{"id":2452,"date":"2023-09-14T10:15:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T09:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygardentalkstome.com\/?page_id=2452"},"modified":"2024-10-10T13:05:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T12:05:48","slug":"pond-gallery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mygardentalkstome.com\/index.php\/pond-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Pond gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2452\" class=\"elementor elementor-2452\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03810c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03810c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c203334\" data-id=\"c203334\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-655b7a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"655b7a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pond (2019 - ...)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-908c5e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"908c5e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a272e67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a272e67\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3db1ed8\" data-id=\"3db1ed8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea76d03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ea76d03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8b8499 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8b8499\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfbfebb\" data-id=\"bfbfebb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f7a72d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4f7a72d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"http:\/\/mygardentalkstome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/132.-Sept-2019-Slo-mo.mov\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4614e4b\" data-id=\"4614e4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec0d40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ec0d40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>This is the pond as it was in August 2020, about 14 months after the spade hit the dirt in the original build. The gallery will detail the evolution of the pond over the last 5 years. I will update this video from time to time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a41a1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f0a41a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38e3257 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38e3257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The journey 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class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0680aac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0680aac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d209eb8\" data-id=\"d209eb8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79433dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79433dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The pond came about on a spur of the moment decision. My initial plan for this section was to create a wildflower\/meadow space around the apple tree. This section of the garden is what we call the &#8220;bottom garden&#8221; and was once an apple and pear orchard (part of Lady Cave&#8217;s estate). It was a brief conversation with my wife that shifted me from my initial aim &#8230; &#8220;You could always put a pond in there&#8221; was an off the cuff (but extremely insightful) comment she made. As soon as I&#8217;d heard those words my plans changed. It was one of those moments when clarity hit me like a shaft of light. Not quite an epiphany &#8230; but not far off. I was transported to my childhood and fantastic memories of time with my mates searching for frogs, newts, etc. This was an opportunity &#8230;and I was all over it! For the curious, the structure at the head of the pond is what we call the &#8220;The Bothy&#8221;. You can see its origins and development in the &#8220;Hard Landscaping&#8221; section of the site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36e55e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36e55e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4e928e\" data-id=\"c4e928e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fd076a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" 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The basic principles were easily grasped, it wasn&#8217;t rocket science but there were still considerations thatI wouldn&#8217;t have been aware of had I not looked for instruction. Depth, layering, protection of the pond liner, and escape routes for wildlife were a few of the areas I had to learn about. After that, it was just a case of dig, dig, dig.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55e8221 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55e8221\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69eb882\" data-id=\"69eb882\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f35be67 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f35be67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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