Rob & Amy's Pond

[Sunshine]

That is one awesome pond.

 

[RobAmy]

RobAmy updated Rob & Amy's Pond

Added picture from the stream towards the pond

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[RobAmy]

That is one awesome pond.

Thank you for the kind words. My back appreciates it

 

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RobAmy updated Rob & Amy's Pond

Added fish pictures from after this hard winter

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[RobAmy]

RobAmy updated Rob & Amy's Pond

Added pictures of the stream and pond

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[RobAmy]

RobAmy updated Rob & Amy's Pond

Added pictures of the fish

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[talal101]

WOW, this pond has to be in my top 10 nicest ponds I have ever seen list....if I was dreaming of a pond, this is what I would see. How do you grow the cat tails in the water like that? or are those even cat tails?

 

[RobAmy]

WOW, this pond has to be in my top 10 nicest ponds I have ever seen list....if I was dreaming of a pond, this is what I would see. How do you grow the cat tails in the water like that? or are those even cat tails?

Thank you very much for the kind words. The area near the waterfall / stream is cattails, it is hard to see in the finished picture but if you look at some during the build, I made a area filled with gravel and lined with rubber liner to control the growth, because they will take over. Over near the skimmer I did a very similar thing for my mini cattails. Some of what appears to be cattails is actually sweet flag and it is planted in pots.

 

[talal101]

Thank you very much for the kind words. The area near the waterfall / stream is cattails, it is hard to see in the finished picture but if you look at some during the build, I made a area filled with gravel and lined with rubber liner to control the growth, because they will take over. Over near the skimmer I did a very similar thing for my mini cattails. Some of what appears to be cattails is actually sweet flag and it is planted in pots.

Hey im only saying the truth here! That is one very well done pond my friend. Im going to be on the lookout for both mini cat tails and horse tail this summer.

 

[j.w]

Just make sure you keep them under restraints as suggested or they will be inside next to you watching tv over your shoulder talal...................and what's w/ the emoticons here.....................are they only good during the afternoon hours or what

 

[j.w]

WAIT..............did you say Horsetail talal? I hope it is the non-invasive kind that does not get into your gardens cuz if it's the bad kind that does than your life is over and you have to sell your house and move away to get rid of it

 

[RobAmy]

WAIT..............did you say Horsetail talal? I hope it is the non-invasive kind that does not get into your gardens cuz if it's the bad kind that does than your life is over and you have to sell your house and move away to get rid of it

Sounds like the bamboo that grew into my yard from the neighbors yard. What a pita to get rid of it. I had to dig it out with my backhoe fairly deep to get all the roots. You can see it in my early pictures during construction, now there is a white pine there. Very aggressive stuff.

 

[j.w]

There is a certain kind of that Horsetail that grows around here along side the road ditches and in peoples gardens too. Sometimes it comes w/ a bad batch of topsoil that you might pick up cheap somewhere. It is a nightmare and might even be worse that Bamboo!

http://www.safelawns.org/blog/2010/05/horsetail-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/

 

[RobAmy]

RobAmy updated Rob & Amy's Pond

Found a great rock with a natural curve. I just installed it where my 2nd pump exits

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RobAmy updated Rob & Amy's Pond

Added pictures of our ducks visiting the pond this year

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