European Gardening: Pond projects, 1 by Patbarr

Patbarr wrote:
I didn't manage to get a photo of the damsel flies, but here is a bit of the pond. This is the one with golden orfe, goldfish and tench in that the frogs like best. It was dug out in 2000 and gradually constructed and planted up over a couple of years, so isn't all that old. It is amazing how fast aquatic plants spread. The irises need thinning as they have nearly grown across the pond, but they do look beautiful when they are all flowering. They have just started to open this week.

The water lilies are the pink ones with deep bronze leaves - quite a small variety which I think were called Sunset.