CW's Back Yard Water Garden Begins!

[combatwombat]

I'm back on the pond asap.Had to take a detour so I can get a yard planted for the spring, otherwise, my daughter will be almost 4 by the time she has a place to play that isn't a mud hole. I can't ask her to wait any longer.

 

[GBBUDD]

Understood . good dady

 

[combatwombat]

She loves jumping in mud puddles and pretending to drive Barney, so it hasn't been all gloomy, but it would be nice if we could get a new outfit to last longer than a week or two.

 

[GBBUDD]

Why ???????????? they out grow it in 3

 

[GBBUDD]

Best birthday I gave my kids was at 2 and sat them down a gave them the cake and let um rip into it.

 

[combatwombat]

Got the fountain in the bog plumbed up today. No pump to run it, but it's ready! 3rd time's a charm.

 

[netvine]

Costco in norcal today anyway has excellent calla and hydrangeas in at decent price big bloomers

 

[combatwombat]

Didn't see this when I tagged it at the yard. I'm going to have to have another fountain, huh?

And got another log installed for edging. It was sitting on a gravel driveway @ my parents place for 3-4 years, so it's a bit soft, but we'll see how long it lasts in the pond. Not hard to come by, so when it crumbles, I'll just get another one.

 

[GBBUDD]

Someones starting to enjoy getting creative in hiding liner.

And what gives????????????????????????????????????



even your wheel barrel is purple

 

[combatwombat]

Ha. Just another beat up old craigslist find.

 

[combatwombat]

Oh, and I drained the pond again. Have a number of little loose ends to tie up before doing the final fill.

 

[combatwombat]

Got the path in front of the deck graded and a trench dug for a small retaining wall to hold back the berm for the bog.

I have a bunch of leftover wall blocks from the pond build, but thinking I might have a go at building it with some urbanite as I have a pile of broken up concrete in a hillbilly pile in the front yard.

 

[YShahar]

Looking nice! But doesn't it get expensive emptying out and refilling a pond that size? Here, the price of water is through the roof, and we get hit with fines if we go over the monthly allotment (which means I'll have to fill my pond very, very slowly ;-) )

 

[combatwombat]

Looking nice! But doesn't it get expensive emptying out and refilling a pond that size? Here, the price of water is through the roof, and we get hit with fines if we go over the monthly allotment (which means I'll have to fill my pond very, very slowly ;-) )

I think you live in the desert, yes? I live in a rain forest! Pond has filled twice over winter all on its own.

 

[GBBUDD]

you have no idea how lucky you are having that excavator with no rental. im so glad i don't i'd have ever square inch of my yard as a pond hby now. the job im working on has so much stone it;s insane


hate when i type a post and forget to hit post reply opps