Rockpond

[Marg]

Here is our pond. We finished it August '08( is anyone ever finished?).This was all dug by hand into a yard that slopes towards our house.

It is approximately 17 x 22 x 2-3' deep. The biofalls was placed on the higher part of the yard and I filled in with soil around it. As I dug the pond down, I raised the side closer to the house(camera view). The shelves are really the lawn. I don't know if you can see them.

The upper pond is about 10 x 4 and falls about 16" into the main pond.

Then we laid the outer rock wall and filled in behind, adjusting the soil to keep it level as we went. The soil has shifted through the winter and we need to redo some of it. Ahhh changes...are you ever done?
Hope you like it...we do and so do our :koi:
:regards:
Marg

[Peg]

Very nice Marg. I know what you mean about the dirt settling. Ours has done the same thing this year and I will have to fix the stones again this spring.

[philly]

Mine has also settled over the winter and one of the smaller slab has fallen into the pond bottom will have to fish it out when it's warmer, I will have to move the rocks and level the base again, maybe I will slope it away from the pond so when it settles a bit it should be pretty level by then. And yes the work around the pond is never done.
:lol:

[Jackie Ramo]

Seems we have all had some shifting this winter.

Lovely pond Marg I'm sure it is breathtaking in full bloom

[Koidaddy]

Marg, Absolutely gorgeous, and as Jackie mentioned, must be a real show stopper when in bloom! Remember to post pixs when so.
:grin:

[carcha koi]

Very nice :yeahbaby:

[philly]

Marg, Absolutely gorgeous, and as Jackie mentioned, must be a real show stopper when in bloom! Remember to post pixs when so.
:grin:

Post pixs, no way we're going over to see the real macoy in full bloom this summer, who's with me ? :smile:

[Marg]

Post pixs, no way we're going over to see the real macoy in full bloom this summer, who's with me ? :smile:
When the sun is shining and a nice breeze is blowing....what can be better than sitting by a pond admiring koi (or someone's hard work) .:lol:
Looking forward to it. :yup:
Marg

[philly]

Thanks Marg it will be great visiting each other this summer seeing the different ways in how each ponder landscape their ponds and surroundings. :yesyes:

[Koidaddy]

When the sun is shining and a nice breeze is blowing....what can be better than sitting by a pond admiring koi (or someone's hard work) .:lol:
Looking forward to it. :yup:

Marg


Helloooooo.... Have you forgotten about alcohol!!!! :phfft:

[Jackie Ramo]

My thoughts exactly KD!!

[philly]

You know I'm not much of a drinker but lately my knees have been paining me so the MRS found a home remedy recipe which suggests you put raisins in a jar soaked in Gin and eat a few at breakfast every morning and the pain usually disappears after a few days. :grin:

[Marg]

Potluck works...
:frisbee: What are you bringing?

[Koidaddy]

Potluck works...
:frisbee: What are you bringing?

Why, the prefered drink of intellects ! Vodka

[philly]

The MRS makes one of the BEST cheesecake there is, that's what my friends tell me. :yesyes:

[Koidaddy]

The MRS makes one of the BEST cheesecake there is, that's what my friends tell me. :yesyes:


Love cheesecake!

[philly]

Let me know in advance when you're coming over and I will have her bake one guarantee it will be the best you have tasted not heavy but very light you can eat half of the plate and not feel it. :smile:

[Koidaddy]

Let me know in advance when you're coming over and I will have her bake one guarantee it will be the best you have tasted not heavy but very light you can eat half of the plate and not feel it. :smile:
As a rule I usually put my plates in the dishwasher - :HAHA:

[philly]

Very funny. :HAHA:

[marla]

Boy how did I miss this......Marg you did a great job on the pond!! We did ours by shovels also, hard work but I think maybe appreciated more once it is done. Nice when it's raised as it gives you a nice edge for sitting.

[philly]

Yes Marla a raised pond does give you a place to sit on and the extra depth also. :yup:

[Marg]

Thanks Marla. It was a lot of work! The wall felt good for height and then we put in the patio stones beside it. That took about 3" off of the height. So now it is not as easy standing back up (or maybe it's my older knees). :lol: Either way...there is another skid of stones in the driveway to haul to the back yard by wheelbarrow.
At least this year, DH is retired now so "we" will do it together.:5: Hopefully neither of us gets hurt this time. But that's another story.

I want to redo the slope under the liner on the inside of this wall as well. Having tried it out for the year I want to change it. That is our big project for this year.
Will add more pictures when we are done and the garden is in bloom.
:regards:
Marg

[philly]

Marg, at least you're willing to share the pain and suffering with your hubby 50/50 when you add on the extra layer. :frisbee:

[Marg]

Marg, at least you're willing to share the pain and suffering with your hubby 50/50 when you add on the extra layer. :frisbee:

I don't think either of us is willing to share this year. :HAHA: We totally hope to avoid it.
At least I hope we can.
Marg

[philly]

Well you know what they say no pain no gain. :HAHA:

[Marg]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!! We finally finished that wall! It looks good.
:yup:
We strung more fishing line from the top of our fence posts to the corner of the gazebo. The upper lines don't show well in the picture but they are strung from each fence post to the corner and also to each other. Grid spaces could be not any larger than 2' square. We took the red flag tapes off of the upper lines.

I also found decorative "poles" that would hold up fishing line around the outside of the wall of the pond. (Home Sense) These lines around the wall are about 12" and 30" high. These are strung from other garden art to the poles (least obtrusive in view:yup:) around the wall and back into the garden plantings.

With two rows of line strung on these poles and all the upper grid of lines, we are pretty well "covered" to keep the heron(s) out.

We are very pleased with how minimal they come into view for us but so far do their job. I also hung a Marg2 scarecrow (shirt over pants) on a hanger that swings in the breezes which make it look realistically like I am moving.:lol:

We were away for 3 days and no loss of fish! AND the water cleared up too!!!:2cool::yesyes::yeahbaby:

So far so good.
Now to enjoy the warmer weather(hopefully).

Marg

[Jackie Ramo]

Looks beautiful, worth the effort. Love the poles a great solution

[clm]

Excellent job. It's a beautiful pond and the poles were indeed a great idea.

Cindy

[philly]

Marg, great job and the kois are safe. :yup:

[Marg]

Time will tell if we have a solution.
Marg

[philly]

The fishing lines should solve your problem if he dives down and hit the lines he won't come back again. :yup:

[Cinnamon]

Marg it looks awesome. That is one thing we don't have to worry with our pond is herons diving down. We have herons too. I know at Brett's fish farm down here he has line strung across his mud ponds.

You did a great job hiding the lines.

[marla]

Marg the pond looks fantastic!!!!!! love the bird feeder/decoration whatever in the foreground. Sure hope the lines work for you, I would love to do some, but not sure if it would help and would hate to loose the koi, so I still use the nets

[Marg]

We are just back ...5 days and no visitor!
Our lines and poles are still in place.....lots of algae though.
It's good to be back...now to catch up on the board.
Marg

[philly]

!welcome BACK!! glad you had no visitors of the other kind, everyone has been taking it easy with all the rain we had so hopefully it will be sunny from now on. :yup:

[Jackie Ramo]

Welcome back, glad there were no visitors while you were gone.