{"id":1359,"date":"2025-06-24T11:21:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T18:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ashworthdavidg.ca\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2026-04-18T19:52:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T02:52:20","slug":"wildlife-pond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashworthdavidg.duckdns.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/06\/24\/wildlife-pond\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife Pond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I have just started this summer’s project, which is the creation of a wildlife pond especially for frogs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When I bought the property there was a circular area of paving stones in the middle of the front lawn surrounded by lavenders. I wanted a goldfish pond and bought the circular stock tank shown in the photo (2022) for that purpose. I figured out a way of adding plants and received a bounty of free mature goldfish one summer. However, the fish did not survive the winter and this summer the plants were struggling as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So I’ve given up on having goldfish and on using the stock tank as a pond feature. I looks more natural already. Next step is to design the build details and start digging. I am having fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Progress Photos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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26\/06\/25 rough hole dug<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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10\/07\/25 – layers: sand, liner, sand, center stepping stone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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15\/07\/25 gravel over sand, water added, liner cut, folded over edge, reused paving stones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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16\/07\/25 construction done, soil backfill, gravel edges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mistakes, I’ve made a few<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

So I have a sterile, muddy puddle that is waiting for a wildlife invasion. I dream of the pond filled with healthy water plants, interesting aquatic insects, and of course frogs and tadpoles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have just started this summer’s project, which is the creation of a wildlife pond especially for frogs When I bought the property there was a circular area of paving stones in the middle of the front lawn surrounded by lavenders. I wanted a goldfish pond and bought the circular stock tank shown in the … Continue reading “Wildlife Pond”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-garden-bay"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashworthdavidg.duckdns.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashworthdavidg.duckdns.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashworthdavidg.duckdns.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashworthdavidg.duckdns.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashworthdavidg.duckdns.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1359"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ashworthdavidg.duckdns.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1524,"href":"https:\/\/ashworthdavidg.duckdns.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359\/revisions\/1524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashworthdavidg.duckdns.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashworthdavidg.duckdns.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashworthdavidg.duckdns.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}