new little lily pond

[addy1]

Picked up a 1000 gallon stock tank, cheap, and decided to redo a very rocky flower garden in the front of our house.

Of course another slope.


The rocks around the pond are just a few that I dug out while making the hole.





And of course that dirt slope must of had poison ivy roots in it, did not see any plants. Back, legs, arm and hands all broken out. Darn been so careful this year, first time to get it.

So before I cover the back slope dirt area, I need to drain the pond so I can walk in it to place the rocks or what ever we use. Can't walk the edge and get this darn poison ivy again.

Still have mulching to do, just tossed some hay around the plants, need to put lily's in the pond and next summer some goldies to control the mosquitoes.

[Lilylady]

That will make a good lily pond. Sorry about the poison ivy. My Mom used to get it just by walking thru smoke of burned ivy plants.

[koikeepr]

You're at it again! Someone stop her before she builds again! LOL!

[addy1]

You're at it again! Someone stop her before she builds again! LOL!

Laughing, that is what my honey says also. I am scanning the yard to see where to put in the 300 gallon stock tank that came with the 1000. Since we are so acidic I want to try a pitcher plant bog.

[Luvmypond]

Looking good Addy !! I love Carnivorous plants. They will look good.

[Kntry]

That is really pretty!

Wally World sells a large blue tube of something, I think it's called Ivy Wash, for $10.00. It's much cheaper than the name brand stuff for $30 for a little tube. It stops it from spreading and helps with the itching. It has some type of sand in it so it feels wonderful while you're scrubbing it. LOL

[ponderpaul]

I am scanning the yard to see where to put in the 300 gallon stock tank that came with the 1000.

I believe (hopefully - think -possibly) I have just completed a rework of my whole pond/stream system and am very satisfied with it. I may have found a way to scratch my itch – to build that is. Think maybe I have talked my local nursery man into keeping fish and water plants. Wouldn’t be a job as such, just trade out – doing the things I love in exchange for plants, garden stuff and maybe encouraging ponding in our local area. GETTING MY HANDS IN GOOD CLEAN DIRT

[Peppy]

Addy my gosh you just did this??? And you found and planted flowers and everything already??? You are too much, girl!! How deep is the stock tank? Wow, 1000 gallons. Man. I'd sure love to run onto something like that cheap. Sorry about the poison. That stinks.

[Meganne]

well now, didn't that turn out pretty!!!!
I'd say to give yourself a pat on the back but you don't need to be spreading that poisoon ivy around! eeeeck! feeling for you!

[addy1]

Thanks all. The lily pond took a day to dig, filled it with water and the one edge sank way down, so dug it out again, releveled. I used that rock on a roll cut into small strips and glued it to the edge to hide the blue tank. Also sprayed it with metallic brown paint on the outside edge.

The tank is 9 feet wide, 2.4 feet deep peppy

Our nurseries here are having their winter is coming sales, 50-80% off, my honey said to go and get a truck load and I did ...........lol. It took a day to dig out the rocks and find enough decent soil to put the plants in, would not have been able to do with without the tractor, it even struggled with the rocks. Also used bags of garden soil. Getting the plants in now, they have a chance to grow some nice roots then really take off in the spring, some are evergreens also.

Now just have 300 bulbs to stick in the ground, already planted over 200, nice sales on them too! Just call me crazy.

The dugout rocks went around the front edges, still have a pile to place. I think I am going to get stacking wall stone for the back edge like I did with the big pond. But there is no way I will be walking the edge in the back ever again. I am covered with poison ivy break out right now. Darn roots. Never saw a plant and I really watch out for them.

Kntry, thanks for the info on the ivy wash. I have some technu I use, if I had been thinking of ivy I would have washed with it, it takes the oil off your skin so you don't break out. But you have to use it within 2 hours of contact with the plant. I will head to wally world tomorrow and get some ivy wash.