Yesterday was the first full day of Spring here. Spring dawned at 7:44am on Friday March 20th. The first brave bulbs are blooming and yesterday was a sunny, clear day - so I began the pond re-building project. The water level kept dropping at the end of the fall last year - so I suspect a leak. It has been seven years since I put this lining in - so considering the extreme temperatures of seven winters - it has done good service.
The plan is to take the lining out and dig the pond a little deeper. The retaining wall on the side by the grass needs more height. The plan ALSO includes Kevin or Joel digging!!!! Then I'll put a new lining in and replace the rocks (which you can see I removed and put on mesh on the grass to clean - seven years of pond scum!). There are at least two fish I have spotted that made it through the winter - so I will try and catch them and put them in a container to wait until their new home is finished. If they don't make it they are only 25c each at the pet store!
I'll post photos once the project is completed.
3 comments:
Big job Leisa but it will be lovely when finished. Oddly enough we have just cleaned ours out too but not as detailed a job as yours. Mainly got rid of a lot of greenery. Could not feed the fish for greenery. They love the new look and are all waiting for me each morning for their breakfast. Look forward to seeing the finished article.
Love
Mum
Leisa, dear Leisa,
Do watch out for bunyips! You know the stories told by our indigenous brothers in their dreamtime, so please be careful.
We are sure that you will do a good job of the clean and look forward to seeing the end result.
Love,
L & CC.
I never feed the goldfish in our pond. The mozzies do it for me.
Great to see the renovation, and nice to have a couple of willing musclemen to do the heavy lifting.
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