In my opinion, in any garden, there should be a place where you can sit, dream, and just relax. Such a place decided to equip and I.
First reservoir
Last spring, my husband and I did from the old cut iron barrel our first reservoir. He had a round, diameter - 1.9 m. The height of the sides, however, it turned out to be small - only 40 cm, but it did not stop me in the desire to make his cozy corner.
I'm filled with a transparent film from the inside. The edges of the film shook from the outside.
In the bottom there was a small hole for water drain, I scored it with a wooden chock, and the place of the junction poured a hot resin. The bottom of the reservoir poured the ground, consisting of sand and land in the ratio of 2: 1, poured water and gave it to settle. Then, along the back wall, landed, Rogoz, reed. Near the middle of the reservoir laid two largest stone, near which Kubishka found their place. In front of the reservoir put small stones with a semicircle, and along the back of the wall planted a volatile host, velvets, Queenia and Astra.
Squeatted with water frogs brought from the river nearby, and small fish, whom the people are called villages. We approached every evening and sat by the water, enjoying the cool. Mulberry grows near the reservoir, so the water in it is always cool and clean. Of course, it is necessary to clean it after the leaffall, but the pleasure is worth it.
New Pond
In the summer of this year, we decided to make another reservoir, only more and deeper, so that plants and fish can be wintering.
The husband dugged the pitual depth of 1 m, about 1.5 m wide and about 2-2.5 m long. The pond is the form of bean.
At both sides, they made several steps on both sides. A layer of sand with a height of 7-10 cm was added to the bottom, several layers of transparent film were laid on top, and on top of her black film. The edges shook and laid the stones, which in turn laid out the smallest flat crushed stone. The grounds were embroidered in the same proportions, poured with water and gave water to settle. At the steps also poured ground. The plants planted the same as the first reservoir, but the grains were added, two cubes, a clock of water plantain, as well as underwater plants whose names I do not know. On the steps put the pots with cirers so that the Earth disappears under water. The pond was settled by crucibles, snails, together with the plants they fell to us and water meters.
Lantern and flower garden
A small space near the pond decided to reflect. Near the reservoir put a flashlight operating on the solar battery, near him - Vazon with petunia. Near the kice and velvets, multicolored petunia. There is a fence around the reservoir, so here I planted a three-colors Ipome: Pink, raspberry and purple. And did not lose. It turned out a wall from which you can't take eye. Between the landings of the Ipomey landed petunia.
Arbor with chairs
Not far away made a small alpine slide (the Earth went out of the pit), two tracks: one to the reservoir, the other - to the gazebo. The gazebo decided to build out of an abandoned carport: the back wall was scored by plywood sheets, and the front - an old glazed window frames were abused. It turned out light and spacious. The husband saw small armcharis from the old Old Willow from the old Willow, put the table and the brazier. It turned out another cozy place. Now here we spend our free minute.
Over time, in the thickets of the Ipomea settled the turtle, which I cut out of the broken brick and cement mortar. A pyramid appeared in the garden with a height of 1.5 m, seized by multi-colored eggs, as well as several flower beds planted with perennials and annuals, without which, in my opinion, the garden loses heavily. But in no way, our reservoirs remain our favorite place, near which, passing by, we constantly stop.
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