Water Gardening

Good plan. If you have some shelves for plants that is a good place to pop maybe some larger stones - that way the tadpoles have some place to survive and hide from some hungry fishies!

Cheers Kristen, PM on its way

I've dismissed that pump I was looking at, as a bit of further research and some calculations reveal it to be incapable of living up to what I want. Several other priorities now stand before building the waterfall, so its postponed for the time being. I have to make the area kiddy safe yet, so...

Thank you Pete

Wonderful, thank you so much!

mowgley I have noticed a lack of blanket weed in recent weeks, but, a plethora of tadpoles! I may be wrong, but I think taddies feed on blanket weed (amongst other things, such as mosquito larvae) ? In which case, my taddies have a veritable glut going on (should I warn the taddies G.P....

Nice one Caveman.. I have found it takes a pond around 12 months min to set it's own eco system up & the plants establish themselves.. The full sun will cause the algae to grow as it is all so new & also fairly shallow.. So you will have to expect that for a while... Although hateful stuff...

It needs to mature a bit The cost :: £20.00 2nd hand pre formed pool £15.00 couple of marginal plants and fish Everthing else was from around my garden (and a couple of froggies) - the wifes pleased, that the main thing ... Should be starting a bog garden the week end ...

What an amzing picture; I couldn't agree more with you re keeping goldfish etc out of ponds, I love watching the tadpoles and newts in mine - I'll keep an eye out for hissing Sid too!

v nice, I've always liked a shoal of Golden Orf's swimming in a pond.

Still good advice, JWK, albeit a little late!

That's wonderful news Nick, Can you take a couple of piccies on your mobile for us to see in Shineyland? Jenny

Smashing

Hi. Im moving it around so that it has a better chance to clear the water. Thats the idea anyway. Over the past few days Ive been scooping up the sludge with a net, as suggested. The water is clearing slowly. Ive also added a smaller in pond filter, though the Hozelock is meant to be more than...

Jenny, what was the street called 'Berkeley Square'?

I agree, based on the journalists description, but my scepticism, quite possibly mis-guided and based on no evidence at all, is from the description that the neighbour cleared up all the mess before the couple returned from holiday. So the description may not fit the actual facts at all ......

http://www.youtube.com/embed/UXd35kX-SPI?enablejsapi=1&rel=0 http://www.youtube.com/embed/A_fqpmHE0VE?enablejsapi=1&rel=0 I'd say you'd need 3 phase electricity for these.......................and a big bank account. Gives you ideas, though.

Beautifull plumage though

Posh looking scarecrow you have there, joolz; did it take you long to make?