First off, I just want to say how pumped I am to join this group and get my new pond started...
Apart from being terrified of leaks or doing something horribly wrong and having to start over, I do have some questions...if i may be so bold
For reference I am near Toronto Ontario so we do get pretty cold...zone 4 or 5 depending on which map you use...
The pond is roughly 10x15, depth of 2' max...one single pump (4000gph) feeding a waterfall spillway (with a very small stream and bird bath area) and a bog...using a skimmer to house the pump...
Bog is roughly 3x6...12-15" deep...spills into pond...
Questions revolve around pond plants and the bog...
1. Considering iris, creeping Jenny, forget me nots, sweet flag and palm sedge for the bog...yea or nay? Something I should absolutely include that is not on my list?
2. In the pond plants...pickerel weed, lizards tail, lily...maybe iris...
3. I plan on running the pump all winter...i have a deicer on hand if need be...can I run water through the bog all winter and let it flow into the pond? Or shut it off entirely? It would not drain if I shut off the pump...
4. Also, is it better to plumb in gate valves for the waterfall and the bog or better to wait and see if they are necessary?
I attached photos as it seems to help ...skimmer on far left, waterfall in middle, bog on right..
Thanks in advance...appreciate your insight...
Apart from being terrified of leaks or doing something horribly wrong and having to start over, I do have some questions...if i may be so bold
For reference I am near Toronto Ontario so we do get pretty cold...zone 4 or 5 depending on which map you use...
The pond is roughly 10x15, depth of 2' max...one single pump (4000gph) feeding a waterfall spillway (with a very small stream and bird bath area) and a bog...using a skimmer to house the pump...
Bog is roughly 3x6...12-15" deep...spills into pond...
Questions revolve around pond plants and the bog...
1. Considering iris, creeping Jenny, forget me nots, sweet flag and palm sedge for the bog...yea or nay? Something I should absolutely include that is not on my list?
2. In the pond plants...pickerel weed, lizards tail, lily...maybe iris...
3. I plan on running the pump all winter...i have a deicer on hand if need be...can I run water through the bog all winter and let it flow into the pond? Or shut it off entirely? It would not drain if I shut off the pump...
4. Also, is it better to plumb in gate valves for the waterfall and the bog or better to wait and see if they are necessary?
I attached photos as it seems to help ...skimmer on far left, waterfall in middle, bog on right..
Thanks in advance...appreciate your insight...
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