Hello everyone,
I live in NY, halfway between Syracuse and Rochester and along the shore of Lake Ontario. I have always been a water lover, and also an animal and garden lover.
Once my kids grew up, I couldn't see having a pool, as I wanted something that I could share with my dogs and the wildlife, and started to look at ponds. This year it became a possibility and I started to research backyard ponds.
Long story short, I bought a very inexpensive small solar fountain pump, and decided to go from there. I knew I would have fun planning and building this pond over the summer, but a combination of hubby's vacation last week, plus a big wedding reception here on Saturday, led him to surprise me with a 5x8 kidney shaped pond, in place, with 2 lily pads, 1 pitcher plant, lots of our native rocks, the fountain pump, and 10 goldfish in place by last Thursday. I have been scrambling ever since to understand, control, manage, maintain, and enjoy this pond!
This is the biggest challenge I have had in a while, especially since I am grateful to hubby for doing all this, but am not sure where to go from here, as it is not exactly what I wanted! lol
My ultimate goal is a pond big enough to get in and splash around without disturbing delicate eco systems, enjoy the beauty of the water, rocks, frogs, flowers, fish, and have a waterfall and stream besides. Oh, and the biggest goal is to have it all be solar powered. I am adamant that there will be no electricity involved. I will ask lots of questions, but for now I am enjoying all the photos of everyone's ponds, and getting lots of idea!!
I live in NY, halfway between Syracuse and Rochester and along the shore of Lake Ontario. I have always been a water lover, and also an animal and garden lover.
Once my kids grew up, I couldn't see having a pool, as I wanted something that I could share with my dogs and the wildlife, and started to look at ponds. This year it became a possibility and I started to research backyard ponds.Long story short, I bought a very inexpensive small solar fountain pump, and decided to go from there. I knew I would have fun planning and building this pond over the summer, but a combination of hubby's vacation last week, plus a big wedding reception here on Saturday, led him to surprise me with a 5x8 kidney shaped pond, in place, with 2 lily pads, 1 pitcher plant, lots of our native rocks, the fountain pump, and 10 goldfish in place by last Thursday. I have been scrambling ever since to understand, control, manage, maintain, and enjoy this pond!
This is the biggest challenge I have had in a while, especially since I am grateful to hubby for doing all this, but am not sure where to go from here, as it is not exactly what I wanted! lol
My ultimate goal is a pond big enough to get in and splash around without disturbing delicate eco systems, enjoy the beauty of the water, rocks, frogs, flowers, fish, and have a waterfall and stream besides. Oh, and the biggest goal is to have it all be solar powered. I am adamant that there will be no electricity involved. I will ask lots of questions, but for now I am enjoying all the photos of everyone's ponds, and getting lots of idea!!
