A Friends Garden

A couple of months ago, a friend of ours moved from a 3-bedroom house to a 1-bedroom bungalow and I started to tidy up the garden because the lady can't do it herself. Seeing as she also wanted to put a Fishpond in, I asked where and she pointed out that there WAS one where this plant was.


Upon starting on the garden, I stood where this Fuschia was and my foot sunk Fast. Seeing as I was wearing Trainers, I very soon pulled back.

After a little bit of clearing, this was underneath and some total R. Sole had dumped in it, bird feeders, bird boxes, Electrical wire and Pump for a pond, flower basket holders, some whicker nest boxes, sponge, Large stones as in picture, Several small statue like items and one Large one that WAS somewhat heavy. We also found a family of Frogs totalling 14 in all, but only after bailing out half of the water seen first.


By the time another friend of Our Friend and I had finished for the day, this was what we left, minus the swing bin which had held the frogs while we cleared the pond, then put them back until we return next week.
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wow, you worked really hard. hopefully when finished this will make a lovely pond. not sure how long the frogs will stick around with all the upheaval but to be honest if you are going to turn it into a goldfish pond then you won't want too many, i'm surprised the frogs were still in the water this time of year.

Good luck :thumb:

 

that looks like a lot of hard work, but it'll be sorted before you know it. Good luck with the rest of the work and keep us updated

 

Congrats on the hard work. I agree, keep us informed with your progress. I'd love to see the finished result

 

Axie said,

Frogs occasionally hibernate in mud at the bottom of a pond,they have the ability to absorb oxygen throught their skin, but more usually in common with toads and newts they hide themselves away under piles of damp leaves, rotting logs and in underground tunnels,

 

I will keep you all informed and now confess that I am supposed to take it easy because I have a slight heart problem, suffered and Angina attack while clearing it just yesterday, but after a breather, I just carried on. To add to this, I recently had a bout of Sciatica, but as I say to others, if I did everything I am advised to do, I would simply sit in a chair and waste away.
Meanwhile, the friend I am doing it for, has worse heart trouble than me, is a Lady and I couldn't see her pay some cowboy to come and do it for her.

 

Mikkel you are a knight in shining armour to come to the aid of a damsel in distress you are doing a brilliant job and with all your health problems too well done.

I'm a doer rather than a watcher and know just how much hard work takes its toll on your body but I also know what a great sense of achievement one gets from helping others as well as being able to do things for yourself, but saying all that please do take things a little easy otherwise you may end up in hospital. Hel.xxx.