We have finished filling the pond now. Most of the water came from our rain water butts in the garden. We have several of these collecting water from the gutters. I managed to syphon the water from them using the garden hose. After I emptied 4 of them, we had a very wet day, and they all completely filled again. So I emptied them all again, and only had to top up the pond with a small amount of tap water.
Now we have created a bog garden which is part of the pond water table, so it should always be wet. The soil is held in place with a roll of pond underlay felt containing gravel. So the water can seap through, but the soil does not contaminate the pond water.
Caroline getting her hands dirty
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