wildlife pond edging?

[Tracey]

I am planning a new wildlife pond in the spring. I would like to
avoid the "ring of rocks " look. I know that with the right planting
and time the rocks would look more natural, but i was thinking about
putting dirt/turf over the edge. I would like to have a very natural
look where the plants just grow right on into the pond. I was
thinking that the water level could go up and down and that would
allow the barn swallows and other birds and insects some mud for
building. Has anyone here done this? I would love to see some pics.
What are the problems with this edging?

There are more web sites in the UK about doing this then I seem to
find in the US. Most of those web sites have no fish. Anyone here go
Fishless? I would love to hear from some of you that have tried this.

This will be my second pond and I want to plan this one out better
than I did the first one. Thanks so much for any help or ideas.


Tracey

[formerly K30a]

I have both turf and rock over the edges of
my ponds. There are pictures in my website
but I'm not sure you can see it very well.

When I add water the fish love to spend their
time at the turf areas as the insects are
washed into the pond. Two iris seeds took
root in the turf and now I have plants growing
there.


Ka30P
http://www.geocities.com/watergardeninglabradors/home.html

[Catherine & Ken Ross]

On 26 Nov 2003 01:42:15 GMT, (formerly K30a)
wrote:

>Two iris seeds took
>root in the turf and now I have plants growing
>there.

Just watch the roots of them, the can go thru the liner.

You can cover the edge with houseleeks, they will then work towards
the water and look nice. No roots to worry about and the birds and
animals don't seem to mind them

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turf works great, but make it your own turf, nothing you buy that will have been
sprayed with every kind of pesticide on earth. also, think about water celery as a
nice growth along the edge of the pond. it can get a bit rampant, otoh, it covers
the edge of the pond really nicely. right, you attract birds dont put in fish.
Ingrid

(Tracey) wrote:

>I am planning a new wildlife pond in the spring. I would like to
>avoid the "ring of rocks " look. I know that with the right planting
>and time the rocks would look more natural, but i was thinking about
>putting dirt/turf over the edge. I would like to have a very natural
>look where the plants just grow right on into the pond. I was
>thinking that the water level could go up and down and that would
>allow the barn swallows and other birds and insects some mud for
>building. Has anyone here done this? I would love to see some pics.
>What are the problems with this edging?
>
>There are more web sites in the UK about doing this then I seem to
>find in the US. Most of those web sites have no fish. Anyone here go
>Fishless? I would love to hear from some of you that have tried this.
>
>This will be my second pond and I want to plan this one out better
>than I did the first one. Thanks so much for any help or ideas.
>
>
>Tracey



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[Tracey]

I think I will leave all of the edges under dirt and will plant some
marginals along the edges in the dirt. I don't know alot about
setting up a bog, but I think I will look into putting a bog along the
side of the pond for a natural look. How much water will be "wicked"
away? Will I need to replace more water? I only need to replace water
in my other pond when we have very windy days, or if it does not rain
for a long time. If i put enough dirt into the edge of the pond maybe
that would allow for more flucuations in the water level.

Tracey

[Ka30P]

I never noticed any wicking problem
but then I ran the pond with a turf edge
from day one.

I love my bogs but with plants planted
directly in the bog you have to do weeding
and it can be hard work. Luckily I have
two teenage boys who do it for me.


ka30p
http://www.geocities.com/watergardeninglabradors/home.html

[BenignVanilla]

"Tracey" > wrote in message
om...
> I am planning a new wildlife pond in the spring. I would like to
> avoid the "ring of rocks " look. I know that with the right planting
> and time the rocks would look more natural, but i was thinking about
> putting dirt/turf over the edge. I would like to have a very natural
> look where the plants just grow right on into the pond. I was
> thinking that the water level could go up and down and that would
> allow the barn swallows and other birds and insects some mud for
> building. Has anyone here done this? I would love to see some pics.
> What are the problems with this edging?
>
> There are more web sites in the UK about doing this then I seem to
> find in the US. Most of those web sites have no fish. Anyone here go
> Fishless? I would love to hear from some of you that have tried this.
>
> This will be my second pond and I want to plan this one out better
> than I did the first one. Thanks so much for any help or ideas.

I overlapped my liner about 18 inches or so on the ground, and then laid sod
around the pond. On one side, I laid small slate pieces over the edge of the
pond to support the turf temporarily. I also tried one area without support,
and it didn't take very well, so I think in the spring, I'll add some small
slate over there.

I think I may have a picture or two of the edging during construction,
http://www.darofamily.com/jeff/topiclist.asp?l=5&c=Photo%20Album&sc1=Water%2520Gardening&sc2=Shareholders%20Pond&sc3=July%208%2C%202003.


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