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Mrs Pingu

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Re: Wildlife pond advice
« Reply #25 on: 28 May, 2022, 06:03:29 pm »
Finally got over the too much choice analysis paralysis and ordered some more plants today. Pingu picked up some yellow flag irises off someone OTP last weekend too so hopefully it'll be looking a bit more pond like soon.
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Re: Wildlife pond advice
« Reply #26 on: 31 May, 2022, 07:07:10 pm »
Well, it looks like a big hole with some more plants in it now.
2022-05-31_07-04-24 by The Pingus, on Flickr

I need to find some more stones.
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Re: Wildlife pond advice
« Reply #27 on: 22 June, 2022, 05:05:59 pm »
First damselfly visitor today  :thumbsup:


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Re: Wildlife pond advice
« Reply #28 on: 23 August, 2022, 09:02:50 pm »
Today there were Dragonflies in tandem mating and laying their eggs in the pond  :thumbsup:
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Mrs Pingu

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Re: Wildlife pond advice
« Reply #29 on: 12 March, 2023, 05:41:44 pm »
We need more plants. Think the lily might have died (there were no more pads by the end of the summer) so we might need to buy a new one of those. Need more other stuff too to pad it out a bit and cover the surface up. Trying to keep to stuff that is native makes it a bit harder though.
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Re: Wildlife pond advice
« Reply #30 on: 12 March, 2023, 08:23:40 pm »
Don't be tempted by native bogbean.
I will certainly give surface cover, it is beautiful in flower and the bees love it, but it will take over not just the pond, but the entire garden.
Same for pendulous sedge....
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Re: Wildlife pond advice
« Reply #31 on: 12 March, 2023, 09:57:46 pm »
If you are in the frozen north, I would expect most plants to die back over winter, even the ones described as hardy.
I have got some bogbean in my pond, it seems to be one of the only things still around at this time of year. Though maybe best in a larger pond.
I also like frogbit. It is a kind of mini water lily, good for surface cover. Over winter the buds sink to the bottom of the pond. But it should return and spread as gets warmer.
Marsh marigold and water mint seem quite tough as well.
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