After battling the politics to get the pond dug, and then battling the flooding caused by what the political bodies dictated, we are finely in the home stretch! Behind the left corner we dug a small 10' round, 5' deep pond with a trench that will eventually be connected to the main pond so it can overflow into it, along with collecting yard runoff. It will be lined and have a rock bed so when it's dry it still looks nice. We have a solar powered filtered pump in the small pond that has an auto shut-off for when it's empty or really low. The pump is taking the water back to the main pond over what will be a waterfall area. That part isn't done yet, and we still have to get the windmill that will provide aeration to the main pond. Also need to do some landscaping along the left side. But we have made great progress in just 2 seasons.
This is the pond's 2nd spring and has already risen a good 3-4 feet from where it was going into winter. The cat tails that came in naturally last year haven't come in yet, and I have to go out abd clean up last year's brush...been too chilly and now we've had a few days of rain so it's too wet to do it. But the willow trees we put in behind the left corner have some green on them, so we're excited to see they made it through their 1st winter.
I was hoping to add some more plants to the pond edge this season to help with the water clarity. Not sure we will be able to yet, but that's okay. I'm happy with where we've gotten to after all that we had to overcome to get to this point.
This is the pond's 2nd spring and has already risen a good 3-4 feet from where it was going into winter. The cat tails that came in naturally last year haven't come in yet, and I have to go out abd clean up last year's brush...been too chilly and now we've had a few days of rain so it's too wet to do it. But the willow trees we put in behind the left corner have some green on them, so we're excited to see they made it through their 1st winter.
I was hoping to add some more plants to the pond edge this season to help with the water clarity. Not sure we will be able to yet, but that's okay. I'm happy with where we've gotten to after all that we had to overcome to get to this point.