. :)
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Margaret I assume you are referring to soil leakage into the pond? I am not too concerned about that as the shelf edging slopes away from the pond and the soil shouldn’t leach in. :D
I have had potted plants on the pond edge from the start with no ill affects, here’s a picture from whence I first bought a digi-camera. ;)
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Roy ;D
I see what you mean Roy about the large plants - I think they need a bit of space :D Great looking plants :)
Pat
I've just redesigned my pond and relined it. I have placed slabs round the edge and now want to make them firm as they wobble a bit. Is it alright to cement them in? I ask this as someone has said I can't do it because of the lime in the cement and when it rains it will wash into the pond. What advice can you give me, please.
hi Chloe, the new cement has no lime in it so i cant see a problem there. Also I have used it for stepping stones in the pond down the allotment and as yet no ill effects on the fish.
Trust me i'm a bricklayer :-\ .
Peter
Have always held bricklayers in high regard Peter:)
So, is this the ready mixed cement or the stuff I add sand to?
Thanks for replying.
Chloe
Hi Chloe, the pre-mixed has lime in it, use the ordinary portland cement and add sand, 6:1 is the usual mix, that means 6 sand 1 cement.
As for the high regard :-\ you are in a minority there everyone seems to think ALL bricklayers are cowboys.
Right got to go feed the horse and put my stetson on ;D ;D ;D .
Peter
Thank you Peter.
I have never met a bricklayer that's why you are in 'high regard':)