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Re: starting pond, finally! #67810 Jun 16th, 2007 at 03:00 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Originally Posted by penny in ontario Any new pics Lynne? Ditto!! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: starting pond, finally! angelblossom #68018 Jun 16th, 2007 at 08:45 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Will try and take some pictures tomorrow morning before we leave for the wedding we are going to in NJ. Don started working on the waterfall area today. Thanks for asking!

Re: starting pond, finally! plants 'n pots #69463 Jun 18th, 2007 at 04:11 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Well... I had intended to take some pictures over the weekend, but Amy had really bad strept throat and a high fever so I was busy with all that! sooooooooo... Don has cut away the area for the rocks for the waterfall. I think it looks like Mayan ruins, so that's what I call it for now!!! Closer view... and on the backside, the hole for the biofilter... That's all for now, folks! Getting closer though...

Re: starting pond, finally! plants 'n pots #69466 Jun 18th, 2007 at 04:24 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Ohh Wowwwwww Lynne IT is reallly starting to take shape and I can better invision your design ,, Gotta hand it to Don He's been terrific!!!! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: starting pond, finally! angelblossom #69472 Jun 18th, 2007 at 04:36 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Thanks, Diane, although this is really not MY design - it is ending up to be Don's! I told him the basic shape I'd like, but he is doing the rest his way. I didn't really think about the waterfall stepping down like that... he says it will not be as harsh a fall if it does - fine with me - I didn't want it to be too loud sounding in the house - I had a hard time sleeping with the bedroom window open and hearing the tiny fountain in the bathtub pond - I am SUCH A LIGHT SLEEPER - hate that!!! So it's a VERY good thing that he knows more about the technical apsects for the pond - I just can't wait to plant around it and have some fishies, ya know???

Re: starting pond, finally! plants 'n pots #69502 Jun 18th, 2007 at 05:09 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Looks great! I hope it will be full of water soon! Can't wait to see it!

Re: starting pond, finally! #71689 Jun 20th, 2007 at 06:55 PM Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,248 jackson county,tn. faerywatcher Twinkle faerywatcher Twinkle Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,248 jackson county,tn. LOOKING GOOD LYNNE! OUR HOME NEEDS OUR GNOME!

Re: starting pond, finally! #77625 Jun 27th, 2007 at 01:14 PM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 16,245 Catskill Mountains, NY Wrennie TweetyBird Wrennie TweetyBird Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 16,245 Catskill Mountains, NY I cant wait to see it full!

Re: starting pond, finally! Wrennie #77694 Jun 27th, 2007 at 03:45 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Originally Posted by Wrennie I cant wait to see it full! ME TOO, Wrennie!!! Took these pics this afternoon - don't know why they came out so yellow - Don worked like crazy on it last weekend cutting it down a step and putting in the biofilter on top of the waterfall, and the skimmer down to the right. I think it looks much better at this height, and not so much like a Mayan Ruin anymore. The skimmer is about 3 feet down in the ground - you only see the top - It has to be in the open, but he said I could put a movable plant pot on top or something to help conceal it.

Re: starting pond, finally! plants 'n pots #80044 Jun 30th, 2007 at 07:02 PM Joined: May 2006 Posts: 6,191 OK ksgardnr ksgardnr Joined: May 2006 Posts: 6,191 OK wow, that is really looking good! I can't wait to see it full also! Land of the FREE, home of the BRAVE

Re: starting pond, finally! ksgardnr #81326 Jul 2nd, 2007 at 07:52 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Don made GREAT headway this past weekend. Though he didn't have a good time of it - first getting stung badly on the forehead, just above the bridge of the nose, and then again later on, on his wrist!!! The one on his forehead is really bothering him today - the other not much at all... Despite that, he smoothed out the edges in the pond, and put the sand down on the bottom to keep it soft under the liner. I think it was rather like a zen experience for this man who is very into his yoga - raking the sand into perfection! all nice and clean and ready for the liner!!! YEA!!!

Re: starting pond, finally! plants 'n pots #81333 Jul 2nd, 2007 at 07:59 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY OK - so our neighbor, Dick, offered to help Don carry the very heavy liner to the pond and insert it. I could barely help the 2 of them roll it so they could carry it - my old bones have not been very nice to me lately, unfortunately. Here is the liner all layed out so Don could take a look at it first. Dick is fixing it here... Turning the liner over so the red words don't show in the pond! Centering the liner in front of the pond before rolling it in... Don in the foreground, Dick in the back... that's Dick's house in the background.

Re: starting pond, finally! plants 'n pots #81336 Jul 2nd, 2007 at 08:00 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY FINALLY placing the liner in the pond - YIPPEEEEEEEEE!!!

Re: starting pond, finally! plants 'n pots #81356 Jul 2nd, 2007 at 08:13 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Up the waterfall! Patting it into the shelves and lower rock level, and placing heavy rocks on it so it doesn't move anywhere! Don trimmed the liner today - it will be trimmed a bit more once the rocks are all placed on top - another BIG job!!! See the garden in the lower right side where the large black pot is? The oval shaped dirt spot? That is where my tiny bathtub pond was the past 2 summers - quite a difference in sizes, huh???

Re: starting pond, finally! plants 'n pots #81369 Jul 2nd, 2007 at 08:42 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,819 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,819 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri Lynne: That is some pond!! I can't wait to see it finished. so cool ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: starting pond, finally! JunieGirl #81403 Jul 3rd, 2007 at 05:04 AM Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 51 East Peoria, IL Nicksgram Member Nicksgram Member Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 51 East Peoria, IL That is a fantastic pond Lynne! It is huge! I can't wait to see it full of water. Sharon

Re: starting pond, finally! Nicksgram #81727 Jul 3rd, 2007 at 04:21 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Wow Lynne That is a Huge difference!!!!!!! Moving right along!!!! Yipeeeeeee! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: starting pond, finally! angelblossom #81791 Jul 3rd, 2007 at 05:14 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 132 NY mrw Member mrw Member Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 132 NY Big enough to swim in, amazing and quite a big job. Looking foward to seeing the finished product! wildwoman

Re: starting pond, finally! mrw #82224 Jul 4th, 2007 at 05:02 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Yesterday Don got the liner finished on the waterfall area and started putting the flat rocks down on the first level - moving right along now! (more next post)

Re: starting pond, finally! plants 'n pots #82227 Jul 4th, 2007 at 05:06 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Today, the first of the water went in!!! KIDDING - it poured about an hour ago, and it can't drain out with the liner in now!

Re: starting pond, finally! plants 'n pots #82228 Jul 4th, 2007 at 05:11 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Ahh ha!! The skid of flat rocks are finally finding their place!! YAYYYY Can you use a pump and get it out!!!????? Ohh man that would be a mesquitos Breeding heaven if you can't pump it out! Do you have any of thos mesquito biscuts that you put in bird baths so there won't be any larva?? "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: starting pond, finally! angelblossom #82253 Jul 4th, 2007 at 05:50 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY HMMMMMMMM, Diane - I didn't even think of mosquitoes!!! I'll have to mention that to Don!!!! We don't have any of the dunks - better go look for some tomorrow!

Re: starting pond, finally! plants 'n pots #82448 Jul 5th, 2007 at 04:49 AM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 16,245 Catskill Mountains, NY Wrennie TweetyBird Wrennie TweetyBird Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 16,245 Catskill Mountains, NY its getting close now!

Re: starting pond, finally! #84661 Jul 8th, 2007 at 09:50 AM Joined: May 2006 Posts: 6,191 OK ksgardnr ksgardnr Joined: May 2006 Posts: 6,191 OK WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! It is really looking awesome! Hope you can find the dunks to keep the mosquito larvae out! Land of the FREE, home of the BRAVE

Re: starting pond, finally! ksgardnr #86781 Jul 10th, 2007 at 11:23 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered That looks great Lynne! Can't wait to see more of your progress!

Re: starting pond, finally! #87001 Jul 10th, 2007 at 05:10 PM Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,248 jackson county,tn. faerywatcher Twinkle faerywatcher Twinkle Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,248 jackson county,tn. WOW!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT PROGRESS! i am sooo jealous but sooooo excited for you! OUR HOME NEEDS OUR GNOME!

Re: starting pond, finally! faerywatcher #87031 Jul 10th, 2007 at 06:12 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,475 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,475 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Wowee, that's going to be beautiful when finished. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: starting pond, finally! Sunflowers #89764 Jul 14th, 2007 at 09:26 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Is Don working on it this week end??? Has he used all the flat rock on the palet?? Got an update?? "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: starting pond, finally! angelblossom #90386 Jul 15th, 2007 at 05:11 AM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 16,245 Catskill Mountains, NY Wrennie TweetyBird Wrennie TweetyBird Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 16,245 Catskill Mountains, NY ditto

Re: starting pond, finally! Wrennie #90967 Jul 15th, 2007 at 11:02 PM Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,248 jackson county,tn. faerywatcher Twinkle faerywatcher Twinkle Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,248 jackson county,tn. any news or pics here??? OUR HOME NEEDS OUR GNOME!

Re: starting pond, finally! plants 'n pots #91676 Jul 17th, 2007 at 02:28 AM Joined: May 2004 Posts: 9,238 p.a zone-6a sibyl sibyl Joined: May 2004 Posts: 9,238 p.a zone-6a holy cow! lynne thats soooooo awsome!

Re: starting pond, finally! sibyl #93425 Jul 19th, 2007 at 09:29 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Originally Posted by sibyl holy cow! lynne thats soooooo awsome! It is isn't it Christy!! I think maybe we should all go visit Lynne and go for a New York Swim , when it's finished .. It looks like the size of an olympic pool!! I know it isn't that big but still it's big! It will be soooo cool to see it all completed!! How the progess coming Lynne??? "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: starting pond, finally! angelblossom #94318 Jul 21st, 2007 at 03:32 AM Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,248 jackson county,tn. faerywatcher Twinkle faerywatcher Twinkle Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,248 jackson county,tn. LYNNE, gotta have our fix......any new pics? :wink: OUR HOME NEEDS OUR GNOME!

Re: starting pond, finally! faerywatcher #94363 Jul 21st, 2007 at 06:50 AM Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 108 West Texas gardenermom Member gardenermom Member Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 108 West Texas Okay...I just found this thread, and now I feel like I'm waiting for the birth of a baby...NO PICS IN NEARLY 2 WEEKS!!!!!....did Don hurt his back???....this is harder than waiting for the Harry Potter book!!!!!! "Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs." Jonah

Re: starting pond, finally! gardenermom #94364 Jul 21st, 2007 at 07:03 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY OMG - gardenermom - you crack me up!!! Sorry all... I have been so exhausted driving my daughter all over the county this week, that when I finally got here I was too tired to size my pictures. Hang on and I'll post some in a few minutes! (Don HAS been working slowly on it, as he does not want to hurt his back again, plus we've had a lot of rain recently... but it is coming along slowly but surely! Thanks for you interest! (and I know what you mean about the Harry Potter book too - my daughter wanted to get one last night when Don picked her up from the diner right next door at 12:15a.m., but the line was riDICulous!!!)

Re: starting pond, finally! plants 'n pots #94391 Jul 21st, 2007 at 08:08 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Ok.......... here we go! The first picture is from July 12th - after rain once again, and more rocks on the ledges. To the right side below the skimmer is a "shallower" end: Here we are 8 days later - July 20th, with mud on the bottom after Don pumped out the water, and more rocks on the ledges: The waterfall area is coming along slowly but surely, but now he thinks he wants to take off the roundish rocks and only use flat! more next post...

Re: starting pond, finally! plants 'n pots #94392 Jul 21st, 2007 at 08:13 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY And... here is the waterfall filter on the backside of the pond. It took about a day for him to piece all of it together from bits and pieces that he bought in assorted places: We have a very busy day today, and he's out mowing the lawn right now, so I don't know if he'll get anything done today. Ohhhhhhhhhh, and by the way... he got ANOTHER pallet of flat rocks delivered as he had run out of them! Thanks for looking, and have a nice day!

Re: starting pond, finally! plants 'n pots #94417 Jul 21st, 2007 at 09:22 AM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 16,245 Catskill Mountains, NY Wrennie TweetyBird Wrennie TweetyBird Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 16,245 Catskill Mountains, NY It's coming along nicely. I like the rounded rocks in the water fall. I think once the water is flowing over them it gives it a much more natural look than all flat.

Re: starting pond, finally! Wrennie #94454 Jul 21st, 2007 at 11:59 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Thanks Wrennie - I do too, but this is what Don wants and he's doing the work!

Re: starting pond, finally! plants 'n pots #94460 Jul 21st, 2007 at 12:16 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Will he be using rounder rocks at all ??? Don is really doing a terrific Job Lynne! Thanks for the update and Pic's! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."