Oh well...
Here's how the pond is looking mid October:
The Pickerel Weed still has a few blooms on it. I haven't grown it before this summer, so I guess I'll cut it all back when it's done blooming. I've scooped out the Water Lettuce and Water hyacinth since they were turning yellow. I know the first frost will turn them black and they quickly sink into the pond.
I stood up and angled the camera down here. I've cleaned the filter a couple of times recently and added Crystal Pond (a natural enzyme that breaks down the sludge in the bottom of the pond) and the water has really cleared. The fish are still very active, swimming around the edges looking for bugs and algae.
I planted some 'Pandora's Box' Pansies in the planter behind the angel. I think next year I will turn this planter into a mini bog garden. It dries out so quickly and I can't keep it watered enough. My plan is to remove the dirt. Line it with pond liner. Poke holes in the bottom, then layer gravel over the holes. Then I'll replace the soil. It'll be fun to try growing a few new types of plants there.
Looking back from the other side through the Japanese Blood Grass. I can't wait until it fills in this area a bit more. It already looks pretty as the wind blows through it.I think by the November post there will be few if any lily pads left and not much going on inside the pond.
Camera with level?... that would be interesting... I rarely pay attention to levelness, I guess the overall subject more or less points to it being level. Thanks to tilt facility within picture software to sort of put some correction later.
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Hi Catherine, I´m so in love with your garden, and now you show us your pond... how beautiful it is!!!
ReplyDeleteI´ve tried with water hycinths but never could manage them, have had many but all have died...and I love the fences around your pond, nice and charming..
I´m adding you to my blogroll because I want everybody meets your wonderful blog.
Muchos cariños
maría cecilia, from Chile
They make camera tripods with levels if that's any help.
ReplyDeleteI love your pond - if only my garden was big enough for one.
I can see that you are in your planning and cleaning stage right now. I'm getting ready to lay more mulch and compost. Seems quiet doesn't it? The pond is still lovely though and it's something you can enjoy in all seasons really.
ReplyDeleteI have a tripod that I use when I have to get level shots. Yours seems fine though.
It has changed just a bit but still ever so lovely. I like that metal fence around it too.
ReplyDeletePretty pond! There is a straightening tool in Photoshop and other editing software . . . but it would be nice to just get it right in the camera, right?
ReplyDeleteDo you overwinter water lettuce/hyacinth indoors or just buy new every year?
ReplyDeleteLove that blood grass!
I love the plants surrounding your pond. I kind of like how the lily pads turn yellow in the fall. I'm sorry that they will be gone soon, but at least they will come back in spring.
ReplyDeleteThe pond is beautiful. Do you use a tripod? They have leveling devices on them. I use Photoshop to work on my photos and they can be cropped and rotated to remedy a crooked photo.
ReplyDeleteI love your sweet pond. It reminds me of the one I left behind in Massachusetts last year when we moved to the PNW. I did something similar to what you are planning with that area behind the angel, and it worked great! Boggy plants loved it there.
ReplyDeleteI just love your pond Catherine. I remember during the summer, you shared a short video of your garden and I could hear the pond. Such a soothing sound and just a beautiful corner of the yard.
ReplyDeleteI do like your pond Catherine - its looks most tranquil. I have the same problems with photos - I am beginning to think that my head might be tilted. I have a Mac and luckily the photo programme has a magical gadget which straightens them up.
ReplyDeleteThe pond is looking good nice clear water so you can see the fish and interesting planting. A wobbly camera is annoying but you produced some great shots.
ReplyDeleteStill beautiful and I love the little girl standing in the right of one of the photos...CUTE!!! I was also thinking a camera with a level...you may be on to something there!!
ReplyDeleteI didn't even know you had a pond! I love it!
ReplyDeleteDo you buy water lettuce? It is illegal to buy here, as somebody would turn it loose in a waterway, the way they have water hyacinths.
A friend brought some to me from Florida, but I am very cautious with it, and I never share it. I would hate to be responsible.....
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks everyone for your ideas about a tripod, I've been wanting to get one. I'm like Anna and am beginning to think my head is tilted :)
ReplyDeleteI do buy water lettuce and water hyacinth each summer. It isn't hardy here, so I'm sure that's why it's still sold in nurseries. I've thought about overwintering it before, but never have tried.
Your pond is still looking pretty even in the Fall. The lily pads are now turning yellow and it makes your pond look ready for the season.You still have apples on your little tree.It just adds color to the pond area. Which I had a big pond but I will have a time just keeping the leaves out of my little one ;-)
ReplyDeleteYour pond is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteAs for the tilted pictures...I use Picasa 3 to straighten the pictures after they are taken.
No matter what season it is, I think it still looks great Catherine.
ReplyDeleteThe colours look lovely and mellow with the autumn. A very tranquil and peaceful effect.
ReplyDeleteYour pond looks great at all seasons. I want to see it in the winter time. Beautiful shots.
ReplyDeleteMy camera needs a level too. Your pond looks lovely.
ReplyDeleteYour pond is so lovely; it is just like I would want if I had a pond.
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Always Growing
Your pond is fab- wondering if you have had any problems with raccoons and your fish? - our pond got completely attacked and they ate every last one after we did everything we could to protect them.
ReplyDeleteYour pond is so colorful. It seems like you really enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteHi Catherine, I think your pond looks amazing from every angel! And it makes me a bit jealous since our (plastic pot)pond stills standing here waiting to be put in the raised bed we made. But since the carpenter is still having a huge problem with his arm, it'll have to wait. Right now we're happy that he's able to work at all. Next year I hope that we will be able to make another pond, a real one, in the ground closer to the house. But that depents on so many other thing so we'll have to see what happendes first. Often we want so many things to happend and forgets how mych work ther's in the project =) Have a nice day / kram gittan
ReplyDeleteHello Catherine. It is so interesting to watch your pond. My hiacynth are still wild green monsters out there. I was grateful to learn that they turn and sink fast. I will be quick to pull them when they start to yellow. Thank you for the tip.
ReplyDeleteI think your pond looks quite lovely in its quieter Fall mode. I bet winter is also beautiful.
Your fishes look the same size as mine. When did you get them? I have only had mine since spring. I didn't think it possible but I have grown attached to the little guys. I love your pond. It is such a jewel in your garden.
Who needs a camera with a level? If you start leveling your pics the rest of us will have to figure out how too. Please don't. It adds character! Your pond still looks nice as well as the plantings around it.
ReplyDeleteYour pond is still very pretty even though all those fabulous flowers which surrounded it earlier are gone.
ReplyDeleteKaarina - I do get raccoons in the pond, but they mostly just make a mess of the plants. Over last winter I did notice a few fish missing, but I don't think it was raccoons, probably just didn't survive for some reason.
ReplyDeleteLe San - I've added 2 or 3 new fish every year since we put the pond in around years ago. Some of the fish were "born" in the pond. I think some have died for one reason or another. The biggest one has been in there about 2 years. It is funny how quickly they will start to follow you along the edge if you begin feeding them. We don't give them food that often, but they go crazy for it when we do.
My favorite pond. A real joy, Catherine.
ReplyDeleteI had to laugh about a level for cameras. I need one of those, too! I sometimes have trouble rotating my photos to see where the bottom should be, because it wasn't level when I took the picture.
ReplyDeleteNow, I didn't see anything crooked looking in your photos. Everything looked great to me.
I forgot to tell you thanks for the comment about hoping my knee is healing well. It is starting to get better, and now, I need to be careful not to overdo it.