Rebuilding koi pond/waterfall

Hi again Albie. I visited Wisley today (the H/Q's of the RHS) and whilst there I saw this in their Tropical Glasshouse. Dunno if there's anything that you can glean from it.
Cheers...freddy.

 

Take a tip from the Wisley example and get yourself some natural slabbed stone, it'll look one hundred times better.

 

Hi Albie, any chance of an update ?

Cheers...freddy.

 

Hi AVZ 10,

That's one seriously impressive pond. I take my hat off to you. When it matures and the "newness" wears off it'll be a star.

I've only been in Jo'berg once. We flew in and had to wait 4 hours for a connecting internal flight. We were invited to visit a friend of a friend's house near the airport while we were waiting. We were gobsmacked, when we arrived, to see the pond he had in his garden. Impressive wasn't the word. Absolutely awesome.

We also liked the fynbos, the plants in the Wildlife Parks, The Cape etc, etc. I brought loads of seeds back but gave them to someone else to grow. I've never heard from her since. We'll have to take another holiday out there and nick some more seeds! :D

 

Its too "orangy" really.

Sadly, [Voice on a megaphone] AVZ 10 has left the forum [/voice on a megaphone]

no posts at all for 4 months.

 

This is nearly a year later. The plants have grown..., but have struggled in the area below the waterfall. Any suggestions? Very cold there.















Covering the trellis is slow.



I would like to have moss in the areas indicated and has a lot here that we took out today, but the issue is to get it to stick to the rock art. I believe one can mix it with yoghurt/ beer; but I'm worried about the rain.

Our winter is cold, no snow, but it is still a wet autumn

 

"Sadly, [Voice on a megaphone] AVZ 10 has left the forum [/voice on a megaphone] "

Oh yeah, so he has

 

The yogurt trick does work to turn rock green quickly. Spread it on thickly and try not to let it get washed off.

 

Someone said I should plant Watercress below the waterfall

With regards to the moss: I said that I have heaps of moss growing in the soil. We took quite a lot out, but it was raining again yesterday, but I still cleaned a lot of soil from the moss.

My problem is for the moss to stick to the cement, but I was thinking, if I paint that area with diluted wood glue (the white Alcolin), wait until it gets sticky and "sow" it on there, won't it stick and get going?? Or mix the moss with yoghurt and brush it on. I'm just worried that the rain will wash everything off.

(Just BTW- the email notification does not work, that"s why I have missed so many posts)

 

Hi Albie. I'm certainly no expert, but I THINK that if the conditions are right, then moss will occur naturally. Therefore, you wont need to transplant. I've seen Yoghurt being used, and all you do is brush it on to the surface, no need to mix it with moss. Hope this helps.
Cheers...freddy.

 

Thanks Freddy

Well, I've got some moss out- so I will paint yoghurt and "sprinkle" some, that might just speed it up a bit!!

 

Thanks Freddy

Well, I've got some moss out- so I will paint yoghurt and "sprinkle" some, that might just speed it up a bit!!

 

Hi again. This might be of some help...... http://www.learnalittle.com/hobbies/grow-moss.htm

Cheers...freddy.