pond update

Very attracive pond. I really like to see Acers close to a pond - can't really give a reason why other than I likes 'em!

thankyou Tracey i like them near water to, iv just repotted acer orange dream but cant get it close enough to pond as i would wish, thinking head on now lol

That looks brilliant, Sanbaz, you must have been working very hard. Don't overdo it :)

thankyou so much Gee,, its been hard work today and think i may have over done things, felt a bit sick before but ok now im resting, its hard to stop once we start isnt it :o) rest day tomoz

I know what you mean, Sanbaz. First real sunshine today so I walked Millie for 90 minutes through the wood, mowed the lawns and spent hours (!) weeding. Can hardly stand up straight now and bending over gave me heartburn but it was worth it :)

love it Sandra :)))))

The pond looks really well, and nicely planted Sandra. It didnt take long to get it to this state really, did it.

What a difference,San..your planting is lovely..naughty girl...slow down ! :o)

That's looking great. Going to be doing a small - very small - pond myself this year....I was told to ask you for some tips :))

Very neat and tidy! Mine is all over the palce lol

its all looking really good:)))))

Beautiful pond, San....

thankyou so much Guys for the lovely comments, when i think what we have been through to get to this, first the liner pond and having to redo that, then winter rain falls ruined the liner pond with all the clay water got under neath and it swelled like a balloon, oh my god i thought we would never get it righ haha
but hoprfully now it right and will stay that way,
so if you have heavy clay be carefull when installing a new pond and i would go for a pre-formed pond rather than a liner.
scottish if i can help you i will and if you want to ask me anything just send me pm ok.
i wouldnt be without my pond, i love the sound of water when in the garden and watching my fishies swimming about, also it brings wildlife to your garden, frogs which keep the slugs down which is great as i dont use any chemicals in my garden, i like it to be natural and apart from weeding it looks after itself.
im a fair weather gardener to, but from spring till winter im out there enjoying it all,
happy gardening all :o))))

It's looking lovely Sandra, all that hard work has paid of, enjoy, I also love the sound of water there's something soothing about listening to it .....

Wow, that looks totally different again San, now it's planted up! Brilliant! :)) Love your urn btw x

It looks great San! Really well established, you both made a really lovely feature!

Looking good Sandra....don't over-do-it tho'.

thankyou so much Leslie, karen, janey and Linda for you lovely comments,
linda been resting since i finished gardening on saturday, i did a bit to much but im ok.
weather so windy here and some rain to, but the sun is trying to shine today ;o)

Your new pond is looking great Sandra and the colourful planting around it brings it all together a treat :-)

Your pond and the whole of the surrounding area is lovely San ,the Acer is picture perfect , well done after all that hard work :o)

thankyou so much Richard and Amy, had lots of rain to get plants settled in to,
i wish the acer was closer to pond Amy to help shade it.
hope the predicted frost doesnt harm acer leaves to.
cheers :o))

It's looking lovely now San and from what I can see of it, your acer is the spreading sort, so you will have your wish in a few years. Look forwars to seeing your pond in high summer:-)

thanx BA hope so and im looking forward to seeing it all in summer to :o))

Beautiful pond San, what is the name of the orange acer ? I want one!!

thankyou Boo, the orange one i have is orange dream but the one in this photo is palmatum bloodgood which is over 7 years old and always gives a good show.

oops sorry I meant to put 'red', Its lovely I have to have one of these :))

lol no probs thought it was a miss print ;o)

O, Sandra, how did I miss this picture, your pond looks really good! :)))

hi michaella no probs we all do it, so many to get through on here and especially now the plants are flowering and so much happening.
glad you like my pond, i love it and going to put my old bench near the shed so i can sit and enjoy the pond more.:o))

Sorry I missed this, it looks just great, well done to you all, got there in the end, and so worth it wasn't it?

its filling out nicely Sandra..enjoy..x

thankyou Dotty it was worth it in the end, i love my pond and the sound of water, found an old parrasol in garage so the fish have it now to shade them from the hot sun haha, my neighbours will think im mad :o))
thankyou sandra its filling out nicely and i have some lovely colour around the pond :o))

just looked at ur pond and i like wot i see nicely balanced mite try it myself one day when i get the time and a descent spell of weather and i just luv acers

thankyou gardengadgi, glad you like my pond and hope you do decide to have one it seems to complete the garden,, well i think so anyway :o))

Pond area is maturing nicely Sandra. The acer will give some shade to the pond as it gets larger.

thankyou Linda, i use an old parasol, its idea to help shade the pond on sunny days :o))

I should have said.....if and when we get some sunshine although the last couple of days have been great!!!!

well back to rain here boohoo and over weekend to im told, oh well nothing we can do :o))

It will fill the water butts Sandra! It's really horrid weather here today so I'm staying in and cleaning the bungalow through. We have an amber weather warning in Derbyshire.

Hi linda your right about filling the water butts, im still waiting for Baz to clear behind the shed so i can have water butts to, he works so many hours its hard to get things done that i need, not complaining but would be great to get it cleared and flagged.
hope the weather is getting better soon though, we go away sat or sunday, not sure where yet, waiting for sunshine to appear or im going to spain lol

Hope you have a good holiday.