Day nine

The decks having been cleared, as well as the mud and gravel re-located, I put away the tools that were no longer needed, I stowed them back in their rightful place.

Now, there was no more time for procrastination.

Time now to focus on levelling the liner.

Sunday morning a bright and sunny, but more importantly a dry day. Still a little chilly though.

At 10:00 I started to bale out the pond, before removing the liner. I proceeded to level the bottom of the hole yet again. I got it level across the width at my first attempt but levelling along its length was more tricky as it flexed and distorted at the slightest touch at the shallow end.

I filled it slowly with water from the hose, keeping a wary eye on the spirit level bubble as I went.

The pond was soon filled to the correct level, well near enough for government work.

Next I back filled, then replaced all the small pebbles around the pond border. Then I placed large boulders/pebbles around its perimeter. This helped to hide some of the liner and added somewhat to its aesthetic.

Mrs Snippets and I then stopped for coffee on the patio before potting up the water plants she had previously ordered.

That having been done I placed them in the pond.

I had some medium sized pebbles left over, so we strew them around ad hoc.

Now it was time to install Toad and the Heron.

Things were going well.

I pressure washed the area and tidied away the remaining tools etc.

By now it was 14:00

So a quick photo shoot then in for a beer and footy.

We need a few more plants, such as Hornwort and Frogbit, which are free floating.

Now we wait and see how it matures and find out who will be the first to visit.