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Ponds
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 With
the liner under the soil on the waters edge marginal plants
grow. Under the tree a large Gunnera (prickly rhubarb) offers
dark shading with its large four to five feet leaves. On the
far side of the pond is a clump of Acorus (Sweet Flag) its
green leaves boldly stripped with cream.
Just
to the left of the Gunnera water trickles in, on the opposite
side the water begins its downward decent over a small
waterfall in to the middle pond.
This
pond is stocked with some goldfish and shubunkins but it is a
favored by the local toad and frog community along with
tadpoles in the spring
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Yes I broke the rule and put the first pond under the tree, This has made a very natural pond which the local wild life seems to enjoy.This was dug into the bank and lined with a plastic liner.The surrounding garden is then allowed to hug to the waters edge. |
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My brother decided on the location of
the middle pond with the hole left by the stump of the
cut down weeping willow. The pond is lined with a plastic
liner and edged with aged concrete blocks. on the fare
side the blocks are inside the pond sloping down and away as
if stratified. The blocks in the pond are dry laid with
the gaps providing nooks and crannies for plants and wild life
above and below the waterline.
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The
water genially cascades in to the left of the pond over the
small waterfall and then exits to the right down between the
rocks in to the stream.
To
ensure the stream does not dry up when there is no flow the
stream has been constructed as three long thin pools each
overflowing in to the next over a small rock outcrop.
The
first stream pool has been broaden to include a
bog garden, planted with Iris, Astilbe and lilies.
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The
other two stream ponds and rocky with a light planting on the
edges. two flat stone bridges cross the stream.
There
are no stock fish in the stream but the stream is a main event
for the birds with its shallow edges ideal for the wash and
brush up.
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At
the bottom is the more formal pentagonal pond by the
patio, edged with a 'tight' formed blocks. On the patio side a
wooden seat is set in to the edge.The pod is planted with
water lilies and rushes. Here the larger fish swim including
goldfish, golden orfes, shubunkins and a couple of koi.
The wild life keep clear of this pool
The
water from the bottom pond overflows into a submerged storage
tank from were it is pumped back to the top pond.
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