I've read lots of usefull info on ponds but not alot on how to create the best waterfall. i'm trying to build a cascading waterfall from a hight of about 4 feet with largeish stones and boulders. I'ts difficult to get the water to look natural,falling on top and through the stones instead of running underneath between stones and liner. Any advice out there would be so usefull. thanks, Julia
I have just done a pond for the northwood kirkby allotments we wont to bring frogs and toads . and may be sume newts.to are new pond. we are over run by slugs and snals.by puting tadpoles into the pond. is this the only way you will get frogs and toads. or will they cume on ther owen.
Hi, I have a fair sized semi-formal (it is kidney shaped but edged with slabs) pond at the mo which was in place when I moved in. The solid concrete waterfall now leaks & treatment with sealant has not solved the problem as the surface is too crumbly. Any ideas on how to repair/replace or, if I were to reduce the size of the pond to half pond half bog garden what advice do you have?
joey woosey, don't bring anything other than plants and fish if you want fish to your pond,frogs etc will come on their own this is safer because of all the disease you could bring. I would'nt be surprised if you have'nt got some around by now. Go at night and look, frogs travel far on a night. Good luck.
We first built a pond 2 years ago. It was built in a bad place,2 very large trees overlooking the pond. I lost a good few fish to the heron,but we now have trip wire around the pond,so we have not had it in the garden this year, but have seen it flying around. We have frogs and around 15 cold water fish in the pond.8 weeks ago I noticed one of the fish was at the bottom of the pond,so I took a closer look. The fish had small worms atached to it. I went onto the internet to find out what they where. To my horror they where called anchor worms,very bad to have in your pond. So it cost me a lot to clean the pond out and treat the fish with this nasty worm. I had to buy a pond vacume to get rid of all the smelly sludge at the bottom of the pond.I had no option but to do this. Now the pond is clear and the fish look very happy with no anchor worms in site. Now as the leaves are starting to fall,we have built a large frame with a net over it to protect the pond in the winter time.I have friends who are very clever, who have just built a Waterfall with a fast flowing stream,it looks fantastic at nigh,as the pond & the waterfall are all lit upin a blue lights. PS had a parrot having a bath in the sream last week. PPS no fish or wildlife where hurt cleaning out the pond, I kept the pond water, did not flush it away.It was 2 weeks before the water clear in the pond.
Can anyone advise me about the large yellow irises i have in my reasonably sized pond? They have always flowered beautifully but this year they were dreadful.I did cut them down at this time last year and now i wonder if that had anything to do with it.
I have a very small pond which I cleaned out in the spring (wrong time I think) and got rid of the fountain.I purchased some oxygenation plant that floats on the top and 3 marginal,one of which died.The other 2 seem to be alright but I'm not sure if I planted them correctly,infact I simply placed the pots directly into the water.Should I have transplanted them into something different and what do I do to the floating roots of the marigold?
I had an awful problem with green water this year which has been resolved succesfully. My pond is 8ft x 6ft 2ft 6in deep ,about 600 gallons ,i had a UV filter of 6watts . After untold products entering the pond ,to no avail i took a friends advice and bought a new filter box with built in 18 watt UV within a week clear water.I have 16 fish up to 3lb and i can now enjoy them
I am sorry to say I can't help anyone with any advice, as our ponds tend to manage on their own and if/when anything does happen I put it down to nature, and it usually sorts itself out - with the exception of blanket weed which is frustrating stuff to say the least! I wonder, though, if anyone has seen some strange, slightly prehistoric creatures in their ponds? They start of small and relatively harmless looking, as they mature they are definately carnivorous looking and then they seem to disappear. There heads have a sort of fat round shape with mandible-like parts coming from the sides (one on each side). Looks like this is where the unfortunate prey are held. There bodies are long, thin and appear to be in sections and they are very flexible. They are mouth breathers and come up to the pond surface for air. Like some prehistoric scorpion-like speed freaks in the water. We can only assume that they metamorphosize into something totally different and either stay at the bottom of the pond - or fly away. They are not dragonfly/damsel fly larvae so we haven't a clue what they are. They get to a size where they would give people a rather nasty bite and then they are gone, or are they?
Liz- most likely water scorpion, possibly water stick insect (both great signs of pond biodiversity) or alternatively great diving beetle larvae are my guesses from your description. If you can get a pick of them sent to [email protected] I'll be able to properly identify.
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Any ideas on how to repair/replace or, if I were to reduce the size of the pond to half pond half bog garden what advice do you have?