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Pergola finished........
........at last. Framework is 2.5 inch rough poles. Topped with canes
supporting willow matting. Cuts sunlight by about half. Rocklights and hanging lantern are on a timer and PIR. They activate between 8 & 11pm whenever anyone approaches. Water temp now 18Deg C, fish eating like they've never been fed before!! Some plants repotted, some new stuff in, more to follow. Well, that took care of my weeks holiday! http://www.blackberrymoon.co.uk/pergola2/index.html -- ßôyþëtë London, UK |
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Pergola finished........
BoyPete wrote:
........at last. Framework is 2.5 inch rough poles. Topped with canes supporting willow matting. Cuts sunlight by about half. Rocklights and hanging lantern are on a timer and PIR. They activate between 8 & 11pm whenever anyone approaches. Water temp now 18Deg C, fish eating like they've never been fed before!! Some plants repotted, some new stuff in, more to follow. Well, that took care of my weeks holiday! http://www.blackberrymoon.co.uk/pergola2/index.html It's looking good :-) Bet you will appreciate sitting under it on days like today - and it is only April :-0 Have you decided on any climbers yet? Gill |
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Pergola finished........
"BoyPete" wrote in message ... ........at last. Framework is 2.5 inch rough poles. Topped with canes supporting willow matting. Cuts sunlight by about half. Rocklights and hanging lantern are on a timer and PIR. They activate between 8 & 11pm whenever anyone approaches. Water temp now 18Deg C, fish eating like they've never been fed before!! Some plants repotted, some new stuff in, more to follow. Well, that took care of my weeks holiday! http://www.blackberrymoon.co.uk/pergola2/index.html ========================== Does it get any sun now at all? The plants may need a few hours of sun to thrive. Just wondering?!?!? -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 Zone 6. Middle TN USA ISP: Hughes.net ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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Pergola finished........
Gill Passman wrote:
BoyPete wrote: ........at last. Framework is 2.5 inch rough poles. Topped with canes supporting willow matting. Cuts sunlight by about half. Rocklights and hanging lantern are on a timer and PIR. They activate between 8 & 11pm whenever anyone approaches. Water temp now 18Deg C, fish eating like they've never been fed before!! Some plants repotted, some new stuff in, more to follow. Well, that took care of my weeks holiday! http://www.blackberrymoon.co.uk/pergola2/index.html It's looking good :-) Bet you will appreciate sitting under it on days like today - and it is only April :-0 Have you decided on any climbers yet? Gill Got a Pyracantha 'Firethorn' on one corner post. Looking for something else. Sat out this afternoon with a book, with sideways glances at fish. Fascinating . Fish that is, not the book. -- ßôyþëtë London, UK |
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Pergola finished........
Now that is impressive. Lots of work there. I like seeing it go up.
It will keep the pond cooler and less green in the heat. I like the bird feeder. We have several in our yard and love them. Looking at the neighborhood brought back my days in Cambridge. We lived in Fulbourn and the Bar Hill between 70 and 73. The in the city when we visited on sabbatical. Congratulations. Jim |
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Pergola finished........
Reel McKoi wrote:
"BoyPete" wrote in message ... ........at last. Framework is 2.5 inch rough poles. Topped with canes supporting willow matting. Cuts sunlight by about half. Rocklights and hanging lantern are on a timer and PIR. They activate between 8 & 11pm whenever anyone approaches. Water temp now 18Deg C, fish eating like they've never been fed before!! Some plants repotted, some new stuff in, more to follow. Well, that took care of my weeks holiday! http://www.blackberrymoon.co.uk/pergola2/index.html ========================== Does it get any sun now at all? The plants may need a few hours of sun to thrive. Just wondering?!?!? Yes, a couple of afternoon hours -- ßôyþëtë London, UK |
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Pergola finished........
Phyllis and Jim wrote:
Now that is impressive. Lots of work there. I like seeing it go up. It will keep the pond cooler and less green in the heat. I like the bird feeder. We have several in our yard and love them. Looking at the neighborhood brought back my days in Cambridge. We lived in Fulbourn and the Bar Hill between 70 and 73. The in the city when we visited on sabbatical. Congratulations. Jim The bird feeder used to be at the back of the house, which borders on a school field. Have moved it to front on pergola........no birds Any idea how I can 'tell' them it's there? -- ßôyþëtë London, UK |
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Pergola finished........
BoyPete wrote:
Got a Pyracantha 'Firethorn' on one corner post. Looking for something else. Sat out this afternoon with a book, with sideways glances at fish. Fascinating . Fish that is, not the book. Nice choice :-) Watch out for berries falling in the water.....but I've not ever really had an issue with the stuff falling off - tends to get eaten before it gets a chance.....nice and evergreen with white flowers and then the berries - kind of an all season delight :-) Mine grows quite rampantly.....so you may well need to prune a bit....but mine is in full sunlight whereas yours is in the shade..... Which way does your garden face? Are you going to get periods of sunlight before the shade of the pergola kicks in? Gill |
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Pergola finished........
"BoyPete" wrote in message ... The bird feeder used to be at the back of the house, which borders on a school field. Have moved it to front on pergola........no birds Any idea how I can 'tell' them it's there? -- ========================== Fill it with sunflower seed. They'll soon be all over it. :-)) I still have birds on my feeders and they're nesting already. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 Zone 6. Middle TN USA ISP: Hughes.net ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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Pergola finished........
Looks wonderful Pete, thanks for the slide show.
On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 21:38:45 CST, "Reel McKoi" wrote: Fill it with sunflower seed. They'll soon be all over it. :-)) I still have birds on my feeders and they're nesting already. Hopefully you're talking the shelled kind? I've slowly been moving away from the shells, what a mess. Course if it was just birds it probably wouldn't be so bad. I have squirrels that eat & eat &..... Why I've gone to the shell-less. I'm really thinking of weighing both types and seeing just what is the break down price-wise. Maybe someone has already done that? 50 lb bag w/shells, yields how many lbs. of seed? I wonder if ask.com would know? ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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Pergola finished........
On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:35:07 CST, "BoyPete"
wrote: The bird feeder used to be at the back of the house, which borders on a school field. Have moved it to front on pergola........no birds Any idea how I can 'tell' them it's there? I'd try to keep it a secret, or move it away from the pond. I have a few that visit my pond for water and am sure they bring in some parasites, but I can't shoot them it is too close. Regards, Hal |
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"~ jan" wrote in message ... Looks wonderful Pete, thanks for the slide show. On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 21:38:45 CST, "Reel McKoi" wrote: Fill it with sunflower seed. They'll soon be all over it. :-)) I still have birds on my feeders and they're nesting already. Hopefully you're talking the shelled kind? No. The "messy" kind. ;-) The feeders are out on the lawn so the hulls just rot into the grass. Anything spilled is eaten by the wild doves. I've slowly been moving away from the shells, what a mess. Course if it was just birds it probably wouldn't be so bad. I have squirrels that eat & eat &..... Why I've gone to the shell-less. I'm really thinking of weighing both types and seeing just what is the break down price-wise. The neighbor's cats and Golden Retriever have discouraged squirrels (and rabbits) from coming close to the houses anymore. Maybe someone has already done that? 50 lb bag w/shells, yields how many lbs. of seed? I wonder if ask.com would know? ~ jan Post back and let us know. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 Zone 6. Middle TN USA ISP: Hughes.net ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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Pergola finished........
"Hal" wrote in message ... I'd try to keep it a secret, or move it away from the pond. I have a few that visit my pond for water and am sure they bring in some parasites, but I can't shoot them it is too close. ============================== If you're in the USA the only birds I am ware of that you can legally shoot are the English Sparrows and the European Starlings. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 Zone 6. Middle TN USA ISP: Hughes.net ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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Pergola finished........
Reel McKoi wrote:
"Hal" wrote in message ... I'd try to keep it a secret, or move it away from the pond. I have a few that visit my pond for water and am sure they bring in some parasites, but I can't shoot them it is too close. ============================== If you're in the USA the only birds I am ware of that you can legally shoot are the English Sparrows and the European Starlings. HUH!! What's wrong with our sparrows and starlings? -- ßôyþëtë London, UK |
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Pergola finished........
"BoyPete" wrote in message ... Reel McKoi wrote: "Hal" wrote in message ... I'd try to keep it a secret, or move it away from the pond. I have a few that visit my pond for water and am sure they bring in some parasites, but I can't shoot them it is too close. ============================== If you're in the USA the only birds I am ware of that you can legally shoot are the English Sparrows and the European Starlings. HUH!! What's wrong with our sparrows and starlings? -- ßôyþëtë London, UK ================================== They're very aggressive and push the native birds aside for food and nesting space. :*( -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 Zone 6. Middle TN USA ISP: Hughes.net ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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