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The back of the waterfall before the dirt was added to make the bed.
Note that all the pipes and the bio-converter are wrapped in several
layers of the fancy insulation. The vertical pipes next to the
waterfall wall hold valves.
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'They have continued working on the pond all through the winter of
2001/2002 due to the great, warm weather! If this is global warming
- bring it ON!'
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Looking back along the path from the back of the waterfall, along the
back of the goldfish pond. The house is to the left in this picture.
The path will have huge stepping stones in a mulch base. Under the
trees back here - it's too hard to grow grass, but there will be LOTS of
blooming perennials!
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'Hard to believe that this muddy mess will turn into landscaping!
While winter forces pond keepers to be extra clever about keeping the fish
warm, it gives the planners some indoor time to draw planting designs,
work on web sites, and plot for the spring!'
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When we had the trench to the house open, we were thinking (for
a few seconds) that we should have installed an underwater viewing window
in the side of the pond... We decided on a Koi-TV camera instead!
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The stone wall surrounding the 1500 gallon tank. Mike
has a major talent for using up rock pieces and building incredible walls!
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Here's the back of the waterfall. The planting bed resembles a
rock garden with lots of boulders incorporated in the design. Plants
were added in the Spring of 2002.
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You can see that the path goes between some large landscape rocks and
trees, and curves around behind the waterfall. It should be a fun
place to walk! Note that at this point, there is no stream bed or bridge!
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Waiting for winter. Here's how the area looked in the winter of
2001-2002.
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First snowfall. It melted the next day, and there was very
little more! We were concerned about the open shell, but we plugged
all the pipes in the bottom, and it turned out to be the easiest winter in
years! The shell came through in perfect shape, and we were ready
for plaster in the spring!
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'There were still many more detail left to do before the plaster and fill.
The pond must be filled the day it's plastered, so there is no hope that
the well can provide enough water fast enough. The water will be
brought in via pool trucks. The plaster must then be cured before
adding the fish!'
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