You must have got the same liner I had when I made my first pond Lyn, but I never thought of having it that way round - I suppose because it's always described as black pond liner! I'd agree though, it'll blend in more readily with the surroundings and on the slopes and sides of the pond. It'll look terrific this time next year - as though it's been there forever.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Ponds, can be back breaking things. I felt as tho' I had pondulitis after digging up gunk and stuff from the wild and lugging it back to the lotty . It's all well worth the effort, despite the hassle.
I don't consider the seasons with pond plants. If they survive the winter, despite lack of 'sleep', they were meant to be. If the turn into soggy slime , it wasn't meant to be.
I put new pond liner in after digging out an 'extension' and a bit of deepening too.I popped some more old carpet underlay and another liner on top, and this seems to solve the possible problem of tiny pinhole leakages previously encountered. The pond is constantly topped up from the rain butt beside it, with an overflow pipe leading into it. Canny stuff this rainwater.
Its arrived!! OK....reading online about what goes under the underlay,everywhere it says putting a layer of sand. I can't remember doing this years ago,only using newspaper and making sure all stones were removed. Is newspaper going to be enough do you think?
It depends.................. do you think your fish will enjoy the Sun or Financial Times ? Are they politically aware ? Do they like the idea of independence ? What is their opinion of America's foreign policy ? So many things to take into consideration ! Good luck !
I think sand Fishy, I read in the instructions that the guarantee isnt valid unless you follow it. Its from the same place as ours and we have put sand just in the bottom, where the most weight will be.
Can you get a bag from a builders yard, its only a couple of squid.
Have you got an old rug, (dont take the one from the bedroom, she'll kill you) or a piece of old underlay, that would do.Paper wont be enough, IMO that is.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
I used actual underlay left over from laminate flooring - the expanded foam type - with only a little sand under the deepest area. Sand is the usual method because it's easy to mould round ledges and corners etc. If you're not going to be standing in the pond adn the ground underneath is fairly stable and smooth, I don't think it matters quite so much about having a really thick base, but if it's going to make your guarantee void then best to follow the rules
Lyn - the plants will die down for winter if they're not evergreens - just like in the garden. I always think it's nice to have a reasonable amount of those, especially if you can see the pond from the house. Makes a much nicer feature, and also gives more cover for wildlife. Even if it's shrubs as opposed to more traditional pond style planting, you can mix the two quite easily -Euonymous for instance, is ideal anywhere. Some of the Carexes are good, and things like Hart's Tongue Ferns. Caltha (marsh marigold) is almost evergreen.
Peat - I could send Fishy all the bumpf we've been getting about Independence
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have some of those little variagated euonymous in pots, they would do, and I am hoping for some carex seeds to come up on the seed swap thread. As you can see from this pic, there is lots of hiding places, the conifer just to the left is huge, the elecricity company had to come and take the top out as it was touching the lines, which was a great pity, it was a magnificent tree. But, underneath is a huge space that I have filled with logs and dead grasses, for nesting.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
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You must have got the same liner I had when I made my first pond Lyn, but I never thought of having it that way round - I suppose because it's always described as black pond liner! I'd agree though, it'll blend in more readily with the surroundings and on the slopes and sides of the pond. It'll look terrific this time next year - as though it's been there forever.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I really hope so Fairygirl, the plants look so small now its hard to think of them growing very much,
Do they go to sleep for the winter like garden plants?
Ponds, can be back breaking things. I felt as tho' I had pondulitis after digging up gunk and stuff from the wild and lugging it back to the lotty . It's all well worth the effort, despite the hassle.
I don't consider the seasons with pond plants. If they survive the winter, despite lack of 'sleep', they were meant to be. If the turn into soggy slime , it wasn't meant to be.
I put new pond liner in after digging out an 'extension' and a bit of deepening too.I popped some more old carpet underlay and another liner on top, and this seems to solve the possible problem of tiny pinhole leakages previously encountered. The pond is constantly topped up from the rain butt beside it, with an overflow pipe leading into it. Canny stuff this rainwater.
We have certainly have some rain, pond filled in no time. I have just ordered those plastic baskets from Tesco, to keep the plants together.
I have been thinking about building a boat to floatin t'pond. A sort of triumph thing. I'd call it the Arc de Triumph.
Its arrived!!
OK....reading online about what goes under the underlay,everywhere it says putting a layer of sand. I can't remember doing this years ago,only using newspaper and making sure all stones were removed. Is newspaper going to be enough do you think?
It depends.................. do you think your fish will enjoy the Sun or Financial Times ? Are they politically aware ? Do they like the idea of independence ? What is their opinion of America's foreign policy ? So many things to take into consideration ! Good luck !
I think sand Fishy, I read in the instructions that the guarantee isnt valid unless you follow it. Its from the same place as ours and we have put sand just in the bottom, where the most weight will be.
Can you get a bag from a builders yard, its only a couple of squid.
Have you got an old rug, (dont take the one from the bedroom, she'll kill you) or a piece of old underlay, that would do.Paper wont be enough, IMO that is.
Don't get the jaggy sand though Fishy!
I used actual underlay left over from laminate flooring - the expanded foam type - with only a little sand under the deepest area. Sand is the usual method because it's easy to mould round ledges and corners etc. If you're not going to be standing in the pond adn the ground underneath is fairly stable and smooth, I don't think it matters quite so much about having a really thick base, but if it's going to make your guarantee void then best to follow the rules
Lyn - the plants will die down for winter if they're not evergreens - just like in the garden. I always think it's nice to have a reasonable amount of those, especially if you can see the pond from the house. Makes a much nicer feature, and also gives more cover for wildlife. Even if it's shrubs as opposed to more traditional pond style planting, you can mix the two quite easily -Euonymous for instance, is ideal anywhere. Some of the Carexes are good, and things like Hart's Tongue Ferns. Caltha (marsh marigold) is almost evergreen.
Peat - I could send Fishy all the bumpf we've been getting about Independence
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have some of those little variagated euonymous in pots, they would do, and I am hoping for some carex seeds to come up on the seed swap thread. As you can see from this pic, there is lots of hiding places, the conifer just to the left is huge, the elecricity company had to come and take the top out as it was touching the lines, which was a great pity, it was a magnificent tree. But, underneath is a huge space that I have filled with logs and dead grasses, for nesting.