Our pondworks are progressing in the right direction but we are being hampered by the rain :-(
The block work is finished, the final block was laid with some ceremony :-).
We decided on a good wide shelf this time, in our old pond we made it too narrow and then, after it moved, we could not persuade the plant pots to balance on it! No chance of that happening this time, its wide and shuttered to keep it in place :-)
It was a good feeling to see that the stone facing has begun. Rain has put a stop the facing now though and it remains covered for the time being.
We also tried to make a start with the lining, using carpet remnants that have kindly been donated. It is odd cutting carpet and underlay to fit inside a pond :-) and it is hard work! But its one way to cut costs a little bit and its a way of recycling! It has also meant that we could spend that little bit more on a good butyl liner.
The fish seem to all be ok now that air is being pumped into the tank and at least the pond lilies are doing ok in the rain :-)
As usual I am impatient to have the pond finished but we did agree that this time we would not rush and make mistakes :-).
I don't like to guess when we will be finished, but the end is in sight :-)
6 comments:
This kooks like a wonderful project and I'm anxious to see the resulting pond! L
Oh, my, I can already envision what the end product will be, LOVELY! I know how hard it is to plod through all the steps of a large project like this; but I can see you are doing a fantastic job. Thank you for keeping us updated!
Dear Chris, This is indeed a mammoth project but the final shape is evident and it certainly does look like a 'serious' pond!!
Your pond is wonderful, worth all the effort. It has been wonderful catching up with you. I am months behind it seems.
Our ponds are old and we need to refurbish...love the recycling you are doing.
The birds like our back pond since it has a big rock in the center. They drink and bathe. The front pond is pretty but in the shade now after 20 years ....my water lilies never get enough sun.
Happy October. Stay dry...
Sherry
Hi Chris - looks as if things have been happening since I last had the chance to visit you - so sorry it's been a while - it's been such a busy summer here - have unfortunately hurt my back so am trying to be very patient but not succeeding very well as I just want to be out doing all the things that there are to be done here and for clients.. never mind at least it's given me some free time to catch up on all the blogs I've not looked at over the summer... will be back soon MIranda x
It's looking fabulous and I'm glad you got so much done before the winter weather arrives for real. I don't think even the likes of Alan Titchmouse, oooops I mean 'marsh' could improve upon your design.
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