Today was in some ways, a very sad day. Yes, we finally got rid of the pond. As you may recall, L. and I loved our little pond - the fish! the frog! the mysterious lily plant! (not to mention the many garden ornaments that seemed to be hidden in its depths)....however, it started leaking pretty badly last autumn and, in spite of our patching efforts, was a long way from being water tight. So, it would seem that in order to keep the pond, we would need to invest a bit in rebuilding it. The amount of money needed to bring it up to an acceptable standard plus an article in the local paper about a toddler that fell into a neighbour's pond made us reconsider being pond owners.
So, today we peeled away the layers.
Chopped down the massive bush/tree which insisted on shedding leaves all over the place.
And started digging out the gorgeous soil we found underneath.
After an afternoon of hard labour, it's all cleared out.
Project number 2 on this Day of Destruction was to remove the snails' Mecca - the bizarre and rather cool lily-like plant that seemed to attract snails and slugs from gardens around. Seeing as most of the pilgrims would be traversing our production beds, we decided it would be best to relocate it.
However, after a strenuous attempt to pull it out, it became clear the only way it would be removed would be through total destruction.
Observe the stubborn-yet-fragile root system.
The remains.
And now, the space is available for less-slug-appealing plants.
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