Water Gardening: Who or what inspired you to ponding?, 0 by Dinu

Dinu wrote:
And the colour and beauty of the water lily also wanted me to have one myself in my own yard. Just before I came to know about that friend's pond, I had visited a reputed school premises [my botanist friend had taken me there to see the garden], I was stunned by the beauty of the different lilies growing in water. Soon after, I came to know that friend and then decided the best place for it then took up the tools after applying leave to office for a week! All done myself - no shovel. The amount of soil that came from the pit in 4 days defied my imagination - though my pond is small. I had to choose areas to fill this soil with. It was back-breaking! But probably it made me stronger. This pattern never ceases to impress me!