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Hi, Welcome to my Blog. I'm an eclectic kind of crafter delving into many pots. I am just about managing to keep up my Scrapbooking Diary (usually about 6 months behind), plus any cards as required. I have a new found love of Watercolour and Bible Journaling plus recently Faith/Art Journaling too. I've challenged myself to make an art journal page a day for this my 60th year. Previously I've also dabbled in ATCs, Tags, Altered Books, Mixed Media, Décopatch, Knitting, Crochet, and Embroidery amongst other things. I live in Surrey, UK with my husband, our son has left home now. For exercise I usually play Badminton and go Ballroom and Latin Dancing. I also like walking/Geocaching and sometimes do a bit of Bouncing on my Rebounder (mini trampoline). I have been learning to play the harp for the past 10yrs. I am now officially retired. I am a born again Christian, currently worshiping at my local Vineyard Church.

Sunday 4 April 2021

Amelia POND - The Beginnings

 I had a dream of a pond for many years but it had got forgotten in time. 

Then I was doing a Bible study and it was about having a dream, and I thought, "I don't have a dream" so I prayed about it, and soon after the pond dream came back to mind.

I did the Amazon thing and found a "starter pond" preformed liner and then I posed the possibility to my husband and son. Within days my hubby bought the liner for me. Whilst awaiting its delivery, I made a paper cut-out to see where I could place it in the garden. The most obvious was down the bottom, as it can be seen from the kitchen, the lounge and my bedroom but it is quite shady there. I then researched shady pond plants....

It arrived Tuesday evening of 23rd March so Wednesday 24th March was digging day! 



Hubby and son went off to Homebase to get some sand to line the hole and some pebbles for round the edge. They also got 3 new fence panels!!! I got down to the digging.

 
A few hours later and I was filling it with water butt water and arranging the pebbles and cleaning the gravel...

It was murky for a while but soon cleared. The following day hubby and son replaced the fence panels!!

I ordered my first lot of plants from Puddleplants in Llandeilo and they took a week to arrive. I received them on 1st April (Maundy Thursday) and had them planted in a couple of hours. 


The following day the Water Hawthorne flower opened, it's like a little dragon's mouth (it is a plant OK in shade whereas Water Lilies require full sun).

So today we went for a family walk in the woods and happened to find a big angle cut piece of wood and some sticks, so they are now to the right of my pond. I love my little water garden.


2 comments:

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

That really IS a dream come true. Lots of hard work, yet so fulfilling in the end. It's beautiful.

Shoshi said...

Absolutely gorgeous, BJ. The Lord obviously gave you a good idea!

Shoshi x