Garden reflection pond and overflow system build

An insight to the daily life of a garden design and landscaping build up on a rear garden located in Cullompton, Exeter, Devon.

Day 13

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M5 Closed

Oh dear not looking good closing a motorway.

M5 Crash

We have been on the road since 7.15 am, the traffic on the motorway has been sat there since 6.30am, I sincerely hope all is well in-front of them, the sat nav tells me I'm 2.9 miles away from the landscaping project.

Midday

Finally, Coffee.

Before I commence the reflection pond landscaping build I complete the final course of blockwork to the feature wall, apply the scratch coat and cover.

A Visual blog today.....

Checking the garden is parallel

Marking the center line

Reflection pond center line

Marking the inside face of the pond

Setting out a square pond

Scoring the concrete

Measuring the pond walling

Measuring the pond walling

Setting out with a stringline

Datum points for quions

Spray all datum points

Square quoins

Checking the height of the pond wall

Constructing a garden pond

Landscaping a garden with reflection pond

Garden pond overflow system

Pump ducting inlets

Clean site

Tomorrows blog:

Landscaping a reflection pond with overflow system

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