Will do, @Hostafan1 . But maybe not this year... still battling ground elder in the border I'm making to house my treasures from Yorkshire. (It's in the lawn, too... along with a lot of ivy...)
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Lirio, mine is in total shade until 3pm. There is a rampant rambling rose that hangs over it. There are frogs, toads, newts...a couple of unintended fish, dragonfly.... thr left side of a dividing log is shallow pool for birdbath. There is a rock on the right that goes into the water so unintended bathers can escape and a solar powered water feature that trickles over the log which is used as a shower by all.
Our pond is two metres from our Walnut tree, not ideal, but the pond doesn't care, nor the abundance of wildlife. The Damselfly larvae are just emerging now, magical.
In the wild a pond wouldn't get a choice about what grows near so don't worry too much. I feel like the pond I put in is one of the best things in the garden, so much to see.
I've just been reviewing my old discussion threads... and no, I haven't dug the pond yet. First the rowan tree in the photo blew down in Storm Ellen, and then we found we had honey fungus in that area. Now the neighbouring rowan is looking very poorly so we want to take it down before it falls across the road, and then review what we actually want from the area. Which definitely still includes a pond.
However, digging out the required amount of stuff - which may include big lumps of limestone, if the rest of the garden is anything to go by - could be a bit of a challenge given increasing age. Perhaps I need to bribe the family to help...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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Post lots of photos of contruction / filling too please.
However, digging out the required amount of stuff - which may include big lumps of limestone, if the rest of the garden is anything to go by - could be a bit of a challenge given increasing age. Perhaps I need to bribe the family to help...