Reflecting Pond
Join Green Thumb Sundays A small pond designed to take advantage of a good spot, the irrigation system and a slight slope.
Where better to place a water feature than where everyone will get a chance to see it?
The pond is only a few inches deep and not much more than a glorified birdbath that gets plenty of use. Only a few inches deep it became a favorite spot of the kids and for the feeder goldfish they saved from becoming a meal.
The irrigation system is used to overflow and flush the pond helping to keep it clean and the water fresh. The overflow runs down the slate stream bed to an area kept wet for Ligularia, Japanese Iris and varigated Loosestrife.
Simple - no pumps, filters or any real maintance except for pulling out the leaves that seem to migrate in mass to the pond in the fall.
May 11th, 2008 at 11:02 am
Your pond is beautiful … so is the land it’s on. Lovely. It sounds like your irrigation system is working well to keep the ponds water fresh.
I’d love to have a pond in our yard but we just don’t have room.
May 11th, 2008 at 11:52 am
It’s lovely! And I believe I spot some bleeding hearts to the side. I, too, would love to have a pond but we don’t have room.
Happy GTS!
May 11th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Okay, I know that I was supposed to be looking at the pond… and it is very lovely… but I find myself completely distracted by that amazing stonework. WOW! Absolute beauty, all around.
May 11th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
You are exposed to the most wonderful gardens! These are beautiful photos. The pond and overflower area are gorgeous, the plantings wonderful, and the stonework amazing. Happy GTS, Aiyana
May 13th, 2008 at 10:13 am
Hello Wiseacre,
I love the way the water can be either beautiful or life-giving at each height. And the rocks are truly amazing!
For our small-scale garden we bought a disappearing fountain made from Texas Lueders stone.
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
May 13th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
You’re too modest. Your stoneWORK is fantastic because it looks so natural, as if those ledges of stone were uncovered when making the garden. Bravo!
The pond is lovely too, as is the overflow stream. Still, I can’t help but wonder about the environmental aspect of relying on the irrigation system to flush out the pond and keep the stream running. Does that happen every day? Does the stream run all day, or just an hour or so? I’m guessing that your clients don’t have to worry about watering restrictions like so many gardeners in other parts of the country?
However it’s achieved, it is certainly a creative and beautiful entry garden. I’m sure their visitors can hardly make it to the door once they see it.
May 13th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
I wish my slope ran the right way for a waterfall & pond, yours is such a great inspiration.
July 17th, 2008 at 9:55 am
My first visit to your website and I am amazed at all of your beautiful pictures. I have always loved water gardening and have a few very small ponds myself, but do not compare to your pictures.