Water Gardening: New pond project now under way - join us!, 1 by fleursdefouquet

fleursdefouquet wrote:
That's a good idea! Can the sail be taken down easily? I'd probably want to remove it in the winter months. I had also thought of having DH build a large arbor type structure that I could grow vines on (there's a name for it but can't recall it) I need something to shade the area, but not block the view from the dining room window or create too much shade for my sun loving plants.

This photo of the opposite corner of the courtyard shows the area where we usually sit - our backs to the corner or window and facing the pond. We are looking due west when we face the pond so the sun in directly in our eyes. The heat from the bricks and concrete is brutal!