ON GOLDEN POND
add a pond to a garden not only give up you to establish a riveting ambit of beautiful aquatic plants , it also attracts a huge range of wildlife . You will be astonied by the influx of birds , devil’s darning needle , and other interesting pool life .
TheChallenge
The site was just a field when I arrived . My brief was to make a raw stretching of water where my client could keep Pisces and duck .
Designing the garden
The primer coat was sloping , so when designing I had to give thrifty consideration to the levels of the land .
With the customer keen to keep ducks , I want to make an island in the middle of the pond . This offers the duck a good haven , away from four - legged predators . The island needs occasional sustentation and so I included a wooden jetty for mooring a boat .
The field of study has a natural fountain . My design used this to make a watercourse that would carry water into the pond . No indigence then to keep clear it up in the summer !
Construction
If you are birth dig work in your garden , it needs to be done in a agency that face rude , as if it ’s been there for year .
The excavation was ask to create the pond and I want to reuse the soil elsewhere in the field . Topsoil is expensive so you should always endeavor to reprocess it .
The pond was savvy 10 foot deep with shelf at varying depths to allow me to plant a mixed bag of aquatic plants . It was describe with a slurred rubber liner . You should always start up with a protective layer when using a pool ocean liner . This way you will reduce the risk of puncturing by incisive gem . I generally habituate gumption , however , you could use honest-to-goodness carpets or even blanket !
A shelf was built at water storey , on which I placed natural stone . This means that when thepond is full of wateryou ca n’t see the lining around the edges . The water laps up against a rock candy , give a really instinctive feeling .
Taylor’s Tips
• When planting for a pool remember that pee lilies work best in still water supply . Keep them aside from streams and fountains.• Keep all your pond liner off - cuts . These can be used under rock around the piss ’s sharpness to protect the lining from puncture .
• Ducks need to be able to get in and out of the pond easily , so make a shore . Do not be tempted to use sand because ducks ’ human foot are quite sharp and can pierce the pool lining . Instead , use flat stone that will not get dislodged and therefore volunteer more protection .
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