Pecan Pond Evolution

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Updated Pond pictures Everything is growing great, lilies pads are reaching the surface, fish are happy life is good. Flower beds are doing well but I have taken pictures of them yet. May 10, 2013

And here are my "pond pots"

 

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May 16th Pictures

 

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June 5th and loving the heat

 

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Well it's June 15th and I took picture of the pond and all the flower beds today It always amazes me how bare it looks in the winter and spring then how much it fills in by June.

We have big news. We have been debating on moving south but decided to stay. Since we decided to stay we also decided to finish off the back yard. Including our master bedroom addition, new driveway (old one is 60 yo and in bad shape) and a patio!!!! I am so excited about it all especially the patio. We have been living with a dirt patio, which looks fine but sure does cause a mess in the house. The construction begins the day after labor day (I told the contractor he could not ruin my summer with construction LOL) He will do the addition which will include a covered patio off the master looking out of over the pond and the drive way this year, then pour the patio as soon as they can in spring.

The addition will be 13' x 13' off the back left corner shown in this picture, then a 5' deep covered patio coming off the back.

Conifer Bed

Looking back at the house

More pond

Bamboo has grown more this year then ever before. They are about 8'-9' tall this year

The entire picture

 

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There is a grand doggie hidden in there somewhere LOL

Cactus bed

My village of pots

I have been on a quest for the perfect rose and after planting many many roses I think I may have found it. It is my favorite.

Hot Cocoa

Has been 2 years since we planted this willow and it has gone from a 4' tall stick to this beautiful tree.

This was the willow in Spring 2011

And the willow today! Just amazing the amount of growth.

 

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And I thought I would throw in some garden pictures. The garden is doing better this year than ever before. A couple weeks ago my husband and I put in a 12' x 7' paver patio so we could put a small garden shed back there. It is where the tiller and garden supplies live And I added pics of the garden while we were running the water.

 

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Some updated pictures I took after our first rainfall since the first of May and it was a record rainfall dropping 1/2 inch of rain!!! LOL

Native Utah Fire Chalice and Sage

Pool above the waterfall

Looking from behind the waterfall

Grass and Grapes

Cactus getting big

The only Canna Lily that came back from last year.

Willow getting big

Bamboo, about 8' tall this year

This is a native Utah Hysopp

This is a native Utah Summac, the indians used to make juice out of the berries.

 

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Here is the pond lit up in the evening and one massive flower.

This Hibiscus flower is about 12" across.

 

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Here are some updated pond pictures taken today.

This is looking at the pool above the falls, can't really see it anymore

Looking from behind the skippies back at the pond

Looking at the pool above the falls from the other side

 

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Here are some updated pictures of the flower beds

Willow Tree

My little sitting area. I have been planting more and more around it over the last few years to try and create a nice shaded spot. Mimosa tree is getting big

New Japanese Maple I planted not long ago.

Conifer bed but at this rate I should call it the grass bed as the ornamental grasses are out growing the conifers.

Looking back at the house

Shade bed where I planted a Empress Woo Hosta. Hoping to see her reach 5 feet in height.

Bamboo growing great

Little pathway

Flower bed with annual sun flowers that are growing taller than the house. I can't believe I started these guys from seed.

Pot Garden

 

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More flower bed pictures

And last but not least, the food garden

 

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I thought it would be interesting to post a sequence of pictures all taken from the same spot each year since we moved in.

2008

Don't have a 2009, but this was Feb 2010, close enough

2010

2011

2012

2013

 

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Last pictures of the summer

 

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I just did some cool edits of a picture I had of one of my Koi.
Funny Fish Face!

 

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Winter 2013. It has been a cold and snowy one so far.