pond in progress started 4/21/10

[addy1]

The bear was parked in the house, it was turning white, the paint, on this outdoor garden item, was just coming off. I finally got around to buying some spray plastic paint, sprayed it good, then covered that paint with a couple coats of spray enamel. Hopefully the paint will stay on now, if not, respray next year.

I swiped the bench from the path, had honey help me move it, the sucker is heavy even when you take it totally apart to move it. Those are real wagon wheels, heavy wood and metal.



I did a hurry dig and plant, we have a few days of rain coming, best thing in the world for newly planted plants. Gets them going great. That dirt is about 50% rocks, it is the dirt I dug up when we made the hole for the propane tank. The rocks you see are just some of the shale in the dirt, they won't last in a year or so they will be crumbling becoming dirt.
Then replaced with real rocks as I gather more, constantly looking for rocks, cheaper than buying them.




Come on down colleen, we will have some drinks with our feet up and watch the fish swim.

 

[HTH]

Your yard is awesome Nuff said..

 

[j.w]

Pretty Cone flowers in bloom.............reminds me I need to refill my hummer feeder :blueflower:

 

[addy1]

Thanks jw and hth, it is a un-groomed wild yard things get to grow where they are.................... I was watching a small bunny hopping around, baby, it decided the slope is safe, really cute, living under some orange flowers, hops out nibbles hops back, it will never eat enough for me to notice............... Not the nice groomed look some have on here, nice paths, mulch............ Organization NONE....... plants sort of got plopped in where there was room. I had to move a few because they out grew their plop spot.

 

[HTH]

I am looking forward to getting all the ponds in so I can start working my way back up to gorgeous ungroomed. Picked up some pre emerge to use with the few flowers and spuds I am putting in this year. See how that works out

 

[addy1]

Yeah another un-groomed! Watch the pre emerge, deadly to fish. I would love to use some on the slope but it is all up slope from the pond. Doing battle with the weeds using ground covers, get thick plants going, hopefully slow down seed growth. Where the ground cover has covered the ground, the weeds have really slowed down. Every spring I dig up some of the ground cover move it to another place to fight the weeds, get it growing everywhere. (cheaper than buying more........and the stuff I have is growing great.

All the purple, white and pink flowers are different ground covers. Started from a few plants last year.

 

[HTH]

Your ground cover is doing really well. Good point with the pre emerge. I will take the required care.

 

[CountryEscape]

I didn't know that about pre-emergence stuff, I assume you are talking about chemicals to put on the lawn? I heard that Roundup is deadly to frogs, too, so I'm always really careful when I spray near the ponds, that there is a good rain coming within 12 hours, or I water it in myself. My yard is so very flat, and my ponds are both above ground level to the top edge, so no worries about anything washing in there. But, always good to see the warnings on here.
Addy, you're so right, just separating and adding plants to other areas has sure worked for you! I love the "ungroomed" look. To me, it looks VERY groomed!

 

[HTH]

I didn't know that about pre-emergence stuff, I assume you are talking about chemicals to put on the lawn? I

This is for flowers and veggies.

I would not use it on a slope the flowed into a pond. Bad idea to start with.

 

[callingcolleen1]

I love the wild scattered look too, better than trying to match and line flowers in a row, all the same color, same boring pattern, red geraniums all in a row, with little yellow marigolds right in front, BORING! Who does that anymore??

 

[HTH]

I love the wild scattered look too, better than trying to match and line flowers in a row, all the same color, same boring pattern, red geraniums all in a row, with little yellow marigolds right in front, BORING! Who does that anymore??

Hmm have that formal look planned with verbinas for a toilet tank that sits in front of the old greenhouse. LOL

 

[callingcolleen1]

I am sure it looks very nice Howard, some people can make it work very well, but after a while you can get tired with any combination of flowers. I am sure the red geraniums and yellow marigolds will be back in style again soon .....

 

[HTH]

It is easy on a small scale like this. Doing an entire bed or yard not so much.

 

[addy1]

lol you guys crack me up!

My honey wanted a plan...........this was it





The way the yard looked in the beginning................... the garden area expanded xxx 4 lol. Kept adding plants.



Two years ago




Now can't get all the back yard in one picture. I have a plant addiction!

 

[addy1]

I didn't know that about pre-emergence stuff, I assume you are talking about chemicals to put on the lawn? I heard that Roundup is deadly to frogs, too, so I'm always really careful when I spray near the ponds, that there is a good rain coming within 12 hours, or I water it in myself. My yard is so very flat, and my ponds are both above ground level to the top edge, so no worries about anything washing in there. But, always good to see the warnings on here.
Addy, you're so right, just separating and adding plants to other areas has sure worked for you! I love the "ungroomed" look. To me, it looks VERY groomed!

I was going to use a pre emergence on the slope, looked up the stuff, not sure where I found the info, but the main ingredient was listed as deadly to fish. Anything on our slope might run down into the pond. I don't use round up any where near the pond, it is deadly to frogs, toads. So weeds get hand yanked. I have used vinegar, the problem is the weeks are so well mixed with wanted plants, hand yanking is the best. I am thinking of trying the corn stuff, have not gotten around to it. The yard far from the pond, if I killed the weeds we would have dirt, our land is not the best for growing grass. I don't worry about it, minor to me to have a groomed grass yard, it looks fine.............I cut the grass around 3 inches, it looks decent.