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r ranson wrote:Also, choosing a black gold fish for a black lining was either a really silly idea because I can't see it or a really great idea to improve his/her/it's chances of survival.
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There is nothing so bad that politics cannot make it worse. - Thomas Sowell
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r ranson wrote:I have to keep reminding myself that the primary goal is to take photographs of water lilies in bloom later this summer. Everything else is just fun.
There is nothing so bad that politics cannot make it worse. - Thomas Sowell
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describes how this person, in the UK, made a whisky barrel pond and their steps for doing so.
mentions a whiskey barrel liner and other potential additions as something that exists but might not be needed.
There is nothing so bad that politics cannot make it worse. - Thomas Sowell
Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. - Albert Einstein
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Kristine Keeney wrote:Whisky barrels need to be lined before they can be trusted to hold water safely.
At least, the ones I've seen have needed that.
You can plant in them, terrestrially, from day one, but I don't think they should be used without a pond liner of some sort.
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There is nothing so bad that politics cannot make it worse. - Thomas Sowell
Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. - Albert Einstein
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r ranson wrote:I'm getting some ideas for the future of the water garden.
This is going to be a great opportunity to create this curated wildlife habitat within the bounds of my vegetable garden.
I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do. (E.E.Hale)
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Anita Martin wrote:
r ranson wrote:I'm getting some ideas for the future of the water garden.
This is going to be a great opportunity to create this curated wildlife habitat within the bounds of my vegetable garden.
Good to hear that you are having fun and getting experience in the setup of your little pond! But remember it will not be a wildlife habitat as long as there are goldfish. It is totally fine to have a goldfish pond but it will not attract the same amount of wildlife as one without fish.
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That's a big reason why this is a water garden and not a wildlife pond. We have a natural pond that is only mildly managed that wildlife enjoys. We cut the succession trees like Douglass Fir and any cottonwood that get too big to keep that area at that new-forest stage that attracts the most wildlife in our region.
I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do. (E.E.Hale)
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Anita Martin wrote:
Yes, I am aware that this thread is called water garden ;-)
I was just puzzled when you wrote wildlife habitat but I see your reasoning with the managed access.
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r ranson wrote:Today I watched a honey bee gathering water. I think it was the same one over and over again. They usually go to the regular pond, so it was nice to see one in my water garden - and thus near my vegies that are just starting to come into flower now.
you can watch the bee in my secret video update.
I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do. (E.E.Hale)
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Joe Hallmark wrote:Great timing for this to reappear. My son built me a small garden pond from a stock tank this winter and we were just talking about what plants and where to get them.
Where do you get the hyacinth?
There is nothing so bad that politics cannot make it worse. - Thomas Sowell
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Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.
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Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.
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There is nothing so bad that politics cannot make it worse. - Thomas Sowell
Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. - Albert Einstein
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There is nothing so bad that politics cannot make it worse. - Thomas Sowell
Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. - Albert Einstein
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There is nothing so bad that politics cannot make it worse. - Thomas Sowell
Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. - Albert Einstein
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