"Pondlife" at The Haven

Wow impressive - love the water feature.

what can I say, have to agree with Olive on this one,

Well done David, what a feat. I found that very interesting. Love the finished pond/lake.

How good is that, someone else to dig the hole and have to say I find it amusing the things we do when the hose won`t reach, I like their choice of waterfeature and look forward to seeing it up and running in a few weeks time, in the meantime the ducks,lilies and corkscrew provide a bit of light relief,lol...
You know I like the stream area so thanks David for the photo`s and the update.........

Love it well done all of you.

That is Brilliant David, I really, really, like it, I also like the water feature, which will look better when it darkens down, (you know what i mean) Looking forward to the pics of the water lillie's, have you chose which ones yet? You have great design skills David, I bet your friends are "over the moon" that you took over there garden ...

I love the way you write "I got the Leylandii stump out" ... that must have been hard work even before the construction of the pond! I bet 'Le Chef' wished he hadn't come home for a visit ... so much digging for him. Excellent use of the surgical drapes ... the NHS wouldn't believe where they'd ended up! Pleased the Grape Hyacinths have a new home ... from the South of England up to Scotland ... enjoy them David. Lovely bench for you to sit and have a cuppa . Thanks for sharing 'The Haven' with us. : o ))

Wow David, what a wonderful garden and even better now that you've built that beautiful pond. You make it look and sound SO easy! LOL
Some lovely photos there too, love the one of the grape hyacinth, quite stunning close up aren't they? Looking forward to seeing some pics of it when the water feature is up and 'running' :o))

great job david, i love the pool and once waterfeature in place ans established will be great, are you having any other plants in there or just lilies, i dont know how you find the time with work, your garden and this, hope the children are well to ;o))

A great job well done, and isn`t it great when someone else gets to do the digging.

lovely blog ~ looks like one of those programs that do a make over in 2 hours!! have you used wood just above ground level around the pond?

i still like that lovely shaped tree in the pot at the end of the pool ~ looks very japanese to me.

perhaps the rake should have been made into a permanent garden sculpture!!??

Lovely job you ve done here David and you derserve that drink love the ducks :o))

Many thanks for all the kind comments. :-))

You're welcome, Lincslass. yes, I got the impression that you especially like the stream area. :-))

Haven't chosen the lilies yet, daisyd, and want a single clump of something tall. Will probably wait until the water feaure is in place, and see what space is left. The feature comes in a range of colours, so left Squire and M'lady discussing which to choose. :-))

Lol, Shirley, removing that stump did, actually, take 3 attempts. Back in November, I set fire to it, hoping to reduce it to ashes - but that didn't work. So I took a sledgehammer to it, which loosened it considerably, so I was able to dig down around it, find the main roots, and saw through them. Many thanks, again, for the Muscari. I look forward to seeing them spread! :-))

It really was easy, Lily2 - honest! :-))

We just want one or two lilies, Sandra, and perhaps one tall plant. children are well, Thanks. School hols have begun here, so many activities planned. :-))

Yes, Sticki, wood only above ground level, to give the pool a bit of height. We could always have one or two small pots on the rim. The plant in the pot with the bamboo leaf motif is a prostrate conifer I rescued from the bed now occupied by the pool. I thought that it looked a bit like a bonsai specimen, too. Good idea for the rake as a sculpture, but think that i will be needing it for some time. :-))

M'lady, especially, can always find an excuse to open a bottle of champers, 6d, and I enjoyed my drink, Thanks! :-))

Have just noticed that I categorised this blog as a "nature" one. Perhaps, that drink was stronger tan I thought ?? :-))

Quacking good job, David ;o)

must have been a good drink ~ cheers!!

excellent job there, it looks great.

wow .......... love the ducks haha , i have been trying to get aconites 4 my banking but carnt find any , as likew you the more things spread the better ............ lovely show on ur banking

i couldnt find any this year either cristina ~ got a lovely one last year but none this year.

Love it, Tt, LOL!

Again, Many thanks, folks. have nick-named the ducks "M'lards", as seems to fit in with M'lady, squire and Le chef.

Not usually found here at this time of year, "in the green", but more usually, the tubers are sold ready for Autumn planting. Even some of the "poundshops" around here sell bags of them. Will be looking out late summer for these. Perhaps you will have better luck, then, Cristina and Sticki?

A lot of hard work but well worth it, it's "Looking good"!

A great job well done, David! :-)) The pond looks really nice! Can't wait to see it full of water lilies!

M'lards as in mallards?
aconites in pound shops or did you mean those ducks?

So, you burnt the Leylandii stump, pounded it with a sledge-hammer and finally sawed through it! Remind me never to ask you to remove a tree stump for me ..... lol! : O )

Thanks, Balcony. There doesn't seem to be any lilies, or much else, available here, yet.

Yes, sticki, lol! as in mallards, and, I meant the aconites. :-))

Lol, Shirley! Was a great way to work off the frustration, though! :-))

Oh the satisfaction of a job well done! Congrats, David.
Great to see the banks with all the bulbs up and blooming! That area looks wonderful and the new pond is a tour de force! I'm glad M'lady agreed to the "lip" on the pond...will you be staining the wood, leaving it to "gray", or adding some ceramic cladding? Will there be fish, eventually? Water circulation isn't usually necessary just for lilies, in fact, some lilies don't care for too much water movement. (something to check out when ordering stock.) Quack Quack!! I'm looking into the process of constructing a Duck/Goose Pond!!!
Guess you're busy "keeping your ducks in a row"..hee hee... sorry couldn't resist.

great job!well done!

Many Thanks, Arlene and Lori :-))

Am going to have to exercise great control when choosing the plants, lori, I know. The wood will be stained a colour, but have to construct an adjacent decking area, so will leave until this is done. I wonder what colour Squire and M'lady will choose????????????
Hope that you get your pond for the ducks and geese!