Messy, very smelly job...

Well done Lincs, I bet you never thought you'd be doing it in January though:-)))

slow down you mad woman.and i bet i am not the only one telling you xxx steve ,done a good job there girl,is OH enjoying his time

Hi, I was looking for a pond in the first picture, then realized where it was, looks like quite a job, well done, Derek.

A cold messy job for January - well done. Splitting it is goind to be fun as well!

Ba, its the first time I've ever cleaned it out in Jan I think but was actually warmer doing it today than past years efforts during late spring, I took the opportunity whilst the sun was shining...
Steve the plants don't know what month it is and are doing it their way so I thought I'd best do the same thing, those Iris are already sprouting well and won't come to any harm and they are refusing to slow down.
Hubby didn't stay retired for long, he drives for a local taxi firm, a lot easier than the lorries and he's thoroughly enjoying himself, more or less chooses his own hours and is home every night....

Derek you can see why I was determined to get it sorted, I had a gorgeous red lily in there but it got smothered, the dragonflies used to love it..
Stera you are so right, I know from past experience how tough they can be, last time I ended up using hubby's saw, never did tell him, lol....

Hi Lincslass That was a BIG job for you, it was good of your grandson to help you . I bet you feel better for doing the job before your frogs come back :0)

Phew! That's a big job done Lincslass! Well done....and here am I humming and hawing about pulling out a few overgrown plants! Your pond will be super when the spring comes!

Smelly but satisfying I think and the pond will be all the better for it!

Well done, Lincs!
One less job to do in Spring.
Which reminds me...Note to self : Stop lollygagging & get some work done in garden tomorrow.

lollygagging????

Good work, Sue ... well done :o)

A good job done.... :)) hope it wasnt to cold out there while you were doing it....
used to hate cleaning the pond out, I can still remember the smell. Lol

Yeah, Snoopy...a bit like 'faffing about' only posher. Lol.

thanks mouldy another one for the rural dictionary

I first read it in a book, aged about seven.
Me, not the book, I mean. ;-)
I remember trying to work the word into every conversation. Lol.

Well done , Lincs .

You've done a good job there, Sue ! I'm looking round our new little garden , trying to find room for a small pond ! My hubby misses his wild life ponds.

Well, there's been no Lollygagging here today....LL inspired me to action!

You did a great job there, Lincslass! In the first photo I wondered where the pond was or if you had made a mistake with the picture but the 2nd one after you had taken the Iris out really makes one realize the scale of the plant verses the scale of the pond!

You will actually be able to SEE the pond (as well as the frogs! LOL!) from now on!

Faffing about is a word used here as well, it means working away and getting nowhere, lol...
I'm so pleased I had done that job yesterday as we awoke to a very heavy frost that didn't clear until mid-morning, I wouldn't have fancied my hands in that water today, I've replanted just a small section of the Iris so yes I will be able to see better this year......

'til it goes all verdant on you, again, Lincs. Lol.

I'm pleased you pay your employees well Sue lol !! but I'm sure your grandson enjoyed helping you. It sounds like a horrible job, so I understand how you must be glad to get it done and out of the way. I like your pond, and the way the slabs surround it. It looks very restful there.

He can wrap me around his little finger Hywel as my grandaughter does, have to admit I do allow it.
Its always been my favourite place for relaxing, I can sit down there and no-one can see me.....

That's nice
and that's nice
:o)

Well done on getting that job done Sue ... by the way ... I am envious of your huge Hostas in the first photo ... fabulous!

Job well done, obviously the knee was feeling up to the hard work. :O)

Am playing catch up Lincs, luckily the site has been quiet :)
You and grandson worked wonders by the look of it. It always amazes me what they'll do for a bit of cash. My oldest niece will weed for miles for a fiver!

Shirley I have to keep them in the pots as they would get eaten but they do seem quite happy...

I have to bend over all the while Olive as both knees don't like me kneeling down now, its a beggar but guess its got to be classed as just one of them things we have to put up with.
Scottish my grandson is always asking if we have work for him to do, bless him he's not old enough yet to have a Saturday job, I don't think I dare suggest he does the weeding though he did mow the lawns when my knee was bad...

Grandsons come in very useful, don't they, Lincslass? What would we do without them! I think you are very brave to tackle such a cold job in January but what a difference it's made. Bet the frogs are queuing up to jump in now :)

Catching up, well done not a nice job, but so rewarding when it is over, thank goodness for grandchildren...