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Originally Posted by Halcyon
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I'd love a water feature at some point.
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We had a largish pond between the front and side gardens. Used to get lots of frogs and toads and we even had a newt ... goodness where he came from and he used to sunbathe on the rocks. Our son loved the pond and we never worried it would be dangerous.
Move forward to 7 years ago and we had a grandson who was more of a worry. The pond liner needed replacing so rather than all the hassle replacing it and fitting a custom made childproof cover we made the decision to punch a lot of holes in the liner for drainage then fill it in. A neighbour suggested that rather than do that we fill it in allowing the slow leak keep it from being completely waterlogged. We now have a bog garden. It's been a great addition, had a lot of frogs and toads over wintering and the slug population never over took my Hostas. Next year we are thinking of adding a
Gunnera.
Sorry for the long screed.