Those 'lovely smooth rocks' :-} are known as 'paddle stones' and from my supplier cost £350 for a large 'dumpy' bag. But u don't need to use these of course .... sharp edged are fine to as long as they are largeish ...... I have a few large Cornish flint type blocks in there and around the edge as well......
I bought one floating water hyacinth in July for my little mini pond (like you I am in the excavation process of the new des-res for my goldfish) and that single plant has grown to not only fill the little pond, but I have 6 new plants taken from it floating in a big tub waiting for their new home to be finished (eventually). So one plant maybe 6" x 6" has become many plants covering maybe 3' x 2' in just over two months. On that basis, I would think that a starter plant pack for a much smaller pond would be fully sufficient because they will spread out by themselves.
Sara anywhere that sells pond plants will be selling stuff off just now or in the near future so it's a good time to buy and you can just keep them in containers of water or similar over the winter in a sheltered spot. I had water hyacinth many years ago and it's really beautiful- not too hardy up here so I lost it, but beautiful fragrance. Water mint is handy if you've a space to fill, but- like it's ground dwelling relations- it's invasive so keep it in containers. At my last house it had been planted at one end, where the spring fed into the pond, in 3 or 4 tyres so it wasn't an issue although it seeded around a bit. Great for wildlife.
Lovely bit of work there dannyson. It'll be really great next year when it all fills out and you get all the wildlife in. It doesn't take long either. It's the best feature to have in a garden by far. I miss the ponds at my last house and even if I can only have a tiny one here I'll do it.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
All looks a little bare and new - because it is just 3 weeks old - but at least the waters cleared now...
That looks brilliant. Don't suppose you have any sketches/plans of your pond showing the position of its different levels etc do you? Or did you just dig it as you went along?
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Another attempt ....
Nope ..... just went straight to photobucket and showed ALL my photos...
OK - another go .....
That seemed to work - so another.....
All looks a little bare and new - because it is just 3 weeks old - but at least the waters cleared now...
that looks fantastic, well done
Those 'lovely smooth rocks' :-} are known as 'paddle stones' and from my supplier cost £350 for a large 'dumpy' bag. But u don't need to use these of course .... sharp edged are fine to as long as they are largeish ...... I have a few large Cornish flint type blocks in there and around the edge as well......
I bought one floating water hyacinth in July for my little mini pond (like you I am in the excavation process of the new des-res for my goldfish) and that single plant has grown to not only fill the little pond, but I have 6 new plants taken from it floating in a big tub waiting for their new home to be finished (eventually). So one plant maybe 6" x 6" has become many plants covering maybe 3' x 2' in just over two months. On that basis, I would think that a starter plant pack for a much smaller pond would be fully sufficient because they will spread out by themselves.
Sara anywhere that sells pond plants will be selling stuff off just now or in the near future so it's a good time to buy and you can just keep them in containers of water or similar over the winter in a sheltered spot. I had water hyacinth many years ago and it's really beautiful- not too hardy up here so I lost it, but beautiful fragrance. Water mint is handy if you've a space to fill, but- like it's ground dwelling relations- it's invasive so keep it in containers. At my last house it had been planted at one end, where the spring fed into the pond, in 3 or 4 tyres so it wasn't an issue although it seeded around a bit. Great for wildlife.
Lovely bit of work there dannyson.
It'll be really great next year when it all fills out and you get all the wildlife in. It doesn't take long either. It's the best feature to have in a garden by far. I miss the ponds at my last house and even if I can only have a tiny one here I'll do it.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
That looks brilliant. Don't suppose you have any sketches/plans of your pond showing the position of its different levels etc do you? Or did you just dig it as you went along?
that's one of the nicest new ponds I've seen for a while dannyson
In the sticks near Peterborough