Our new pond

We decided (well, me mostly) that the pond in our garden was just too small, so with the long weekend looming, and good weather forecast, we set about dismantling our old pond and enlarging it and making it more natural.

The old small pond was removed and the hole enlarged. As you can see from the photo, the sewer pipe runs through the pond (!) but we have used this as the edge to a large shallow shelf which I am hoping over time to be able to smother with marginal plants.

Our last pond had new sleepers edging it, but this time we decided to go for a softer, more natural look, so we have turfed up to the edge of the pond. Due to the levels in the garden, I am going to have to create a gentle slope and seed some of it as we didn't want a definate ridge, but a gentle slope.

Around the back and sides we have used large slate tiles. There will be plants in the gaps and we have some fab lumps of slate that will go back there.

To the left of the pond (as you look at the photo) we are going to have a boggy patch as I have 2 Gunneras to plant. The pond is now 12 foot long and 7 foot wide. I don't know how deep but the shallow shelf along the back comes to about mid calf on my darling. Tomorrow whilst I am at the plot, he is going to tidy up the liner around the back of the pond, empty it, rinse it as some mortar fell into the water, and then refill it. We have 4 goldfish and 2 golden orf to go back in once it is settled. We will have to get some more fish it seems. Good job fathers day is looming!

I shall add photos as I get it planted up. ;D

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I thought I would post a couple more snaps now the pond is completed. I have top-dressed and reseeded the lawn where we worked, so in about 10 days time that will be much greener.

Behind this slate retaining dry stone wall is a boggy area where I have planted 2 Gunnera plants. Hopefully they will go the business and be 12 foot tall by mid summer.

This upturned pot actually dribbles water from the filter system. This keeps the pond clean and the water oxygenated.

And here is our leaping fish that my mum gave us. Couldn't resist having him actually in the water!!

All we need now are some more plants and some more fishes!

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