Pond with hubby in background

pickerel, elephant ears, ginger, hyacinths in foreground, jasmine climbing pergola in background

Truely Lovely :D

What a gorgeous setting.

Great pond and surroundings.

I like the way you've integrated the pond into the patio's hardscape.

flcrazy, thanks. It took some 'engineering thoughtfulness' actually. When I did this 2nd (and last I hope) incarnation of the pond, I added more soil around the edges to raise the depth and also since we can be prone to some flooding in this area, it is about equal to the foundation of the lower part of the house, so that my fish can't be swept away by flood. Also, I learned the hard way with my first little trial pond, that after fertilizing nearby flowers, a good hard rain can make it run off into the pond, and kill the fish. Oh, how many tears we shed over our learning curves ;-) The shape of the pond evolved from just wanting enough wide stoned area from the existing shrub and flower beds. As with all pond owners, you always regret not going deeper. It seemed to deep when our digging it! ;-) This is the seemingly happiest bunch of fish I have ever had, and expect this environment to go on for years and years. Every fish has its own name. None were bigger than my finger when I started stocking them 2 years ago. ...anyway, enough, I type to much and too fast.