On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:52:58 +0000, cineman wrote:
Hi,
Solar pumps are unlikely to be powerful enough to cope with the amount of
water in this pond.
you will need to work out cubic voloume of the pond
width X depth X length
then look for pumps sufficient to change water every 20 mins to half hour
depending on what fish you carry.
You should consider what plants are going into pool first, as come spring
you will have the best pea soup in the neighbourhood.
SEcondly
Plants for round the hedge would look good spreading over the hedge into the
pool to break up the straight lines perennials such as hostas always look
good.
gound cover such as houtiniana (I think thats correct spelling), ajuga,
creeping jenny, nepeta, all these will grow over and into the pond and
provide a ladder for wildlife to crawl back out. and provide cover for
emerging baby frogs and newts. Remember a pond is (wild)for life not just
for christmas
Take a look at the rhs website for pond plants.
Apologies for any spelling/typing mistakes, 1 2 many glasses of Hock.
Regards
Cineman
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"Welsh Witch" wrote in message
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We've nearly finished this pool (on web below) which is 20 yards by 15. I
have looked at hundreds of pools and the planting round the edges and my
mind is always drawn to the exotic like those in ancient Egypt and Mexico.
I know I can't grow such things but there must be something that can be
grown that looks like these plants.
Someone suggesting bamboo, previously is something I thought I could use
hereabouts I have a nigra a large clump..I just hope it will move OK... I
am sure there should be plants that wave in the breeze. The spot is in
full sun from about 10am to 5pm and I'm hoping to be able to use solar to
work the pumps. It seems such a waste to let all this water overflowing
everywhere in this area... so we'll collect sky water as much as
possible.BUT plants I'm completely foxed. I don't want to put their feet
in the water just along the sides which are to be filled with backing
cement/stones and soil. Summer we hopefully can water the vegetables.
http://www.saveoursaxon.co.uk/whatplants.html