Ponds in Canada

[callingcolleen1]

A agree with @j.w , you're simply amazing Colleen !!



How is the outdoor guppy pond doing?

I thought I had caught most of them out of that 80 gallon guppy pond out front, but they just keep showing up in the stream. I will have to get more out soon, the little babies that hide must have grown. That pond is still running and is covered and heated. Will have to do another update video on all of them in the stream.

 

[callingcolleen1]

[Where did you learn carpentry?[/QUOTE] I taught myself. I am very busy all the time and my mind is always going and thinking about how I could improve things. Sometimes I just sit put in greenhouse and drink coffee and ponder about all the things I could do. It's not perfect but it works really well and I have managed to keep greenhouse going all winter here in Canada for many years now.

 

[Abe]

My Kelowna BC stream pond on late October crisp morning
These hostas got yellow almost overnight ...really yellow , not quite Caterpillar yellow but close

 

[callingcolleen1]

My Kelowna BC stream pond on late October crisp morning
These hostas got yellow almost overnight ...really yellow , not quite Caterpillar yellow but close
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Thats very pretty Abe! I need a stream like that in my front yard!

 

[sissy]

yep hostas go fast when you get a cool night .But love all the work that I can see you did and your house be simply beautiful

 

[BarbO]

Abe, that is lovely! Is there a pond at the top or bottom of the stream? I bet Colleen might just make one in her yard sometime! Going into her guppy pond perhaps?

 

[Abe]

Thank you all , I don't have much space , living on a city lot, so it was
necessity rather than choice to do the pond stream-like.
So the "stream" doesn't lead to any other pond or ponds.
There is a waterfall on one end, skimmer on the other end,
and the plan for spring is for another small waterfall on that end,
which will also incorporate an outdoor shower !!! No soap though...

 

[BarbO]

Colleen, how are your ponds doing? Any snow up your way yet? Just beginning to get cool here.

 

[callingcolleen1]

Colleen, how are your ponds doing? Any snow up your way yet? Just beginning to get cool here.

I have been busy and covered all but one of the four connecting ponds. One of the old pumps quit so I had to switch that. No ice yet but by weekend it's going to be full blown winter with -17 Celsius expected overnight. Will Have to start posting on my winter thread too. Will Have to get a video later today.

 

[callingcolleen1]

OK time to get ready for winter. Going to be moving over to my winter channel https://www.gardenpondforum.com/threads/my-pond-runs-all-winter-zone-2-3.10570/page-78#post-356689

There we can talk about everything winter and complain about the weather too! ha ha ha

 

[callingcolleen1]

Well it is spring, but were supposed to get quite cold this weekend, with snow. Its going to be a while before it looks like spring is my guess with the extra cold we have had this year.
Just a quick look at the Greenhouse and Koi ponds today. Koi ponds have been running all winter and water looks very clean. I still need to do lots of work to get yard all pretty again.

 

[Tula]

Love the word "fairium"

 

[BarbO]

Fairium, my new favorite word! How can I combine Gnomes and Terrarium in a word? So glad to see Spring is slowly getting to you.

 

[callingcolleen1]

Fairium, my new favorite word! How can I combine Gnomes and Terrarium in a word? So glad to see Spring is slowly getting to you.

I think it would have to be Terranome !
Or maybe Gnomarium ?

 

[BarbO]

I like them both! Now to choose.....
Thanks Colleen