We had another glorious day
Posted by Anja on October 10, 2010 at 23:47 | Last modified: July 9, 2012 16:18… and did the fall clean-up. The tiger raked leaves, and I heaved the tropicals out of the pond (he helped me with the big one) and potted them up, and cut down the perennials. Most of the water hyacinths landed on the compost. I just left three in there to give the fish some cover, but they do turn very icky after the first frost.
Finally I netted the goldfish babies (I found 5) to overwinter them in the tank downstairs. Two of them are about 1 1/2″ inches and thus prolly big enough to survive on their own, but the other three are under 1″, so they all came out. Easier than trying to catch only the little ones, and why take chances.
The minnows immediately schooled tightly and went into partial hiding, but the suckermouths were completely unfazed by their new tankmates:
Our Water Hyacinths are blooming
Posted by Anja on September 3, 2010 at 12:26 | Last modified: July 9, 2012 16:01
And the pond is generally quite hard to find under the mass of plants that covers it. We do occasionally get a glimpse of fish, though. And of course the frogs are everywhere. ;o)
Tags: Eichhornia crassipes, garden, pond | Categories: Pond | Comments Off on Our Water Hyacinths are blooming | PermalinkThe floating plants are taking over the pond
Posted by Anja on September 6, 2008 at 14:52 | Last modified: July 10, 2012 03:55… which makes the fish happy. And us, too, because it takes care of the algae.
Some more pictures
Posted by Anja on July 20, 2008 at 14:46 | Last modified: July 10, 2012 03:48The woodlands view from the top of the waterfall:
We has a flower (water hyacinth).
Time for some prettyfication
Posted by Anja on September 10, 2007 at 17:55 | Last modified: July 10, 2012 03:05The main work is done. Remaining tasks included cutting excess liner (conservatively!) and hiding the rest ( left side is done), and camouflaging the waterfall tub.
If you look at theright rim, you’ll see a gravelly gap between some rocks, where we made a ‘beach’ to break up the sheer sides. Frogs and insects love the sun spot, birds take their baths there, and it’s a potential escape route for any unwary furries that might fall in the pond.
We proudly bought our first pond plant, a water hyacinth, and it seems the froggies approve that decision.
Must not forget to actually add the overflow pit:
