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#205215 Apr 28th, 2008 at 01:37 PM
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Okay, so some of you know I plan on having a retaining wall behind my pond, I went out and took this picture so you could see why.

The back of the pond isn't totally level with the front because our yard is sloped.....Mark put the sod from the hole of the pond around the back edge to boost it up to equal the front.....Well it's settled some and the weather has eroded it a bit....so I want a retaining wall all the way around the back bed and then filled in with soil to boost it up exactly level with the front. I guess we'd run the wall around the sides too.....See the chain link fence? That's where me and my elderly neighbor always meet for our daily chats. grin

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And here is a different view, just because. lol

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The big trellis thing has Thunbergia (black eyes susan vine) planted at the base of each section....Can't wait for that to grow up on there!

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ohhhhhhh loz - I love thunbergia but I don't have much luck growing it here.

Your pond looks great and a retaining wall is a good idea.
What will you make it from?

By the way... Don got some stuff at the pond store last week that cleared up our algae really well. He has to put it in every three days the first week, and then a small amount each week for maintenance, but what a difference it made after the first application!!! It's called Algae Fix and it's by PondCare. It's safe for koi and goldfish and won't harm other plants.


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I have some Thunbergia in the bird cage planter Diane sent me too. grin

Hopefully it does well, if not there is always the standby morning glories that pop up all over my yard. egad I like them, but wow do they ever come up all over the place.

I think the retaining wall will be out of some kind of brick from walmart....I was looking at them the other day and I know that it's going to be pricey to do, but I want it done. Mark, being a man that's cheap, thinks it's fine the way it is. rspb

I must have that algae fix....I need it bad. I will be looking into that for sure......so you can see in the pond much better?

Oh an I'd like a waterfall of some kind coming down the back middle into the pond....I think that would be neat and my pump has an auxillary place to run tubing from it. grin

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Yep - we can see MUCH better into the pond after just the first application!

Don bought a bunch of concrete blocks to run around the base of the hill where the waterfall is at Home Depot. He did this without discussing it with me - it wasn't exactly what I had in mind, but he says we won't really see them - we shall see!!!

Do you have Home Depot there? Our WalMart doesn't carry that stuff - as I have mentioned numerous times before, it's the smallest one in their company and it really stinks!


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You'll have to take a picture to show me what you mean.

I'm excited, I read reviews too of that Algae Fix on Amazon and the 3 reviewers love it too. I NEED that stuff BAD.

We don't have Home Depot here, just a Lowes....but our Walmart is a Super Walmart with a nice garden section built onto it and they have about 3 different retaining wall bricks out in the parking lot with the other pavers and mulch and stuff. thumbup We really never need to go to the mall anymore, and we usually don't. It's 20 miles away, Walmart is 6 miles away. So we live at Walmart practically.

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Just wondering how the trellis plants are doing?


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They are wrapping their way up the trellis slowly but surely. I'll get a picture for you tomorrow--it's getting dark out now.

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There you go Tam, they are growing well and it might be hard to see but they are wrapping their way up the trellis, and the middle one too!

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Looking good, I see you have lilys in there as well.


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I couldn't resist, it was looking a little bare! lol

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...I'd do the same grin


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Remember that trellis with the Thunbergia? It's made it to the top now. grin

Still haven't got the retaining wall done yet. Wish money grew on trees.

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Originally Posted by loz
Remember that trellis with the Thunbergia? It's made it to the top now. grin

Still haven't got the retaining wall done yet.
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yep Me too---wouldn't it be nice if it did??/

we would all have a few of those babies a growin' in the back yard huh???


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Originally Posted by loz
Remember that trellis with the Thunbergia? It's made it to the top now. grin

Still haven't got the retaining wall done yet. Wish money grew on trees.

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yep me too!!
if it did I am betting that we would ALL have a few of them babies a growin' in the back yard, HUH???


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If that were true my yard would be chock full of them!!!!! And I'd hire security to patrol them! haha

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Wow Loz..by the way is that a tall sunflower in the back? grin


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Any updates on the wall yet? If your area has good rocks, (streams, lakeside), go gather a load and work with those. That is all I have ever done. All rocks in my garden have been hand picked and drug in here. It kills your back but hey........it is FREE!


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faerywatcher #226141 Aug 4th, 2008 at 09:55 AM
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I'm hoping to get to it this fall when everything has died back for the year.

There are lots of rocks around here, but I don't know if I have the gathering power in me..... lol Might just buy them.

Actually just thinking, it might have to wait until the spring because they took all the rocks and outdoor stuff, mulch etc away already at Walmart.

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Let me guess, all the garden stuff at walmart is gone and they have Christmas stuff out???????????????????? haha


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faerywatcher #226149 Aug 4th, 2008 at 10:43 AM
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Getting close to it Wendy! lol They put that stuff out SOOOOOOOOO early!

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I wish you lived closer Loz! I would haul a truck load of rocks over for you! My parents are farmers so they have massive rock piles. That is where I get all of mine! thumbup

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Oh man. That would've been so nice. Lucky you! thumbup


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