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Finally started on the Garden rr by putting in a pond and 2 water falls. pond is 6ftx9ft(liner type), upper pond is a preformed 3x3, water fall at top was a rock pool i got last fall. I dug out the lower pool 8 inches deep Sunday afteernoon from 3:30-5:00Befor doing that I washed and scrubbed the main deck with Bleach and Wisk.then barbequed ribs, son and gkids came for dinner.
Monday I sprayed thompson water seal on the deck and railing and steps, then laid Irrigation line along east side of deck and placed colored cement lawn edging along it, then dugout the pond the rest of the way, son came over so I had him help me place the liner and then filled it with water. Today i had to do some tweaking around the liner(filled in 1 corner by lifting edge of liner up and shoveling sand under the corner to make a ledge and a small depression for the upper pond to pour onto to get waterfall sound). Then placed upper pond on mound of dirt from digging pond and also placed the rock pool above that. Then raked and leveled dirt i had thrown around to fill low spots along edge and in garden. Also have another mound of dirt from the pond that I will make a tunnel thu for the RR. here are some pics of it plus they also show flowers and plants that I put in last fall. The 2 trees in bloom are flowering Crabs.
Sundays work
Mondays work
porch swing
waterfalling(Pink&White flowers r Creeping Phlox)
distant shot
Monday I sprayed thompson water seal on the deck and railing and steps, then laid Irrigation line along east side of deck and placed colored cement lawn edging along it, then dugout the pond the rest of the way, son came over so I had him help me place the liner and then filled it with water. Today i had to do some tweaking around the liner(filled in 1 corner by lifting edge of liner up and shoveling sand under the corner to make a ledge and a small depression for the upper pond to pour onto to get waterfall sound). Then placed upper pond on mound of dirt from digging pond and also placed the rock pool above that. Then raked and leveled dirt i had thrown around to fill low spots along edge and in garden. Also have another mound of dirt from the pond that I will make a tunnel thu for the RR. here are some pics of it plus they also show flowers and plants that I put in last fall. The 2 trees in bloom are flowering Crabs.
Sundays work

Mondays work

porch swing

waterfalling(Pink&White flowers r Creeping Phlox)

distant shot
