Wow! That looks brilliant! Really impressive and it kind of looks as if it’s always been there. Those lovely slates have finished it off beautifully x
Look forward to seeing it mature and develop! Xx
Mol_PMB's wildlife pond
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Really great looking pond!
Did you take a celebratory dip in it? Just for fun?
Did you take a celebratory dip in it? Just for fun?
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[quote="plankton" pid='40366' dateline='1571642439']
I look forward to seeing it full of wildlife.
[/quote]Paul will organise safaris soon !!!
Helicopter and boattours will be available next summer.
To be serious : I think one will be amazed how vast this pond is inhabited by loads of animals.
Sent from the other side of the North Sea
I look forward to seeing it full of wildlife.
[/quote]Paul will organise safaris soon !!!
Helicopter and boattours will be available next summer.
To be serious : I think one will be amazed how vast this pond is inhabited by loads of animals.
Sent from the other side of the North Sea
Send from the Low lands.
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Mosquitoes? Free food for the fish then.....
If at first you don't succeed....
...get someone else to do it!
Enjoy your fish, shrimps and snails!
Ian
...get someone else to do it!
Enjoy your fish, shrimps and snails!
Ian
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I got around to finishing off the gutter that feeds the runnel:
Again it’s mostly recycled existing bits but I had to buy a few new parts and some black paint for the cast-iron hopper which was used by the previous owners as a decorative plant pot. It’s still in the same place, I designed the rest of this gutter around it.
Again it’s mostly recycled existing bits but I had to buy a few new parts and some black paint for the cast-iron hopper which was used by the previous owners as a decorative plant pot. It’s still in the same place, I designed the rest of this gutter around it.
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There's clever!
If at first you don't succeed....
...get someone else to do it!
Enjoy your fish, shrimps and snails!
Ian
...get someone else to do it!
Enjoy your fish, shrimps and snails!
Ian
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Here is a summary of the the costs; if anyone else is considering a similar project this will give you an idea:
Sand and cement, plus a bricklaying trowel £85.68
Hessian sacks (previously used for coffee beans) £10.00
1mm Butyl liner and underlay £277.51
Wildlife pond book £3.27 (secondhand)
Yorkshire slate copings £80.00 (reclaimed)
Guttering components and paint £45.57
Plants and pots, first order £35.23
Plants and pots, second order £41.61
Plants and pots, third order £29.20
So far, all the other materials have been recycled and the tools were either already in stock or borrowed from friends.
So the total spend was £608.07, of which the liner and underlay comprised almost half.
Sand and cement, plus a bricklaying trowel £85.68
Hessian sacks (previously used for coffee beans) £10.00
1mm Butyl liner and underlay £277.51
Wildlife pond book £3.27 (secondhand)
Yorkshire slate copings £80.00 (reclaimed)
Guttering components and paint £45.57
Plants and pots, first order £35.23
Plants and pots, second order £41.61
Plants and pots, third order £29.20
So far, all the other materials have been recycled and the tools were either already in stock or borrowed from friends.
So the total spend was £608.07, of which the liner and underlay comprised almost half.
Mol_PMB
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Adds up doesn't it! Looks really good though
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Seems a heap at first but if you consider that you'll enjoy the pond for years to come, its ok. Looking forward to how it will develop..