NEW TO PONDS - NEW TO BLOGS!! CAN U HELP PLEASE?

Welcome to GOY Oddbillie..(Darren)....I know plenty of folk here with the proper knowledge will soon answer all your questions....:>)

I look forward to taking their expertise on board and hopefully, during my time off, I can start a blog about the garden!

Blimey! Got a bit carried away with lokking round this site! AND, forgot to say thanks for the welcome note Motinot!

Right, time for bed!

well realy if you want the pond natural i would let it alone as far as plants go.incourage plants braught bye birds etc bye putting a bit of topsoil in the pond.infact put the moulded pond below ground level.you can cover the edges with some natural stone,slate etc and it will become homes for the various frogs,toads , insects when they over winter or climb out.perhaps go and look at a well established natural pond and see what is in and around it.nature has a wonderfull way of filling empty voids like your pond.

it is a smallish pond so nothing too big as an oxygenator go for some thing like myriophylum. then other waterplants could be water hawthorn or greater spearwort. if you want a lily go for one of the small varieties. they usually have the planting requirements on the packaging.
in the boggy area around it you can go for globe flowers, primula vivali, Primula harlow carr hybrids, astilbe . lythrum [purple loosestrife}
to encourage wildlife go for single rather than double flowers.
make sure the animals can walk out of the pond, so put stones in one area like a beach for them.

There are some excellent books on water plants. I have one 'Lotus watergardening'. it has been invaluable. i'll see if i can find its proper name and let you know.

welcome to GoY too by the way.

Thanks Seaburngirl. I will do some research online on the suggestions you have made. I've only just got into all this gardening since we moved and that is down to my lovely lady Alison who has an infectious energy where planting & growing veg is concerned. I'm sorting plant & flowers on the decking so all al earning curve for me at moment but enjoying every minute of it!

your welcome

Sorry noseypotter. I did not mean to make you think I was ignoring your suggstions. I thanked Seburngirl for welcoming me to the site and the rest of my reply was aimed at both of you for your suggestions.

I can see, however, after reading it back, how it might look I was only thanking SBG.

Apologies & thanks for your suggestions.

ow no worries oddbillie and welcome and hello seaburn hope everyone is good x