So after being set up for 2 years at my college apartment, me, and my pond have come home. In a surprisingly short amount of discussion, my mother-who-art-in-charge is allowing me to set up my pond, this time buried. She seems to be of the opinion that I would prefer it unburied, and it is a fun pot, but I've learned from the past that temperature swings are not fun.
The place where it is to be is not necessarily the best, but I'll take what I can get. I was expecting more of a fight in the first place, and it's a spot that needs some love. It's under a very trimmed, very tall conifer, which might not be great, behind a rosebush (not bad really, should shade it some), and right by the water meter...which could get interesting. If I need to, I think I could pile dirt around the partially buried container, but that might look dorky.
I'm hoping I can keep the pond stocked year round, but I'll make sure there's room for fish if I need to bring them in.
Location: Western WA, zone 8
Pond size: ~20' x 19" (14" at base, expands upwards), 20 gallons
Planned fauna: 2 longfin leopard danios, possibly 4 more
Planned flora: water hyacinth, dwarf water lettuce, duckweed
aponogeton, golden creeping jenny, ludwigia repens, C. Balinese, whatever else I can plunder from my limited supplies
More to come and be decided later! Along with pics, I bet ya'll would like pics
The place where it is to be is not necessarily the best, but I'll take what I can get. I was expecting more of a fight in the first place, and it's a spot that needs some love. It's under a very trimmed, very tall conifer, which might not be great, behind a rosebush (not bad really, should shade it some), and right by the water meter...which could get interesting. If I need to, I think I could pile dirt around the partially buried container, but that might look dorky.
I'm hoping I can keep the pond stocked year round, but I'll make sure there's room for fish if I need to bring them in.
Location: Western WA, zone 8
Pond size: ~20' x 19" (14" at base, expands upwards), 20 gallons
Planned fauna: 2 longfin leopard danios, possibly 4 more
Planned flora: water hyacinth, dwarf water lettuce, duckweed
aponogeton, golden creeping jenny, ludwigia repens, C. Balinese, whatever else I can plunder from my limited supplies
More to come and be decided later! Along with pics, I bet ya'll would like pics