This is my pond late spring last year. The'island' in the middle is made from a pallet keep afloat by plastic milk bottles tied underneath. Monty Don made one for his pond on GW. It's half sunk at the moment so I'll have to get my waders on and see if I can refloat it. A public footpath runs by so I'll do my wading when I don't think anyone will be passing. It's just my luck to fall in.
Here are two photos of my pond from last June. I created it using a pond liner in April 2013. Everything surrounding it was already in my garden (except the blue frog!).
I was worried that because it is surrounded by pebbles, I wouldn't get any wildlife, but last year I had at least one toad in there and this spring I have seen a newt. I have surround planted it now with bee and butterfly attracting plants and last year I had nine different species of butterflies in the garden!
It is only about 5ft by 3ft but I'm determined to pack into it as much wildlife attracting plants as possible.
Fantastic pond photos everyone. Mine is possibly the tiniest one shared here, as I created it a few weeks ago using a washing up bowl! It's given a great feature to the garden despite its tiny size and the Hoverflies and Wolf spiders have been very attracted to it.
Here's how it started...
And this is how it looked after planting and adding more stones etc....
I've since added more plants and larger rocks into the surrounding area, so it looks much more natural and sits well within the rest of the garden.
Fantastic pond photos everyone. Mine is possibly the tiniest one shared here, as I created it a few weeks ago using a washing up bowl! It's given a great feature to the garden despite its tiny size and the Hoverflies and Wolf spiders have been very attracted to it.
Here's how it started...
And this is how it looked after planting and adding more stones etc....
I've since added more plants and larger rocks into the surrounding area, so it looks much more natural and sits well within the rest of the garden.
A very handsome pond and one I'm sure the wildlife will love. I'm sure you'll find frogs hibernating under those stones in the winter. I had 5 under one like those one year. I was horrified I'd lifted off the rock and quickly and carefully put it back. My pond was no more than a square meter.
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Thanks Fairy,
a friend told me it was invasive, but not here. It died. But it was lovely while it lasted
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thanks for the photos so far, much appreciated
The pond at the bottom of our road....
Lovely photos everyone.
This is my pond late spring last year. The'island' in the middle is made from a pallet keep afloat by plastic milk bottles tied underneath. Monty Don made one for his pond on GW. It's half sunk at the moment so I'll have to get my waders on and see if I can refloat it. A public footpath runs by so I'll do my wading when I don't think anyone will be passing. It's just my luck to fall in.
Another view taken at the same time. I've got lots of toad spawn now but never get any frog spawn.
Whatva lovely pond Pottie, like the island
Here are two photos of my pond from last June. I created it using a pond liner in April 2013. Everything surrounding it was already in my garden (except the blue frog!).
I was worried that because it is surrounded by pebbles, I wouldn't get any wildlife, but last year I had at least one toad in there and this spring I have seen a newt. I have surround planted it now with bee and butterfly attracting plants and last year I had nine different species of butterflies in the garden!
It is only about 5ft by 3ft but I'm determined to pack into it as much wildlife attracting plants as possible.
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Fantastic pond photos everyone. Mine is possibly the tiniest one shared here, as I created it a few weeks ago using a washing up bowl! It's given a great feature to the garden despite its tiny size and the Hoverflies and Wolf spiders have been very attracted to it.
Here's how it started...
And this is how it looked after planting and adding more stones etc....
I've since added more plants and larger rocks into the surrounding area, so it looks much more natural and sits well within the rest of the garden.
A very handsome pond and one I'm sure the wildlife will love. I'm sure you'll find frogs hibernating under those stones in the winter. I had 5 under one like those one year. I was horrified I'd lifted off the rock and quickly and carefully put it back. My pond was no more than a square meter.