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Loz's small pond & now NEW and improved big pond! #11396 Apr 2nd, 2007 at 06:53 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Just wanted to get a topic open so I can document my pond this year.... Last edited by loz; May 25th, 2007 at 02:10 PM.

Re: Loz's small pond. #11701 Apr 2nd, 2007 at 10:01 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered If we can't expand the pond this year then I might dig out a new bed in front of it in a half circle shape....coming out from the pond bed! :thum: Looks a far cry different right now than it did here!

Re: Loz's small pond. #12058 Apr 2nd, 2007 at 03:33 PM Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,376 Virginia USA Gardencrazy Gardencrazy Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,376 Virginia USA It's looking good Loz. Just give it time to come back to life. I am just now starting to see life in my ponds. I sure hope you are able to expand. [Linked Image] [lilypie.com]

Re: Loz's small pond. Gardencrazy #13230 Apr 3rd, 2007 at 10:29 AM Joined: May 2004 Posts: 9,238 p.a zone-6a sibyl sibyl Joined: May 2004 Posts: 9,238 p.a zone-6a awsome loz! i so love your pond!

Re: Loz's small pond. #13575 Apr 3rd, 2007 at 04:42 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Thanks! :thum: :gabb: It'll fill back in, it's just hard to believe it looked like that last summer and now it's so daggone bare!

Re: Loz's small pond. #16275 Apr 7th, 2007 at 08:31 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered There's actually 5 of them back there along the fence! I love them when they are all out in big blooms! I sure hope Mr. Froggy comes back this year!

Re: Loz's small pond. #16637 Apr 7th, 2007 at 07:33 PM Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,248 jackson county,tn. faerywatcher Twinkle faerywatcher Twinkle Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,248 jackson county,tn. i love your pond and hydrangeas too! i am sure little froggie will be back, he was probably in the bottom of the pond. he is either a green OR leparod frog. i can 't remember how to tell them apart----or spell them either! OUR HOME NEEDS OUR GNOME!

Re: Loz's small pond. faerywatcher #17108 Apr 8th, 2007 at 04:21 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Thank you Wendy , I always thought he was a bullfrog actually because of the noise he makes.....Last year we ended up with 2 frogs and a little lizard.

Re: Loz's small pond. #17141 Apr 8th, 2007 at 06:13 PM Joined: May 2005 Posts: 749 Penna cinta cinta Joined: May 2005 Posts: 749 Penna Loz the pond is really pretty. Mine is kinda empty looking now but I know soon it will be packed and I will want to start taking some of the plants out so I see the water. Do what you can where you are with what you have. http://www.flickr.com/photos/audwoman/

Re: Loz's small pond. cinta #17191 Apr 8th, 2007 at 07:16 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Thank you...your pictures are all so pretty , your porch looks like my kind of place to sit and hang out! Can't wait for the pond to grow in this spring/summer....not sure what to do around it this year...last year I really loved all the Zinnia's...I had TONS of butterflies all summer long. And I like the bright colors.

Re: Loz's small pond. #44727 May 15th, 2007 at 08:32 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Just throwing in a new pic....

Re: Loz's small pond. #44938 May 15th, 2007 at 02:41 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Loz? what is that plant? the leafy one? i like it and would like some for my pond!

Re: Loz's small pond. #44993 May 15th, 2007 at 05:07 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Jiffy, I have no clue....at the nursery the woman that helped me didn't know and it wasn't labeled...I just always call it an umbrella plant because it reminds me of an umbrella. I can probably send you some later in the year after it fills out a bit.

Re: Loz's small pond. #45063 May 15th, 2007 at 07:27 PM Jiffymouse Unregistered Jiffymouse Unregistered that would be great!

Re: Loz's small pond. #45078 May 15th, 2007 at 08:00 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,027 Likes: 9 So. Cal. Tina California Queen Tina California Queen Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,027 Likes: 9 So. Cal. I think it looks like papyrus. Search that and see. ~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)

Re: Loz's small pond. #51210 May 24th, 2007 at 06:40 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Guess what? Mark started digging the new pond out tonight!!!!!! He's almost done, that man works FAST! I'm not having shelfs all around the edges though. It'll be deep, medium, then shallow. I can set plants in the shallow end. I'm thrilled! At this rate we'll have it finished up pretty good by tomorrow. It got dark and he didn't even want to quit digging..... My fish will love their new bigger pond!

Re: Loz's small pond. #51287 May 25th, 2007 at 03:55 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,499 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,499 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Originally Posted by loz Guess what? Mark started digging the new pond out tonight!!!!!! No fair. Man oh man, that Loz is spoiled. Ain't she? Just teasing. How big is the new pond going to be? ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Loz's small pond. Sunflowers #51517 May 25th, 2007 at 09:59 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Well the old pond is small, it's about 5 by 6. The new pond will be about 8 by 12 Mark said! Yippeeeeee!!!! Marks as into digging it out now as I was about having it. He can't wait, he's all proud of himself. I'll see if I can go take a pic.

Re: Loz's small pond. #51584 May 25th, 2007 at 01:42 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered See the old pond filled in with bricks? Mark is a FAST worker..... Getting almost full and old pond totally gone! I'll put some pavers and a bench there. That thing in the water is my sunken solar ship. Still needs a lot of fine tuning, and the rubber cut away and more rocks.....we're getting there though! One step at a time....not bad for just over a days work huh? The furthest end is about 3 feet deep, then you have the middle level, then the shallow up near Mark.

Re: Loz's small pond. #51616 May 25th, 2007 at 02:39 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered That is awesome loz! Can I rent Mark for a day to do one for me?

Re: Loz's small pond. #51760 May 25th, 2007 at 06:47 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Sure if you can drag him off the couch---that's his usual spot! Here's the album link with a lot more pictures! It looks SOOOOOO cool at night!!! I just love it! The fish love it, they've been jumping and swimming super fast---I think they think they are in the ocean. Pond Pics!

Re: Loz's small pond. #51791 May 25th, 2007 at 07:10 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,027 Likes: 9 So. Cal. Tina California Queen Tina California Queen Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,027 Likes: 9 So. Cal. It is looking so good, Loz. Congratulations! ~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)

Re: Loz's small pond. Tina #51798 May 25th, 2007 at 07:30 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Yep, he dug it all out with a shovel and pick.....just by himself...started late last night and finished up this afternoon.... He's a fast, hard working kind of man. I think he loves it almost as much as me......I was walking around in it before the fish went in....thank God I didn't pull a Cindy and fall in there. I'm thrilled with it, flowerbeds go in next all the way around and Mark is gonna box them in. Where the green chair is in the pics is where I will put my bench I get. Yippeeeee.......... I swear the fish were so excited.....jumping and zipping around, it was like they'd won the fish lottery.

Re: Loz's small pond. Tina #51804 May 25th, 2007 at 07:45 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY That looks sooooo terrific loz!!! Can't believe yours is up and running before mine! Wanna send Mark here to give Don a hand??? How many gallons is it about - do you know? Are you getting a bigger filter and pump for it? Are you thinking about getting any koi? So many questions!!!

Re: Loz's small pond. #51825 May 25th, 2007 at 08:36 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,850 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,850 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri Loz--that is a really nice pond---can't wait to see your bench beside it!! ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Loz's small pond. JunieGirl #51961 May 26th, 2007 at 09:42 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Mark told me how many gallons and I can't remember.... Yep, we're getting a real pump and filter for this pond, Mark is going to fix the outlet outside so it's GFI equipped. No Koi fish, maybe one day when my goldfish are gone...but for now I have the 2 big shubunkins, 1 white goldfish, and 2 orange fancytails.....and a ton of mosquito fish. He's a fast worker Lynne..... When he starts something he'll work on it all day until it's done. I couldn't believe how fast he dug it out to be honest. I wasn't complaining though. Gotta check your topic for updates. JunieGirl, I think a bench will be so great in that one spot right there....plus it'll be surround by boxed in flowerbeds......wooohoooo, the fish are swimming so fast---they're happy.

Re: Loz's small pond. #51965 May 26th, 2007 at 09:59 AM Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 51 East Peoria, IL Nicksgram Member Nicksgram Member Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 51 East Peoria, IL That pond is gorgeous! We're increasing the size of ours. Not as big as I wanted but it'll do for now. I know there is no way it will be dug out as quickly as yours though. Sharon M

Re: Loz's small pond. Nicksgram #52101 May 26th, 2007 at 04:19 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered i'm almost jealous!

Re: Loz's small pond. #52323 May 27th, 2007 at 09:19 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Put those men of yours to work and get you one dug out Jiffy! I think my fish are mating......honestly I feel terrible because I guess out of all my fish only one is a female....they are all chasing it around and pushing it in the side of the shallow area....

Re: Loz's small pond. #52754 May 28th, 2007 at 06:21 AM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 16,245 Catskill Mountains, NY Wrennie TweetyBird Wrennie TweetyBird Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 16,245 Catskill Mountains, NY nice pond!

Re: Loz's small pond. #53242 May 28th, 2007 at 03:50 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,499 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,499 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Wow, Mark looks tired after that one. I like the thumbs up. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Loz's small pond. Sunflowers #53350 May 28th, 2007 at 07:45 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered He was so tired, but he's all proud of himself and loves it as much as I do!!! We've been sitting out there by it a lot watching all the fish. One corner is a tad lower than the others, he does that on purpose.... He figures if the pond overflows, because our town is known for freakishly heavy rains and flooding, that at least it would drain out of that one lower end instead of coming over the whole thing. We still might fix it though, if we fix by shoving more dirt under the liner we'll be able to fill it a few more inches.

Re: Loz's small pond. #53837 May 29th, 2007 at 08:35 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered That looks wonderful loz!!! Mark did a wonderful job on it!

Re: Loz's small pond. #54874 May 30th, 2007 at 06:33 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered I'm working on the paradise thing! Got the pump installed today and the filter, AND I got 4 new ornamental grasses....2 are Cabaret grass and get up to 6 feet tall.....2 purple fountain grasses, and 4 new fish and 2 new snails! And Mark leveled out the pond better and we filled it up a few more inches. In the new pics though it hadn't been leveled out yet. The Cabaret Grass is a perennial down to -20, and I'm not kidding, in the pot it was as tall as my waist. Here's the link again to my album....on each side so far I have the Cabaret Grass, Lavander, and Purple Ft. Grass. The back of the pond will be FILLED with Zinnias and Cosmos! Few new pics, click me!

Re: Loz's small pond. #54971 May 31st, 2007 at 03:49 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,499 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,499 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Cool Loz, it keeps getting prettier. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Loz's small pond. Sunflowers #55189 May 31st, 2007 at 06:50 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Thanks Tamara , you ain't seen nothing yet....I can't wait for the back part of the grass to die behind the pond.....it's covered with landscapers stuff and mulch. As soon as it dies I'm putting in Sunflowers, Cosmos, and Zinnias!

Re: Loz's small pond. #55238 May 31st, 2007 at 07:48 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Looks great loz! Can't wait to see it once you get your flowers in there. I bet it will be beautiful!

Re: Loz's small pond. #56607 Jun 2nd, 2007 at 08:00 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 WOW Loz IT looks great !! ISn't it nice to have a fast working hubby!!! You and Lynne are soo lucky to have hubby's that help are great about doing these things!!! I wannna Pond!!!!!!!! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Loz's small pond. angelblossom #56627 Jun 2nd, 2007 at 08:16 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Don't you have room for one anywhere Diane???? Mark hemmed and hawed to start it at first, but once he got going I couldn't get him to stop.... Now he's all proud of "his" pond. Here's the bench I'm getting.....because A. It's cheaper than the plain slat one from Lowes, it's $59. B. They'll ship it right to my local walmart for free. C. I like the back on it---even though it is resin....Resin is pretty durable though. If anything happens to that panel I'll just have Mark carve me out a wood piece to put in there! I'm going to order it today! rose bench

Re: Loz's small pond. #56642 Jun 2nd, 2007 at 08:29 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,499 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,499 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Order me one too Very pretty Loz. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Loz's small pond. #56657 Jun 2nd, 2007 at 08:36 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered @ Tamara! It'll do the job! We have a few plastic chairs down there we sit on now to watch the fish but of course they're going....I'll get a long bench butt pillow for on it and it'll be a little better to sit on!

Re: Loz's small pond. #56665 Jun 2nd, 2007 at 08:39 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Those benches can be hard! Mark wanted a swing with a canopy for down there, but there isn't enough room for the A frame of it......So a bench it is! I might start working on the back bed tonight once it cools down! I think I'll plant sunflowers at the very back, and cosmos and the zinnias in front of them! I can't wait for it all to look lush and vibrant!

Re: Loz's small pond. #58849 Jun 5th, 2007 at 05:40 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Well it's coming along....I planted some portulaca the whole way around the base....and some zinnias in a part of the old pond bed.....I'm just waiting now for the grass to totally die under the fabric/mulch, and for my bench to come in at my local walmart.....I love it!!!! I can just picture it all finished, it will look so lush and colorful!

Re: Loz's small pond. #59024 Jun 6th, 2007 at 04:19 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,499 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,499 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Cool, in the mean-time go snap a few pics of Mum's gardens. I am getting curious and I still haven't seen her new patio set ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Loz's small pond. #60614 Jun 7th, 2007 at 06:48 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Putting it together right now, it's stinking hot inside my house...I'm too cheap to turn the AC on now though...electric is going up 50 percent!

Re: Loz's small pond. #60621 Jun 7th, 2007 at 07:24 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Once it's done(gotta put on the support bars on the bottom), I'm going to bed! Mark keeps the bedroom like a meat locker so it'll be nice and cold!

Re: Loz's small pond. #62047 Jun 9th, 2007 at 12:19 PM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 16,245 Catskill Mountains, NY Wrennie TweetyBird Wrennie TweetyBird Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 16,245 Catskill Mountains, NY Bench? Pics?

Re: Loz's small pond. Wrennie #62343 Jun 9th, 2007 at 10:10 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Pics, did someone say pics???? I couldn't have got most of this done without Bill .....the bench was bought with his money, and the big grasses, and the pump and filter for my pond! I'm in no way done with this area yet, and I'm not sure if we're putting pavers under the bench or more mulch! I just love it!

Re: Loz's small pond. #62368 Jun 10th, 2007 at 04:57 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,499 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,499 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Very nice Loz. The nursery across the road has that variagated grass also. Mulch would be nice under the bench and a whole lot cheaper. to Bill for treating Loz to some new toys. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Loz's small pond. Sunflowers #62382 Jun 10th, 2007 at 05:31 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Mulch it is! That's what I wanted, but Mark was going to get paving stones....BUT mulch IS much cheaper. I love those 2 tall grasses....

Re: Loz's small pond. #62385 Jun 10th, 2007 at 05:35 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,499 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,499 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada The grasses look pretty when they are filled in. They are only a couple inches high at the nursery but for $3 somebody will buy them i'm sure. Here paving stones move and shift with the frost, do you have that trouble where you are? I love mulch. Especially the smell of it (I use cedar) ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Loz's small pond. Sunflowers #62441 Jun 10th, 2007 at 08:03 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered We use cedar too! I like it best! Got some today while we were out at Lowes. Paving stones do okay here I guess, dad made the patio out of them and they seem to be fine. I paid $13 each for those big grasses......AND today I got more! I got Pampas Grass and something called Blue Eyed Grass, Pink Ice Plant, Pink Fountain Gaura, and some more Petunias.

Re: Loz's small pond. #62451 Jun 10th, 2007 at 08:14 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,499 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,499 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Pampas grass is so pretty, doesn't overwinter here though. Can't wait for more pics.. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Loz's small pond. Sunflowers #62506 Jun 10th, 2007 at 09:16 AM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 16,245 Catskill Mountains, NY Wrennie TweetyBird Wrennie TweetyBird Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 16,245 Catskill Mountains, NY It is gorgeous! I love that sunken ship. So cute!

Re: Loz's small pond. Wrennie #62515 Jun 10th, 2007 at 09:34 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Looking VERRRRRRRY nice, loz! The bench is very nice indeed, and the plants look terrific! I also have a few of those tall variegated grasses - in other gardens just waiting to be able to be moved to the pond garden. Don is out there as I type - since the crack of dawn this morning, slaving away on it - he's such a perfectionist - every shelf, etc has to be perfectly level - he even waits til the sun goes down so he can use his laser level!!! I can't wait to see you plant more pretty things around there - you have a great eye for this!

Re: Loz's small pond. #63007 Jun 11th, 2007 at 09:15 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Looks great loz! I love your new bench! You are doing a wonderful job with it!

Re: Loz's small pond. #63634 Jun 11th, 2007 at 09:45 PM Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 22 Missouri HummingbirdMO Member HummingbirdMO Member Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 22 Missouri Your pond is gorgeous! I have really enjoyed reading this thread and seeing the progress you have made with your new pond :) . ~Karen~ The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses. ~Hanna Rion

Re: Loz's small pond. HummingbirdMO #63910 Jun 12th, 2007 at 07:28 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Thank you all! I'm still adding more plants around it......Planted a few more yesterday! Blue Eyed Grass, and Gaura. In a few days I'll be planting a ton of Zinnia's in the rest of the places in the back......then I'll take more pictures!

Re: Loz's small pond. #63976 Jun 12th, 2007 at 07:59 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered I can fix that! I'll have Mark snap a pic later today!

Re: Loz's small pond. #74085 Jun 22nd, 2007 at 06:35 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered I planted stuff in the back tonight...it looks puny right now but when I get back they'll be nice and bigger and better! So in the very front closest I have 4 zinnias on each side of the Pampas Grass in the middle. Behind them are 6 Hollyhocks from my big one having babies. You can't see in this pic, but behind them are Allysum and Portulacas. Camera was blurry because I had it on the wrong setting.

Re: Loz's small pond. #74119 Jun 22nd, 2007 at 07:11 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered I know! It doesn't look like much now, but it will! Especially when the Hollyhocks get super duper tall! And the portulaca all fills in with the Allysum! By the time I get back I'll probably have ripe toms too!

Re: Loz's small pond. #76421 Jun 25th, 2007 at 09:36 PM Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 108 West Texas gardenermom Member gardenermom Member Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 108 West Texas Loz--I love your pond! Can hardly wait to see pics of the new one. "Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs." Jonah

Re: Loz's small pond. gardenermom #77624 Jun 27th, 2007 at 01:09 PM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 16,245 Catskill Mountains, NY Wrennie TweetyBird Wrennie TweetyBird Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 16,245 Catskill Mountains, NY gardenermom that is her new one! Where the bench is sitting is where the old teeny one was it was about the size of a bathtub. Go all the way back to page one of this thread and you can see a before picture. See all the zinnias blooming around it? Last edited by Wrennie; Jun 27th, 2007 at 01:10 PM.

Re: Loz's small pond. Wrennie #86738 Jul 10th, 2007 at 10:21 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Guess what? My lily is flowering, I came home to a red flower----so excited....will take a pic sometime.....AFTER the 985 pics on my cam upload.

Re: Loz's small pond. #87008 Jul 10th, 2007 at 05:24 PM Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,248 jackson county,tn. faerywatcher Twinkle faerywatcher Twinkle Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,248 jackson county,tn. looking great! OUR HOME NEEDS OUR GNOME!

Re: Loz's small pond. #89765 Jul 14th, 2007 at 09:32 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 Originally Posted by loz Guess what? My lily is flowering, I came home to a red flower----so excited. Ohhhh How nice to come home to find that!!! coooool!!!! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Loz's small pond. angelblossom #90091 Jul 14th, 2007 at 04:54 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered My most fav. area in my yard! The water level was down a bit and I still need to have Mark adjust the one side better so I can level out the water better....he likes one corner lower so if it overflows it all goes out the one side though. Speaking of the pond I forgot to feed the fishies....better go do that.

Re: Loz's small pond. #90096 Jul 14th, 2007 at 04:58 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 Loz What a nice place to just sit and enjoy the quiet especially in the morning and early evening!!!!!!! Gooood Job!!!!!!!! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Loz's small pond. angelblossom #90117 Jul 14th, 2007 at 05:55 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered And it's still not filled in all the way yet, and I have more zinnias to plant around it! By the time I'm done it'll be a jungle around that there pond. Guess what? I came home to baby mosquito fish! I'm a momma again!

Re: Loz's small pond. #90375 Jul 15th, 2007 at 04:29 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,499 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,499 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Very pretty Loz. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Loz's small pond. Sunflowers #90385 Jul 15th, 2007 at 05:10 AM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 16,245 Catskill Mountains, NY Wrennie TweetyBird Wrennie TweetyBird Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 16,245 Catskill Mountains, NY Congratulations mama! :LOL: Can you sit on the bench and take a picture of the view you see while sitting there? Will that be looking at the mountains you posted a picture of once?

Re: Loz's small pond. Wrennie #90591 Jul 15th, 2007 at 10:29 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Momma Loz! I was looking in the water hyacinth last night and noticed the teeny tiny babies in there swimnming around. I'll take a pic on the bench tonight. I'm surrounded by mountains. I'm going to work on Mark on adding a waterfall.

Re: Loz's small pond. #90746 Jul 15th, 2007 at 02:06 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Views from the bench---remember the mountains don't look big because we are on a mountain here.

Re: Loz's small pond. #91674 Jul 17th, 2007 at 02:16 AM Joined: May 2004 Posts: 9,238 p.a zone-6a sibyl sibyl Joined: May 2004 Posts: 9,238 p.a zone-6a wow loz! looks awsome

Re: Loz's small pond. #95942 Jul 23rd, 2007 at 07:51 PM Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 276 FL Julianne Member Julianne Member Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 276 FL Can't wait to see new pics of you freshly dug pond, Loz! Post some soon. Julianne

Re: Loz's small pond. Julianne #95950 Jul 23rd, 2007 at 07:58 PM Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 276 FL Julianne Member Julianne Member Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 276 FL OK, I'm behind the times, er...posts. :~} Your pond looks great, Loz, and your view is breathtaking! Here in SC FL, the overpasses are our highest elevations! :~D Julianne

Re: Loz's small pond. Julianne #96558 Jul 24th, 2007 at 04:31 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 "A view from the Bench" pic is awesome Mama Loz!! Hey Maaaaa ~~~~~~~~~~~ What's for dinner??????????? "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Loz's small pond. angelblossom #96567 Jul 24th, 2007 at 05:17 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,752 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,752 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Great pictures. Everything looks so green. NC is brown right now.

Re: Loz's small pond. #96853 Jul 25th, 2007 at 08:25 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,499 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,499 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Better open a new one Loz, keep those pretty pics coming. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CLOSED~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.