Ann, one thing you have to be prepared for w/Hometalk and that is when you post pics just get ready for a barage of questions. Here's Mine: did you use a liner or what for the pond?? I would think you need to fill it fairly often due to evaporation ??? I see you have a water feature & I know that'll keep the water circulated so the skeeters don't take up refuge -anything else I need to know?? I have grand illusions of this water-fall Koi pond one day but until then this sure looks do-able. Thanks for sharing - you did a fantastic job!!!
thx so much this is the stuff we all like to talk about so I enjoy it and the feedback has been helpful to me---this pond was another one of my design on a dime projects--got free heavy duty plastic sheeting at a yard sale and made many layers of it (6 maybe) dug a hole the shape I liked that would fit the rocks I got from my son's GA property --laid down the plastic dumped in the smaller pebbles and rocks and then lined the edge with the big rocks from GA--bought the little water
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feature fountain at Lowes about $50--we had electric out there already plugged it in buried the cords under rocks and that's it---it will turn yellow sometimes then we put chlorine from the pool in it-if the whole thing fails for some reason--I'm not into it for that much money
So technically you've invested more sweat equity than actual dollars & cents! I have a huge roll of the heavy duty clear sheeting too - I think pond liners are usually black but for something this simple I could spray paint the side that is face down!! We have electricity - just need a pump and some rocks. think I'd be tempted to get a couple of gold fish just for the summer!!
Congratulations Ann. I KNOW that has to be a big relief to finally have a buyer!! I'd say 43 days is doing pretty well - although it probably seemed like ages to you!! When one's home is on the market you always feel like you're living in a fish bowl or having to be ready for people to take a tour. Now you just have to pack up!! LOL So, maybe the market is on the up tick after all!!
I love this. It's beautiful. I've been wanting a pond for ages. Everything that I have looked at cost too much money. This looks great. Thanks for sharing this.
yes--I still have the gardens at my 15 rentals to tend to and I'll probably make a better effort there now that the house is sold we were lucky to make a sideways move financially so I'm content!
we moved to Hutchinson Island off of Ft Pierce--neighborhood called Harbour Isle---same square footage as house but no yard just the view---but like I said I'm using my energy at the 15 apts in Hobe Sound that needs low moisture plants (no irrigation) and easy care---mostly bromeliads and agaves that I have propagated...will upload some pics of my better efforts there but it an uphill battle there
Hey Ann - good to see you back. Hutchinson Is. was ringing a bell - is that close to Port St. Lucie? My daughter drove down there a couple of years ago to meet her X so each of them could visit with the kids. Someone had a house they let them use and I was able to bring it all up on Google Satellite - pretty cool. It looked like a really neat place!!
Thanks again Ann and welcome to my Network!!
However, you did have a beautiful setting. Good luck in your new environment.