I work at an out of school care club and the school where my club is based have very kindly agreed to let me have a small garden plot. I too want to incorporate a small garden pond (for safety reasons), so that the children can see what wonders appear. This is a great way of letting them see wildlife.
This forum is a great site for finding tips. I only want to use native plants for this pond, which I have yet to build! It's been fascinating reading the above posts.
I'd love to have toads, I know they hibernate in dry areas such as under logs, so I also want to incorporate a wood pile in the garden.
I can't wait to get started and I know where to come for advice
This was one I finished a few weeks back - saw my first waterboatman today ..... still looks a little 'fresh' as it were but should soon fill out by spring....
Wildlife will come to any pond gardenjeannie. We had a huge one at last house which was afed by a spring so constant running water coming through it. It fed into a smaller pond and both had loads of frogs and toads as well as evrything else. The secret is to have as many little nooks and crannies for them as you can. Shady places are ideal. When we were renovating parts of the small pond the toads would be hiding underneath little bits of liner and rocks. Had to tuck them back in when we were done!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Yes it is lined but I wanted to make sure none of it showed at all! Hence the building of 'dry stone' walls on the ledges so they 'overhang' each ledge..... took a lot of material - large 'paddle' stones mixed with slate as u can see in the piccy. Only around 10'x6'x2' - just right I thought for my size garden....
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I work at an out of school care club and the school where my club is based have very kindly agreed to let me have a small garden plot. I too want to incorporate a small garden pond (for safety reasons), so that the children can see what wonders appear. This is a great way of letting them see wildlife.
This forum is a great site for finding tips. I only want to use native plants for this pond, which I have yet to build! It's been fascinating reading the above posts.
I'd love to have toads, I know they hibernate in dry areas such as under logs, so I also want to incorporate a wood pile in the garden.
I can't wait to get started and I know where to come for advice
This was one I finished a few weeks back - saw my first waterboatman today ..... still looks a little 'fresh' as it were but should soon fill out by spring....
danny i just love your pond..is it lined...
haisie... I read all the thread & sat here smiling.. I reckon you should do your small pond & stick an umbrella over it..lol
OR you could get techno & build a lean to over it...
Wildlife will come to any pond gardenjeannie. We had a huge one at last house which was afed by a spring so constant running water coming through it. It fed into a smaller pond and both had loads of frogs and toads as well as evrything else. The secret is to have as many little nooks and crannies for them as you can. Shady places are ideal. When we were renovating parts of the small pond the toads would be hiding underneath little bits of liner and rocks. Had to tuck them back in when we were done!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Yes it is lined but I wanted to make sure none of it showed at all! Hence the building of 'dry stone' walls on the ledges so they 'overhang' each ledge..... took a lot of material - large 'paddle' stones mixed with slate as u can see in the piccy. Only around 10'x6'x2' - just right I thought for my size garden....