Pond view from the top, May 2007

After a couple of rains during the summer, the view has become a bit greener, Mussaenda has begun to bloom once more. You can see my favourite stone bench beneath it. One more long bench under an arch, a couple of blue water lilies. The arch has a Jaquemontia growing. The one beginning to grow had to be cut as I had to remove the arch to repair from the damage caused by last month's heavy storm that brought down a neighbour's tree on it. It had been bent badly and I had to straighten it up to a reasonable shape. The net I had put to catch leaves and fruit of Aegle marlemos tree has been removed to be replaced by a shade net for the same purpose and so we see a full view without that hindrance.

The net's job. This was last year's picture.

Very nice!



Billitpro

Very interesting to see your pond in India. What water plants do you grow?

All the best,

Deborah

Being able to remove the net has really opened up that space for you. It looks like you have made it the perfect size to fit that area of your garden. The lily has such a nice bloom! Thank you for sharing your pics with us.

Hi Dinu your pond is looking good. What is yall's weather like now? We're baking here with 95+ degree days and humity. It's hard to believe it's only May.

Jeri

Judging by the amount of leaves, flowers, little twigs from the tree above (the breeze also helps bring them in this direction), something like a net is a necessity. Because for my small pond, the volume of falling material is way too much. I'm making ready a green shade net and a nylon net to support it. I hope to make it ready soon. The earlier one was not a good looking one, now I plan to make a better looking one, but serving effectively, its purpose without some 'ugliness'! :)

Climate is hot here at about 35 *C. The peak of summer or just on the down. Monsoon is set to arrive in a fortnight's time. We had scanty rain this April and May and so the temperature has remained higher than it should be.

Dinu

Weather here has continued to be erratic. It was near 80F this morning and has dropped into the mid 60's F this evening. I actually had to put on warmer clothes to feed the fish this tonight. It is very overcast. This is what we refer to as tornado weather. I am in the middle of what they call "tornado alley" and we have quite a few in this area every year. I am blessed in that we have never been hit by a major one. Just occasional extreme weather. I remember a year or so ago picking up hail that was about an inch in diameter when I went out the back door.

What a lovely pond, and lovely setting for it. I hope you can post photos of your new net. It's hard to imagine it.

I have bought a green coloured 'shade net' I'm still planning the best places to tie them up with - there is a tree on one side, the arch on two sides, the fourth corner has to fall in place. I'm already placed a small pipe in the ground and will use a wooden stick to extend it to the desired height. Since last year, the main branch of the neighbour's tree that overhung the pond was chopped on my request. But still, the breeze carries it in this direction. I have to decide on the exact area over it and also I have to buy strong wires to stitch to stitch it up on the perimeter of the net to tie. I'll surely post a pic here once I do the job.

We'll hold you to it!

Sure!

I'm back to this thread.

Today I prepared the two nets and hoisted them in place, below the other. It was a lot of work. It looks neater this time round. I was happy things went on. Lot of hemming the edge of the green net to put in a nylon thread for strength was what took lots of time.

First I placed the blue net which is actually a net used for practice grounds in the game of cricket to stop balls going everywhere to save time. This is to catch the "bombs" that drop from the Aegle marmelos tree above it - see next pic. Then the green net which has a very close weave was put below it to catch leaves that goes through the first two-inch wide-holed netting. It can also catch finer materials like flower parts of that tree that fall in plenty in the season.

That is my neighbour's tree above my pond that forced me to hoist that net. I can walk around without my head touching the net.

Oops. Missed attaching. Here it is.

It's really quite attractive. And your pond and its surroundings are beautiful! Congratulations on a job well done.

Thanks rev. I was actually "revved up" today!! It was a Sunday well spent. Presently I'm getting ready for dinner while the day is still starting in Denver!

It turned out really well! It fits perfectly into the rest of your garden. If a person did not have your explanation for the practical reason behind it, it looks like it was put there purely for aesthetic reasons.

Even though one particular "offending" branch was chopped off by my neighbour on request by me, the amount of materials falling into the area is way too much for my small pond. So such a net has become a necessity. I have to let in naturally abut 10 or 20% of those leaves falling in as the pond probably requires something as it has life of snails, tadpoles beside fish to supply something for them. I was able to explain better with my second picture as the tree and the pond are in the same picture - somehow I had not thought of it before!

Like a piece of art.

Does the sun penetrate though the netting so that the waterlilies will bloom?

Jeri

It gets filtered light - I think it blocks about 50% light. When the sun decends noon afterwards, it begins to get most of it. Thanks Jeri.

That afternoon suns is great for the waterlilies. They will bloom as pretty for as always. I just love your tropical purple one.

Jeri

Here is the net's close view to show how close the knit is. A pencil for reference placed there.

The first catch of the net - a big fruit of Aegle marlemos - has a hard covering.