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Stepping stones through pond

Hi all.

I am building a pond with stepping stones through the middle. I will build block piers and cover them with epdm liner. The natural stone stepping stones will be laid on top of the liner.

My question is will the mortar bond sufficiently to the e

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Man dies in Wattisham lawnmower garden pond accident

"A man died after his sit-on lawnmower ended upside down in a garden pond.

"Despite efforts to revive the man, who was in his 60s, after he was pulled from beneath the mower he was declared dead at the scene in Wattisham."

Course: BBC

This is the sec

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Pond Bog

I started to work on what had been a butyl lined pond removing the liner and old plants to make a bog garden. The soil is clay. Compacted after years of cover. The rains came and the dip that was the pond has returned to being a pond that does eventu

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Pond liner/rendering advice please?

Any advice on fitting a replacement pond-liner, or rendering the inside is greatly appreciated.

The pond is a fairly old brick-built structure with some exterior signs of movement(cracks). It's existing liner that has failed and is also quite visually

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Replacing a pond liner with a waterproof render?

A client has asked us to overhaul water feature that's past its best days. Personally, I'd rather fill it in and then hard(or soft) landscape over it, but 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' and all that.

It has an exisiting liner that is leaking,

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Join our Landscaper Finder Tool - it's FREE.!

We have recently constructed a Landscaper Finder tool on our website and are actively searching for Garden Designers & Landscapers to come on board.

The concept is simply to help customers find a quality, localised professional. We’ve had a flurry of

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Duckweed control

Morning all,

I look after a large fishing lake complex. Never had a problem with duckweed in the last 18 years but this year 2 of the lakes are really covered. Has anyone found an effective way of controlling it? I have found a aquatic safe weed kille

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Do I need a filter for a small pool / pond?

I am constructing a rasied patio at my own home and want to put a small reflecting pool/ pond in it as the view from inside would be great. It will be 800mm wide and 2.4m long.

The depth is under discussion as i may want to put in a waterlilly or 2 so

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Japanese gardens in small space

What do you think about the Japanese garden ?

England has a lot beautiful front yards and backyards, why do no transform in a Japanese garden ?

I doesn't saw too much gardens in this style, something know why ?

In my web page you can see a lot of differ

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Pondless stream system products

Hi folksNeeding a bit of help to source some pond related products in UK or Ireland. It's a pond pump vault (essentially a perforated inspection chamber for a pump to fit into) and a spillway to start the stream off.http://store.aquascapeinc.com/c/po

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Filling a pond

I've been asked to fill an old koi pond that is sunk into the clients patio. I've worked out the dimensions as 8.5 cubic metres (300ish cubic feet). She wants to lay a patio on the top so that it becomes a useable space.What would you all suggest I u

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Natural pond construction.

Hi everybodyI am just about to extend my companys portfolio to the building of natural ponds of all sizes from small ponds in back gardens to lakes in fields and everything inbetween. I am looking to offer this as a national service and thought I wou

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Pond - safety grill for children

helloI am designing a wildife pond with bog and scree ramp and was wondering if anyone has used a screen/grill to ensure children do not drown? My client has grand-children and we want to ensure they come to no harm. I have never had to use one befor

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