Huge undertaking GD, so no wonder you're a bit jaded. Doesn't help when workmen knacker things along the way does it? Every day, you get up and look out and it looks like it'll never be finished. It can be very wearing, and you wish you'd never started. I know that feeling well, but one day, you'll turn the corner and it will all suddenly start to look like it should, and you'll be glad you did it
It will be fantastic for all the wildlife, and for yourselves too when you sit back on a sunny evening, glass in hand, and watch it being enjoyed by them. That will make all the effort worthwhile.
Difficult when the project's over the worst part of the year and you don't have loads of other greenery and plants to detract from it and enjoy. Hope your trip to the GC perks you up a bit
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thank you for all your kind and uplifting messages, support and ideas and now I don't feel quite so bad about our big black hole. Problems always get me down when I feel exhausted, lack of sleep etc.
Today I saw a pond skater in the pond, the first of many I hope. I was so excited to see it, even though the poor creature was trying to get out!
I have made a decision, which I am hoping will help our project on it's way to completion. More later once I have finalized that decision.
I hope you are right about the frogs Tetley, although to lighten the mood, we were discussing who would be the first to fall in the pond. Knowing my luck it will be me .I am always tripping over things, if my back could speak it would tell you exactly how unstable I am when I am in a hurry.
Talking of G&T perhaps it won't be me who falls in first after all - my husband regularly has a tipple and as for the neighbours - well least said the better.......!
Yes, given the right circumstances we should get frogs hopping along from the tiny pond we have further down the garden, and I always grow a good patch of wild flowers close by with masses of insect visitors pollinating the colourful flowers and grasses.
I remember reading a thread on here last year about the positive qualities of water cress, if we can buy it from the shop over here, does it actually root in the pond?
Little duck, you have a lot to answer to - it bunged up the overflow today, stuck in the bend of the pipe - it was absolutely pouring down, the pond water was starting to overflow and where was duck - no where to be seen, because it was stuck in the pipe and even the rush of water wouldn't budge it. Eventually we managed to poke, prod and cajole it out. Now it's back where it belongs - in the bathroom.
I know, it is riveting isn't it! We still aren't ready for the planting, but I saw your suggestion for the watercress Tetley and will take that up when we are ready. Thanks.
I might be remembering it wrong . But I seem to recall someone mentioning on another thread that they chucked a bag of supermarket watercress in the pond and it grew. It stuck in my head because it seemed so simple. I hope someone can confirm I'm not imagining things.
I'm a great advocate of watercress and have mentioned it frequently here. I've used it in every pond I've had apart from the big one at the last house - I'd have needed rather a lot for that one!
Just chuck some in from a supermarket bag. It grows in the water - doesn't need anything to root onto, although it will do that as well. Takes up all the excess nutrients and clears the water very quickly. It will also seed around if you allow it. Easy to remove if it gets too widespread.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Huge undertaking GD, so no wonder you're a bit jaded. Doesn't help when workmen knacker things along the way does it? Every day, you get up and look out and it looks like it'll never be finished. It can be very wearing, and you wish you'd never started. I know that feeling well, but one day, you'll turn the corner and it will all suddenly start to look like it should, and you'll be glad you did it
It will be fantastic for all the wildlife, and for yourselves too when you sit back on a sunny evening, glass in hand, and watch it being enjoyed by them. That will make all the effort worthwhile.
Difficult when the project's over the worst part of the year and you don't have loads of other greenery and plants to detract from it and enjoy. Hope your trip to the GC perks you up a bit
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Don't despair GD, you have done tonnes of work, it's a big project. It will be a very impressive feature when complete
Have fun at the GC
Thank you for all your kind and uplifting messages, support and ideas and now I don't feel quite so bad about our big black hole. Problems always get me down when I feel exhausted, lack of sleep etc.
Today I saw a pond skater in the pond, the first of many I hope. I was so excited to see it, even though the poor creature was trying to get out!
I have made a decision, which I am hoping will help our project on it's way to completion. More later once I have finalized that decision.
I hope you are right about the frogs Tetley, although to lighten the mood, we were discussing who would be the first to fall in the pond. Knowing my luck it will be me .I am always tripping over things, if my back could speak it would tell you exactly how unstable I am when I am in a hurry.
Talking of G&T perhaps it won't be me who falls in first after all - my husband regularly has a tipple and as for the neighbours - well least said the better.......!
Yes, given the right circumstances we should get frogs hopping along from the tiny pond we have further down the garden, and I always grow a good patch of wild flowers close by with masses of insect visitors pollinating the colourful flowers and grasses.
I remember reading a thread on here last year about the positive qualities of water cress, if we can buy it from the shop over here, does it actually root in the pond?
Little duck, you have a lot to answer to - it bunged up the overflow today, stuck in the bend of the pipe - it was absolutely pouring down, the pond water was starting to overflow and where was duck - no where to be seen, because it was stuck in the pipe and even the rush of water wouldn't budge it. Eventually we managed to poke, prod and cajole it out. Now it's back where it belongs - in the bathroom.
I know, it is riveting isn't it! We still aren't ready for the planting, but I saw your suggestion for the watercress Tetley and will take that up when we are ready. Thanks.
I might be remembering it wrong
. But I seem to recall someone mentioning on another thread that they chucked a bag of supermarket watercress in the pond and it grew. It stuck in my head because it seemed so simple. I hope someone can confirm I'm not imagining things.
The pond is looking great GD
I'm a great advocate of watercress and have mentioned it frequently here. I've used it in every pond I've had apart from the big one at the last house - I'd have needed rather a lot for that one!
Just chuck some in from a supermarket bag. It grows in the water - doesn't need anything to root onto, although it will do that as well. Takes up all the excess nutrients and clears the water very quickly. It will also seed around if you allow it. Easy to remove if it gets too widespread.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
tee hee.
I was horrified with visions of you poking at some poor wee wild fowl.
Whew.