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It was really a snake, not just an earthworm  .  It was about 15" long and as thick as as a large pencil. It was swimming around the edge of the pond as if it was looking for a way out and wasnt happy being looked at by either of us. I wasn't sure what type of snake it was,  so I dashed  indoors to get a photo. Unfortunately,  I failed miserably but saw our baby snake disappear up under the waterfall base.  Investigation revealed it was a grass snake, not and adder thank goodness.  P is still not happy about it but I've calmed him down.  Liizard last month,  snakes this month,  what will it be next month, alligators?   ]]>
It was really a snake, not just an earthworm  .  It was about 15" long and as thick as as a large pencil. It was swimming around the edge of the pond as if it was looking for a way out and wasnt happy being looked at by either of us. I wasn't sure what type of snake it was,  so I dashed  indoors to get a photo. Unfortunately,  I failed miserably but saw our baby snake disappear up under the waterfall base.  Investigation revealed it was a grass snake, not and adder thank goodness.  P is still not happy about it but I've calmed him down.  Liizard last month,  snakes this month,  what will it be next month, alligators?   ]]> https://gardenandgossip.org/showthread.php?tid=1904 Mon, 08 May 2023 18:53:28 +0000 Scarlet]]> https://gardenandgossip.org/showthread.php?tid=1904 https://gardenandgossip.org/showthread.php?tid=1619 Mon, 18 Jul 2022 07:15:44 +0000 Small chilli]]> https://gardenandgossip.org/showthread.php?tid=1619  
How deep does the water need to be?
Can you get dwarf varieties?
Does the water need to be flowing at a reasonable rate?
Do the spread quickly/ are they thugs? 

I’m thinking a couple in the ditch at front of our plot. But it’s not very deep. Depending on the weather it’s a very general trickle to not quite a raging torrent. I’d like them to not take over and have their offspring disappear off down stream. 
Is this a possibility or Should I forget the idea?]]>  
How deep does the water need to be?
Can you get dwarf varieties?
Does the water need to be flowing at a reasonable rate?
Do the spread quickly/ are they thugs? 

I’m thinking a couple in the ditch at front of our plot. But it’s not very deep. Depending on the weather it’s a very general trickle to not quite a raging torrent. I’d like them to not take over and have their offspring disappear off down stream. 
Is this a possibility or Should I forget the idea?]]> https://gardenandgossip.org/showthread.php?tid=1490 Thu, 24 Mar 2022 20:37:41 +0000 Small chilli]]> https://gardenandgossip.org/showthread.php?tid=1490

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A couple of hours later - there's a clump of spawn!!
I won't do any more to the pond area until the tadpoles have been and gone - then I'll create a small pond, maybe with a baby bath, as part of the makeover.
Really happy to have found them today.  ]]> Today we started to drain the pond and you can guess what we found! Five frogs and one was a monster frog. He waddled out from under a stone, clutching a lady frog.
A couple of hours later - there's a clump of spawn!!
I won't do any more to the pond area until the tadpoles have been and gone - then I'll create a small pond, maybe with a baby bath, as part of the makeover.
Really happy to have found them today.  ]]> https://gardenandgossip.org/showthread.php?tid=1147 Mon, 21 Jun 2021 20:20:26 +0000 Scarlet]]> https://gardenandgossip.org/showthread.php?tid=1147 I've just bought a load of secondhand tiles but I don't really want a large concrete area - so I was thinking I could break it up with a pond /water feature. I don't want fish. This would be for whatever came along and some pond plants

I spotted a large pot in the reclaim yard....but it's not big enough.

I've been Googling ponds- is it easier just to buy a preformed oblong and build around it?? I want to have some water noise? I don't want to pay a fortune either. I spotted a lovely stone bath and thought I could do something like this....


But a little out of my price range.
I will be planting in some spots, I want herbs for cooking near, I thought I would line some of the walls with creeping rosemary.

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I spotted a large pot in the reclaim yard....but it's not big enough.

I've been Googling ponds- is it easier just to buy a preformed oblong and build around it?? I want to have some water noise? I don't want to pay a fortune either. I spotted a lovely stone bath and thought I could do something like this....


But a little out of my price range.
I will be planting in some spots, I want herbs for cooking near, I thought I would line some of the walls with creeping rosemary.

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3 times this week I've opened the door of a brick outbuilding and come across a toad. The first time I saw it I thought it must have followed me in so I took it outside and put it in some long grass. But the next 2 times it was definitely inside when I opened the door and I wondered how it got there and why as it is not damp and there is nothing for it to eat.
I suppose it is possible that 3 toads followed me the once but, if so they were all the same size.
I do occasionally get mice in there but I have assumed they climbed up the walls as we often get them in the attic.
How big a hole would they be able to get through I wonder and can they climb?]]>
3 times this week I've opened the door of a brick outbuilding and come across a toad. The first time I saw it I thought it must have followed me in so I took it outside and put it in some long grass. But the next 2 times it was definitely inside when I opened the door and I wondered how it got there and why as it is not damp and there is nothing for it to eat.
I suppose it is possible that 3 toads followed me the once but, if so they were all the same size.
I do occasionally get mice in there but I have assumed they climbed up the walls as we often get them in the attic.
How big a hole would they be able to get through I wonder and can they climb?]]> https://gardenandgossip.org/showthread.php?tid=44 Tue, 19 May 2020 16:42:09 +0000 B-M]]> https://gardenandgossip.org/showthread.php?tid=44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQEWVfW0z-4&t=24s


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