Hi from NE Pennsylvania!

[Laura Savastano]

My husband and I built a pond and water feature last fall and over wintered a few goldfish. The pond is about 800 gallons and we have a waterfall and about 10 ft. of stream. This is all right next to our deck and it makes a beautiful relaxing place to sit. Our pond doesn't get a lot of sun, we have huge trees that shade it, but so far we are managing to grow some plants. Looking forward to meeting people with like interests and also learning from you all. Laura.

 

[max384]

Hello, welcome.

Post some pictures of your pond!

Whereabouts in NEPA are you? I live in the Wilkes Barre area, but I'm moving to Hazleton next month.

 

[sissy]

Welcome and no matter how big or small a pond is you have to love the relaxing nature of them .Sad to say though once you start ponding you keep going bigger .Was my neck of the woods growing up .We had a house in Berwick and Benton and my aunt still lives in Wilkes barre and have several cousins in Millville and South Williamsport .

 

[max384]

Small world. I used to live in Berwick, my kids go to school in Benton, I used to drill outside of Williamsport with the national guard, and my parents live in Millville.

 

[Big Lou]

Welcome Laura. All you wrote is so true. Glad to have you on the forum.

 

[Mmathis]

Hello and welcome! Do you have any pictures of your pond you could share?

 

[bettasngoldfish]

Welcome to the group!

 

[sissy]

grandparents used to live across the street from the Millville fair grounds .I used to go there every year as a child to go on the merry go round .My niece and nephew are emt's and my nieces husband is running for county coroner .My aunt and uncle live next door to the little league field .My sister in law works for amazon there .My cousin lives down the road from the berwick hospital

Small world. I used to live in Berwick, my kids go to school in Benton, I used to drill outside of Williamsport with the national guard, and my parents live in Millville.

 

[addy1]

Welcome to our group! I was born in Penna, but left when my parents hauled me to MD as a 8 month old.

 

[Laura Savastano]

Thank you for such a great welcome, I live in Honesdale it is NE of Scranton. I moved her in 2000 from Vancouver Island, British Columbia! Went from a zone 8 to a 4/5, was a huge adjustment! My husband has lived her for 30 years. I had a pond in B.C. and loved it so pestered until I got one here, only took 14 years! Now my husband is as enthusiastic as I am! You are right Sissy...the pond has increased in size twice since the original tiny one a few years back. I will post pics, just have to take some new ones, the ones from last year are a little outdated, we built the deck and the gardens are a lot more lush this year.

 

[max384]

Thank you for such a great welcome, I live in Honesdale it is NE of Scranton. I moved her in 2000 from Vancouver Island, British Columbia! Went from a zone 8 to a 4/5, was a huge adjustment! My husband has lived her for 30 years. I had a pond in B.C. and loved it so pestered until I got one here, only took 14 years! Now my husband is as enthusiastic as I am! You are right Sissy...the pond has increased in size twice since the original tiny one a few years back. I will post pics, just have to take some new ones, the ones from last year are a little outdated, we built the deck and the gardens are a lot more lush this year.

In case you wanted to know your exact zone, Honesdale is zone 5B. Here's a cool interactive map of the different plant hardiness zones: http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/InteractiveMap.aspx

 

[sissy]

WOW zone 8 to zone 5 what a learning curve .I have family in Scranton also ,2 of my cousins live there .I have lost touch with them ,but guessing by what my other cousins say they still live there

 

[tbendl]

Welcome!

 

[Laura Savastano]

In case you wanted to know your exact zone, Honesdale is zone 5B. Here's a cool interactive map of the different plant hardiness zones: http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/InteractiveMap.aspx

Thanks.