Northeast Gardening: Pond Construction, 3 by wha

wha wrote:
By placing the pond here i knew that it would result in a large loss of open grass space. I had plans not only for the pond, it would be landscaped with jm's, conifer's, azalea, a dogwood, hydrangea, japanese iris and other plantings.

As much as i talk about removing grass it took months and several grass removals to where it ended up. I do like some open grass and the bed also needed to blend with other beds around it. A lot of time was spent viewing from out deck and the second floor before i finally decided on the final bed design.

All the turf was wheel barreled up to the top yard in front of the house to expand another bed and create a U design to plant a large peony bed with dahlia in between. I think patti's comment was, "so you brought all that turf UP HILL?". Can't waste good soil and it is only exercise after all.