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Wendy B

Murphy, NC
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  • This is the green water.
  • This is the clear water AFTER the barley bales! Shocking! Now I have to get busy and add rocks to the bottom to make it pretty, haha!

Green Water in My Pond/waterfall Cleared Like Magic!

First spring with our pond/waterfall...and I was feeling a little frustrated, as the water filled up with green 'yuck'! I read, studied and spoke to people who assured me that I could buy ...»
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Wendy B Murphy, NC 2 days ago
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  • Lou
    Lou 17 hours ago
    Your initial green water were most likely algae blooms. Very typical for spring. It's great ...»
    your straw worked so well. Beware that your pond may also experience long hair underwater algae. Such algae is much more difficult. I personally use a 100% fish and plant safe algaecide. To successfully use this chemical you must read and follow the manufactures instructions. Whether you use natural or chemical cures you continue researching. It is vital every dedicated pond keeper always take loving care of their pond. Congratulations and continued happy ponding. Consider joining "gardenpondforum.com" for continued & detailed pond keeping assistance.

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  • Beautiful Murals
  • I am just loving the colors, the 'green' water  the orange of the fish and the purple flowers!
  • My overly happy dog, who thinks she is a puppy still!
  • not a great shot but I am leaving it because I've spent HOURS trying to load better ones that seem to vanish once they are 'complete.'
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Just Updating Pictures From Last Years Pond Project!

Here are just a few shots of the pond as it progresses into it's first spring. We have some green water, which is apparently not bad for the fish...I have barley floating under the ...»
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Wendy B Murphy, NC on Jun 07, 2013
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  • It took a half a day to do this BUT I learned a lot. Next section will be carved much better!
  • Hand carved! I really could use some nice tools but for now I use what I have!
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Making a Fairy Home From an Old Stump

Last years projects consumed my life! This year I have felt a little sad, as absolutely nothing seemed needing to be created, just constant upkeep. I adore creating something from ...»
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Wendy B Murphy, NC on May 14, 2013
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  • our new waterfall, bridge, pond and the surrounding pathways it inspired 1
  • waterfall upward
  • bridge uptop downward
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Finishing the summer project, just in time for Fall

Well I started out weeding some hills around our gazebo...then hubby and I finished off with pergola's, waterfall with ponds and fish, a bridge or 2...a lot of stairs and pathways. Oh yes ...»
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Wendy B Murphy, NC on Oct 21, 2012
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    Donna A on May 07, 2013
    Well now I am embarrassed this is the Georgia State flower...learn something new everyday.
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  • The mess my yard is now, water draining from off the top of the mountan and taking out our drive way and one side of the circular bank 3
  • Coming lower into the yard, where the water from above has raced through. We are about to dig out and put in a small pond that the dry rock bed we will be adding from the top will drain into...then we will build a bridge over that.
  • I've started digging out a path around the gazebo so you can see the roses planted up against it...a LOT more path to dig out! My hands are blistered already, haha!
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The beginning of getting a yard in shape!

When we moved into our house 3 years ago the banks were caving in because the seller had sprayed everything, leaving nothing but death...we started by planting forsythia, then I kept ...»
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Wendy B Murphy, NC on Apr 12, 2012
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    Wendy B on Apr 12, 2012
    Oh how I'd love to do that! We will add a pathway and some steps coming down...but I highly ...»
    doubt we can afford the flagstone...thinking for now it will just be wood and mulch. This is going to be a process over time though. I will have paths and ponds and lots of mulch this year...maybe next year we will get to add things like flagstone pathways!

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  • I already moved that fern someplace else, obviously the plants that are out are JUST temporary to add color in the pic. They didn't help much! Planting this weekend. Giving the pond time to flow and have water checked before more
  • Plant is moved. Electrician will be out next week to fix up the electrical so you won't be seeing that ugly orange cord after that!
  • the gravel in the front of that is temp...plants will fill up the front pockets of the rocks here! Bridge will be built this coming weekend! WooHOO!
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Continued progress on the pond, pathway etc for daughters wedding

Exhausted! Still a lot of work and very little time but just wanted to update the pictures of our work!
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Wendy B Murphy, NC on Sep 03, 2012
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    Acorn Landscaping on Oct 21, 2012
    Hey Wendy glad to hear the Wedding went well. I'm sure you must have gotten a lot of ...»
    compliments. Don't be bashful, post as many photos as you want here. Show us what more you did!

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  • path way has been dug out out from the pergola down to what will become 2 small ponds with lil' waterfall...in the front of the picture you can see a little bit of the dry creek bed that will run from the top of the yard...down!
  • the first picture was from the ponds  up to the pergola and house...this one is across the other way where the path will end at the gazebo..hoping you can see 2 holes, bigger 1 and smaller one, in between will be a bridge. 1

The beginning of a couple of ponds and a dry rock bed!

I know this won't look like much but I like to post as we go...the past had pictures of the empty, washed away yard. Then pictures of area's that have had weeds removed, plants ...»
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Wendy B Murphy, NC on Jul 25, 2012
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    Wendy B on Jul 28, 2012
    Thanks to all of you that commented. I'm sorry it took so long to respond. Work always gets in ...»
    the way of my fun, hehe. My husband will know the gallon size and has the pumps purchased. I actually don't know. I'll tell you sometime next week for sure though. Just finished extending the deck out to the edges of the pergola so lining the dry rock bed and starting the ponds next.

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  • cleared out the weeds and put pine straw up to the flower beds and pathways around the gazebo! 3

work on the massive hill, all weeded, pine straw down...THAT is how one spends the 4th of July!

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Wendy B Murphy, NC on Jul 05, 2012
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    Wendy B on Jul 10, 2012
    Still working! Pergola underway, with grapes ready to start the long climb upward! Waiting on ...»
    Home Depot to get the pond liners back in stock, already paid for! So much to do and thankfully such wonderful weather...even if it is HOT! Thank you for the comments! You are my inspiration!

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A unique look for any floor!

My husband has tiled, put down wood flooring and after growing weary of doing the same thing over and over...we decided to get creative. I hope you like the new floor as much as we do!
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Wendy B Murphy, NC on May 29, 2012
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    Becky on Sep 24, 2012
    WOW! This is amazing!
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