Thanks for the advice about plants, @Fairygirl and @borgadr. Looks like I don't need to worry too much. As I said I was able to buy some leftover plants - equisetum for evergreen height, and some rather bedraggled brooklime and persicaria - but they'll grow! They also came with some hitchhiking Ramshorn snail babies the size of sesame seeds And I'm planning to throw in a bag of supermarket watercress, which is something I learned from this forum!
Once you get to spring, assuming you've got the basics done, you'll have an idea of where you want to go with it all. The surrounds are as important as the pond itself if you want wildlife, which you seem to be all clued up with already. We'll look forward to seeing the changing views of it all
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Second @Fairygirl Give yourself a bit of time and see what's what. I'd suggest you leave your Watercress til Spring - it'll grow happily then once the temps warm up. I'm still getting the odd handful from mine but it's definitely on it's way out I can also recommend Puddleplants .
Well, I've added the liner and filled it with the help of a kind neighbour whose water isn't metered, unlike mine! After it settles I'll top it up with rainwater from the waterbutt. I'm excited - it's really starting to take shape now.
I'm trying to reuse and recycle as much as I can - hence the old carpet lining. All of the stones came from my garden already, some I even dug up in the previous owner's compost heap; the flat sandstones were once part of a very weedy crazy-paving patio and I've had them earmarked for the pond since I moved here!
Well, I've added the liner and filled it with the help of a kind neighbour whose water isn't metered, unlike mine! After it settles I'll top it up with rainwater from the waterbutt. I'm excited - it's really starting to take shape now.
I'm trying to reuse and recycle as much as I can - hence the old carpet lining. All of the stones came from my garden already, some I even dug up in the previous owner's compost heap; the flat sandstones were once part of a very weedy crazy-paving patio and I've had them earmarked for the pond since I moved here!
It's looking very good, we used to use old carpets and liners before the rats came in from the fields and chewed through them, now we are having to use a preformed one for our wildlife pond, shame all our ponds at other houses have looked much more natural like yours. We do have an abundance of Newts and Frogs, so they must like it. We grew watercress in our large water display, again made from a very large discarded tub and a part of a large cascade given to us on Freecycle, we have a lily in it as well and the silly frogs decided to visit that one as well this year, but our garden is designed for wildlife. Yours is going to look fantastic when everything is in bloom and those frogs will be delighted.
Well, I've added the liner and filled it with the help of a kind neighbour whose water isn't metered, unlike mine! After it settles I'll top it up with rainwater from the waterbutt. I'm excited - it's really starting to take shape now.
I'm trying to reuse and recycle as much as I can - hence the old carpet lining. All of the stones came from my garden already, some I even dug up in the previous owner's compost heap; the flat sandstones were once part of a very weedy crazy-paving patio and I've had them earmarked for the pond since I moved here!
It's looking very good, we used to use old carpets and liners before the rats came in from the fields and chewed through them, now we are having to use a preformed one for our wildlife pond, shame all our ponds at other houses have looked much more natural like yours. We do have an abundance of Newts and Frogs, so they must like it. We grew watercress in our large water display, again made from a very large discarded tub and a part of a large cascade given to us on Freecycle, we have a lily in it as well and the silly frogs decided to visit that one as well this year, but our garden is designed for wildlife. Yours is going to look fantastic when everything is in bloom and those frogs will be delighted.
good move to get rid of the "crazy paving" Totally naff.
good move to get rid of the "crazy paving" Totally naff.
By the way @Hostafan1, I want to plant at least one hosta at the edge (Marmalade on Toast, which I believe grows pretty large). Would it be ok in the bog garden which is likely to get very soggy, or should it go in normal soil?
good move to get rid of the "crazy paving" Totally naff.
By the way @Hostafan1, I want to plant at least one hosta at the edge (Marmalade on Toast, which I believe grows pretty large). Would it be ok in the bog garden which is likely to get very soggy, or should it go in normal soil?
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We'll look forward to seeing the changing views of it all
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I can also recommend Puddleplants .
You've got some good areas nearby for wildlife already. Nice, convenient cover for them
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...