Planting A Paradise For Wildlife Around My New Pond 🐸🐝🦔🍄
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- Welcome back to my garden and today I am planting the landscape around the pond which I installed last week.
Most of the plants I have relocated from other areas of my garden and these are:
NANDINA
Ilex Crenata
Acer Palmatum Little Princess
Picea PUNGENS Superblue Seedling
Carex
Sedge
I also couldn’t resist adding some extra adornments so have been doing some online shopping and found the following:
FROM AMAZON UK:
Flexible Wooden Bridge:
Trixie Natural Living Brücke, 28... www.amazon.co....
Resin Bridge:
Classic Pet Products Wooden... www.amazon.co....
FROM EBAY:
Frog House Shelter:
GECKO REPTILE LIZARD RUGGED STONE CAVE COVER HIDE OUT VIVARIUM BOWL from a shop called “thfishroom”
Frog Log Shelter:
Aquatic Aquarium Fish Tank Ornament Long 30cm Fish Tunnel New from a shop on EBay called “TATradingDerby”
I’ve had so much fun putting this all together and now waiting for some wildlife to come over and join me!
I hope this has inspired you to add a wildlife pond in your garden.
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Have fun in your gardens!
Janette, The Enthusiastic Gardener
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Today’s music is available from the TH-cam Studio Music Audio Library:
“Avocado Street” by Wes Hutchinson
Sooooo pretty❤❤❤❤❤
Oh thank you so much Carolyn 🐸💜
Hi Janette. Well it does not get any better than that. I love it all. We often forget to shop our own garden. The trimming and snipping, perfect. Love the extra little rock pool. I'm sure the insects will love having a drink in it's shallow depths. And all the little homes for frogs to rest in when they are not swimming. This was such a fun make over, thank you 🧑🌾🪴 x
Hi Penny, thank you! Was such a lot of fun and now I’m waiting … 🤣🤪🐸🤩😉
"build it and they will come " 😅🤣😂😉
You save money on your trees so you can accessorize 😜
Thanks for showing your instagram footage of Richard because I do not have instagram... he cracks me up !!!
Thanks so much Lorraine, I love that saying and I hope it’s true 🎉 glad you liked Richard’s reel, I thought I’d share as, like you, not everyone has Instagram. Hope you’re having a great week 🐸💜
Hello there Janette You have thought of every thing to put around your water pond . It looks grand. Idid some gardening this afternoon the weather here was perfect, . I transplanted a kangaroo paw more to the front of my garden so it can be seen more. And I divided a begonia that was in a hanging basket. I got about six new plants out of that I think we both did well. Happy gardening And your dear Richard is so cheeky
Hello Olga and thank you! Sounds like you’ve been busy too! I just had to Google Kangaroo Paw, how beautiful they are! Just lying in wait now 😉🐸🐸🐸💜
❤ you have inspired me to get a little pond! I love your cute ladders you added along with the plants. I can't wait to see your frogs when they arrive. I have the cutest greenest toad but he has no pond to live in!
Hello Jacqui and I could not be more pleased that you’re going to build a pond! Toad needs a swim 🐸🤣 Doing mine was so enjoyable. Happy day to you 🐸💜🤩
Love it..I get so excited in the garden too 😅
Loving Froggyland 😊
Oh thank you Dolly and it’s been a lot of fun. Glad it’s not just me being amazed at fruit on a fruit tree 🤣 hope you’re having a great week 💜🐸
Hi Janette, I've been looking forward to this video all week. I have a suggestion, place some pea gravel on the exposed dirt to keep mud from making a mess when it rains. The planting looks great. The froggies are going to be living in luxury when they move in. 🐸
Thank you! Yes I could do that as I still have some gravel left! Happy day to you 💜🤩🐸
I used to have a terrible problem with string algae forming on the rocks in my pond. This year, however, I put a coil of copper tubing in the pond and so far no string algae has formed. I always hated to use aquatic pesticides.
Marilyn that is an excellent tip, thank you! Do you have fish in your pond though because I think it could be harmful to them? Not that I’m going to have fish as my pond is too small for that but I just wondered. I will definitely have a Google and fingers crossed this is an excellent solution so thank you! Have a great day 🐸💜
lol!! Richard is the best!! He’s so funny!!
🤣🤣 he is funny! Thanks for watching and have a great day 🐸💜
Wow! It all looks so lovely! And what a bargain with the tree topiarised by your own good self! You could anchor the larger bridge with a couple of the old metal type tent pegs? I was worried about too much shade and leaves falling in the pond, but you altered that before I jumped in with a comment without waiting until the end. It all blends so well already! And, apples on the apple tree! Also, I like your top ! We send our snails on holiday in the brown bins with a picnic for the journey!
Hi Tony and thank you - I do have some tent peg’s actually so good idea. And you made me smile about your snails, I won’t tell you what happens to my Mum’s snails on their trips 😝 have a lovely week 💜🐸
Love your little pond! However here in my garden in the USA it would be nothing but a mosquito bed!
Hi Opal, well I have the same concerns I must say, but so far I haven’t noticed a difference. I do have them in my garden anyway, worse time is at dusk. But I do have citronella candles so I can always burn those if I want to sit outside then. Hope you’re having a great week so far 🐸💜
The pond looks great I wish I had space in my garden for a pond think I might have too many plants take care the pair of you from Gary on the very changeable Isle of wight
Hello Gary and thank you, I’m sure you could squeeze a little pond in 😉 hope you’re having a great day 💜🐸
Love the sun shining on that Nandina! I am inspired to do the same to one of mine,
Hello there Jy and glad to have inspired you!! Have a lovely day 💜🐸
Good morning my friend, your pond turned out beautiful.
Morning Max and thanks so much - have a lovely day 💜🐸
@@TheEnthusiasticGardener you too my friend. And happy birthday!!
@thegonzalezs4953 aww thank you very much 💜
@@TheEnthusiasticGardener you’re welcome my friend .
Beautiful wildlife pond, Its the bees knees.
Thank you so much Nicholas 💜🐸
It looks wonderful and I love the bridges's my frogs do not make much noise that I have noticed have a nice week looks like rain every day is forecast this week
Hi Christine, thank you! Just found out that it’s the toads which make all the noise so you must have frogs 🐸? Raining here this morning too but I don’t mind today, I’m having a rest 🤣 have a lovely day 💜🤩🐸
The deafening noise that you may hear not only at night but also in the daytime is not from frogs but toads. We have two large ponds in our garden and it's the toads that you hear in the spring at mating time...not all year. Also frogs stay in the water most of the time except for hunting for food as their skin has to remain wet, but toads live mostly out of the water and will use your hiding spots. They find the water for laying their eggs after that deafening sound 😂 Nice job on your pond.
Hi Alyson, thanks for explaining! Very interesting … I know nothing about all this but fun finding out from you all 🐸🤩💜
My goodness what a video,it’s looking fabulous and moving those few plants ,trimming etc what a great job,I just love it and mr.snail looks perfect there 🥰
Oh thank you so much Joyce, it was such a fun project. Now the wait … 😉🤣🐸🐸🐸🐸
Hi Janette, Wildlife Pond looks wonderful! So lucky that you thought of the Japanese Maple leaves falling. It must have been hard to walk away from the standard conifer at the garden centre and how lucky you did. Little Superblue was a great find. I love all the special adornments. You've thought of everything to make those lucky little frogs as comfortable as they could be. Hope you don't have to wait long for your first guests to move in. Richard's appearances are always fun and put a smile on my face. Very cold here this week, only 16 degrees today, might not seem so bad to you but I think I'm freezing. Hope you're having a great week. Much love, Bron xx
Much love to you too Bron and thank you for your lovely comments. Yes! I can do no more but lie in wait 🤣🐸🐸🐸 so glad I didn’t buy the first blue spruce, I would have regretted spending so much money … imagine if I killed it too 😝 take care (Lancelot is well) 💜🐸
The frogs will love it! It is adorable.
Hello Robin and thank you so much! Was so much fun to do 🤩 have a great week 🐸💜
It's adorable, what a lovely safe haven for your future wildlife. Can't wait to see your 'guests' move in and make it home. Lovely job Janette. 🐸🐸🐸xxx
Hello and thank you, it was all such fun. Just waiting now 😉🐸🐸🐸🤣 have a lovely day 💜
great job/idea on the nandena .I remove all the lower shoots on my bamboos to show off the stems and let light into herbaceous plants, works very well
Thanks Alan, I like how they look limbed up and tree-formed. Hope you’re having a great week 💜🐸
Love it! We have an area in our "woodland" back yard that I've thought about putting a small water feature in as well. You've given me some ideas! My only concern is having a mosquito haven if not enough wildlife were to come to control it and I don't want to do Koi. We get a lot of mosquitoes and could keep some under control with the tabs you put in the water, but I would for sure need some frogs to immediately come to eat mosquito larvae.
Although, reading up on it, sounds like a dragonfly would be best for mosquito larvae and dragonflies are attracted to ponds!
Hi Christina, I had the same thoughts about mosquitos 🦟 I only have to walk outside and I’m bitten, they love me 🤣 but I’ll see what happens I guess. Glad to have given you some ideas and do hope you try! 🐸💜
Absoutely lovely Janette..have a wonderful week.❤
Thank you MJ and have a wonderful week too! 🐸💜
I love your little pond! Great idea to plant something to shade the pond. I missed that with my pond and I am persecuted with pondweed!
Hello there! It’s a tricky balance getting the ecosystem just right isn’t it? I’ve watched endless TH-cam videos about it all. Time will tell with mine I guess. Thank you for watching and now the wait 🤣🐸🤩
Wow Janette, what a difference, £25 compared to £160. I actually prefer the one you bought. I love the little bridges. When the frogs and newts come, they will think they've found five star accommodation!
🤩🤣 Wendy I can do no more for them 🤣 I think at the moment all I am doing is breeding mosquito larvae 🤪 but letting Mother Nature take over now … and thanks for watching 💜🐸🐸
The pond is lovely Janette ye did a great job not to keen on frogs as I'm terrified of them probably from having to many jump in our wellingtons as kids when we had to help with the turf😀
🤣🤣 Chris how funny 😉 the things that stick in our memories from childhood 😃🐸💜
Hello Janette! Your pond is looking adorable and I love what you have done! I find little tree frogs in my garden or big toads. The little frogs hide amongst my hydrangeas in the leaf litter. The toads like to bury themselves in my mulch or hide under my nepeta. Maybe you can put mulch where you have bare soil until your plants fill in?
Hey there Lauren and thank you, great tips too, I will do that. Have a lovely day 🐸💜
Jeanette you have excelled yourself once again. !!!Have really enjoyed the pond videos - some good tips. You have a remarkable eye for making lovely plants even more beautiful. You always know what works but you are quite happy to share having ‘after thoughts’ as with the acer. Good thinking 🤔. We have a very small pond with frogs. What still takes me by surprise is when they jump out when I’m gardening!!! My sister’s mother-in-law had a beautiful large pond made & actually bought a box of frogs & released them next to the pond. They all hopped away & never went near the pond😂😂. Thanks again for everything. Richard was pushing for an Oscar with his performance!! Bet he gets excited when that little round ball goes into that hole. 😂😂 God bless both & Lottie & mum etc Philomena 🙏🏼❤️💐
Morning Philomena and thank you for your lovely comments. How funny about the bought frogs! I think I will see what another Nature decides. Glad to hear you have frogs though. This was so much fun. Have a lovely day 😉🐸💜🤩
@@TheEnthusiasticGardener thank you & you too❤️
Awh look at that 😍 it's perfect Janette. Well done you ❤
Thank you Kim!!! Such fun. I’m waiting now … 🤣😉🤪🐸💜
Hi Janette, I love it looks beautiful, what a great job 👏 ❤x
Thanks so much Helen, so pleased. Have a lovely week 💜🐸
It's like being a child all over again with the excitement. I understand wholeheartedly 😊
🤣🤣 Deborah you are right there. It’s been so much fun. Just waiting now … 🤣🤪🐸
Oh my gosh Janette, thank you for the update on your pond. Love it so much. Love the way you decide to make a topiary of your nandina. You are a master gardener for sure. Blessings to you and Richard. 🤩
Well thank you for such lovely comments, very touching. Was a bit of a gamble topiarising the nandina but I think it turned out great. Glad you love the pond too, it’s been such a great project. Wishing you a great week 🐸💜
@@TheEnthusiasticGardener ♥♥♥
Hi Janette and Richard
The nandina looks beautiful. Great idea placing it near the pond as it seems to be a snail habitat. I don't think I've ever seen anyone shape it like you have. I can see your enthusiasm for all those pond extras which will surely lure in the frogs. Love the lamium too. I so enjoy watching your vlogs. Bought a golden spirit smoke bush. Such a lovely colour. Otherwise no major purchases,just pruning the excess growth on larger shrubs. Any more heavy rain and I'll have a rain forest😂 Love to Lotte who seems to be in a very contemplative mood. Just her way of chilling i guess. Enjoy your day💞😍🍻
Morning Sharon, I’ve never seen anyone shape a NANDINA like that either 🤣 my Young Lady Smoke bush which my friend gave me last summer now has the little smoke clouds, it’s really pretty. Raining here today too but I’m gardened out right now so I’m happy to stay in today. Have a lovely day 🐸💜🤩
Oh and can we see more of Richard he’s a card 😂😂
🤣🤣 yes I still do my best to entice him in front of the camera 📷 🤩💜🐸
I LOVE it!! Richard needs to go frog hunting now and bring you one back! 😄🥰
🤣🤣 thank you Peggy!! Ooh no, we have a Wildlife Act which protects them and it’s an offence to capture them or disturb their habitat 😊 so I’ll just have to sit and wait … 🐸🐸😊 loving it all though. Hope you have a great week 💜🐸
You're pond area is magical, the bird bath is a stroke of genius as it makes the pond look bigger.❤❤ I've recently found Chips World on TH-cam. He's a lot like you in a way. Got a small garden in Yorkshire, and filled it topiary and little water features. Xx
Hello there Julie and thank you! I’m glad I thought of adding the bird bath too. Chip and I are friends too, it was him who gave me the idea of the pond and we chatted about it after he put 2 bowls of water in his new front garden. Love his channel and his garden style. Hope you’re having a great start to your week 💜🤩🐸
@TheEnthusiasticGardener I should have known you would be ahead of the curve😅... so glad you agree, he has got lovely a lovely style ❤
Love it Janette! You have a good eye for design too - the plants you moved to the pond area are perfect. When you were cutting the Nandina, I was panicking but it looks great 😊 Loved the additions especially the little robin - so cute! Lovely video once again 😊🏴
Thank you so much Pamela, how lovely of you. I was panicking cutting the Nandina too 🤣 and I stole the robin from Woodland Courtyard 🤣 hope you’re having a lovely week 🐸💜
Hi Janette you have quite the frog oasis going on there, after watching your last video on the wildlife pond we installed our own pond but it is a little more minamilistic than you n Richards. but it is a hit with the grandkids. I think I may put in one of your bridges. Unfortunatley I haven't got the tech no how to add a pic to send you.🤔🙂
Oh my goodness I am so pleased you did one too! Such fun. The bridge was from Amazon, only cost a few pounds. I bet your grandchildren love it!! 🥰 have a lovely week 🐸💜
Good job! Now, hopefully you'll start seeing some frogs because they are missing out on a perfect little frog paradise!
Aww Colleen how nice of you!! Let’s hope so … I’m waiting 🐸🐸👍💜 have a lovely week 🤩
@@TheEnthusiasticGardener Thanks! You have a lovely week as well!
I love your little frog pond! Everything looks amazing, new plant beautiful as well ❤
Thanks so much Judy, I had such fun doing this. Have a wonderful week 🐸💜
this was just to sweet! you done a wonderful job on it. and it is beautiful, thank you for sharing this with us. hope you have a great day!!!
Thanks so much Sonnie, how lovely of you. Wishing you a great day too 🐸💜
Came out so cute you and Richard are so interesting to watch I know he supports you entirely he is too funny. you did a great job Janette can’t wait to see you when you get your little critters coming around hopefully you catch some on camera. Hope you get plenty of good fruit this year 😊
Thanks so much Cynthia, and I’m lying in wait … 🐸 I don’t even like apples 🍎🤣 but was still amazed for first fruit ever on that tree! Hope you’re having a great week 💜🐸
I dug 2 wildlife ponds in my cottage garden afew years ago and it really is amazing how much life it brings into the garden. I have been enjoying watching the dragonflies hatch from our ponds recently. It's so lovely to see how many other people care about wildlife now
Oh how lovely to hear this 🤩 at the moment I haven’t seen much activity. I called Rich out to look because I saw 2 very tiny ‘things’ swimming in there, but he suspects they are mosquito larvae 🤣 so typical, I am breeding mosquitos 🦟 🤣 but I am waiting for another Nature and hopefully when the weather warms up it will start coming to life. Encouraging to hear about yours though 🐸💜👍
@@TheEnthusiasticGardener They will come
Oh thank you … I’m excited ☺️
Hi Janette. I am on the mend from a more complicated eye surgery than cataract surgery! I can really appreciate seeing ur video n how much fun u r having with ur new addition to ur garden! Thank u for all ur hard work!💕🥰♥️
Hello Mary and I wish you well after your surgery. I hope you’re taking things easy and resting up and taking things slowly. Thank you, yes I have had great fun with this project. Wishing you a great week and a speedy recovery 💜🐸
What a simple yet impactful addition to your garden. And now that you have added all the new plants and accoutrements, it’s perfect! Any frog lucky enough to find your pond will be living in the lap of luxury for sure. Great job!
Oh well thank you very much JC, love my pond and we’ll see what, if anything, turns up 🙏 hope your week is great 💜🐸
I love frog music... Such a soothing sound
I hope to hear it Christelle 👍🐸💜
Awesome job on the wildlife pond and I enjoyed seeing it come together 👏👏👏…such a huge transformation to your garden …love all the beautiful bits you add around to enhance it…whimsical and magical 💚
Oh thank you Serome 💜 so pleased you like it, such a fun project. And I cannot resist a bit of whimsy 🦔 hope you’re having a great week 🐸💜
Love it Janette yes those little frogs do make a noise Richard is a darling
🤣🤣 oh dear Iris 🐸🤣 never mind, it will make me smile I’m sure 💜🤩
How darling 😊!! Of course the extras are necessary!
👍☺️ yes Marlene, I knew you’d understand 🤣 thank you and have a wonderful week 🐸💜
Hi Jeanette, the pond looks beautiful!
The Nandina looks so lovely now you've standardised and underplanted it.
Do you ever have problems when you move plants about? I moved my favourite rose this week and it's having a hissy fit.
It's got transplant shock. I'm praying it survives.
Thankyou for the lovely video as ever, Jack.
Hello there Jack and thank you! Yes! I moved a little rose a week ago and it was doing so well but now it’s gone into shock and it’s angry with me 🤣 just like yours. I should have done it a couple of months ago. Anyway, I’ve cut it back quite a lot and hoping it picks up. Thanks about the pond and the nandina which I’m so pleased with. Hope you’re having a great week 🐸💜
@TheEnthusiasticGardener I've done the same, chopped mine right back and hope it forgives me. Yes having a lovely week thanks, my final week at Tesco after 18 years before starting my new Class 1 HGV driving job next Monday 😀
Oh wow! How exciting for you, and I wish you every happiness in your new job Jack. It’s good to have a new challenge 🎈🎈🎈
Janette, this was such a fun project and beautifully done pond and video!! Bravo!! I cant wait for updates on your adorable frog army. Also, yay on that blue spruce topiary!! Thats the way to do it! As it grows you might even be able to prune it into a ball shape. Loved this so much! Glad to see Richard looking healthier and well ❤
Hey Steph and thank you so much for joining me!! Yes, good idea about pruning the blue spruce into a ball shape, such a beautiful colour aren’t they? Hope you’re well, been enjoying watching you add all your new patio areas too. I’m having a lazy day today as we are having so much rain here. Thanks for your good wishes for Rich too, it’s taking time for him to get better but he’s still smiling 😊🩷
Good morning Janette, you have excelled again. Your pond is wonderful. Thank you so much for your enthusiasm and inspiration. I have told so many people about your show. We love all you do. Have a brilliant week. ❤️
Oh that is just so lovely of you - you can be my No.1 Campaign Manager 🤩🤣 loved doing this. Have a happy day 💜🐸
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Morning Paula 🐸🤩💜
@TheEnthusiasticGardener Morning Janette, your garden is very inspiring. You mentioned that Richard is getting a bit of a fan base - how about we start a Lottie fan base too...love her. 💓
Aww yes Lotte is a little dream dog 🎈🎈🎈
Hi Jeanette, I really love your pond it adds an exciting new dimension to your lovely garden. Providing a home for your frogs and wild life is wonderful, watching them grow and develop brings so much interest and so rewarding in the future.
Your garden looks stunning Jeanette, you must be so chuffed with it. Your garden furniture also looks great by the way.
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Hello EITN and thank you very much! Loving the pond, although no visitors as yet but we believe we have mosquito larvae of course 🤪 it’s been fun though and delighted with the chairs too. Now for some sunshine ☀️🙏 and a little relax. Hope you’re thing a great week 🐸💜☀️🤩
Hi Janette, I always love that you don't mind moving plants about and pruning plants into new shapes. I think that the Nandina looks fantastic. That blue evergreen lollipop tree did look nice, but I wouldn't have paid out £160 either. We all have our limits. 😮 The blue tree that you have pruned does the job. I seem to recall that some time in the next week or so it is your birthday, not sure of the date, but best wishes for that. 😊😊😊
Hello there Pauline ☺️ today is my birthday 🤩 thank you for remembering 🥰 yes, try as I might I always neglect to check mature sizes of my plants and so they have to move, but I’m trying to be better about that. I liked how the nandina turned out, it was a bit of a gamble! The blue lollipop was so overpriced wasn’t it, I’m so glad I saw sense and put it back. I honestly don’t know what I was thinking putting it in the trolley in the first place. Hope you’re having a wonderful start to your week 🐸😉💜🤩
Happy Birthday 😊
Thank you 🙏 🤩
Hello Janette, I was waiting for this vlog for a week now🥳. Great idea to limb up the nandina, that way the spruce will have more room. It’s funny how we don’t really consider spacing when we plant, and when we do it’s never enough. While doing yard work yesterday I noticed a lot of my shrubs and bushes got way bigger than what their tag stated and that means they are happy but we had to do a lot of pruning. Same with the roses. I definitely think adding pea gravel will help with soil erosion around the pond. Everything is looking so woodsy, the frogs are going to be in a 5 star hotel😂🐸. Love all that you’ve accomplished my friend 🫶.
Hello Elizabeth, so glad you like it!! You’re right about us planting too close without thinking of mature sizes, and I’m always guilty of doing that. I do have more gravel so could add some round the edges too, good idea. Hope you have a very wonderful week 🐸💜
Have a great week as well🫶. I’ve planted shrubs so close that I had to move about 8 this weekend ugh. And the roses too, they were so floppy, not adding anything to the garden
I was thorned like crazy lol
@elizabethgreco-nieves will we ever learn?!! 🤪🤣🥰
I love it and can't wait to see how it develops and what it attracts. Where did you get your mushrooms from. They are amazing and so architectural.
Hello JEJ and thank you!! It’s been such fun. I bought those wooden mushrooms quite a few years ago from a craft fayre so unfortunately I don’t have a link for them. They are carved from wood and I painted and varnished them about 4 years ago, one of my very first videos on this channel (please don’t watch it 🤣). Sitting and waiting for some action now 🤣🐸 have a lovely week 💜
@@TheEnthusiasticGardener Thanks for getting back to me. I'll have to keep a look out for some as they are really nice. I can't wait to see what arrives at the pond first. Have a lovely week too xx
I love your mushrooms and snail around your pond!
Hello Mary and thank you! I’ve had those mushrooms for a really long time and I found the snail very recently. Hope you’re having a lovely weekend - first weekend of summer ☀️😊💜
You should get some kids and have a frog catching contest. Then you might have a couple for your garden, or 100’s of frogs! The little pond is really pretty.
How funny 🤣 not sure I like that idea though Nancy 🤣 thanks so much for watching and have a fabulous week 💜🐸
You know what presents people will give you now? Ceramic frogs!
🤣🤣no - please!! 🤣🤣
I absolutely agree with you about supporting nurseries as against Garden Centres. Whenever possible I go to nurseries. Usually I only look at the “out of season”/half price” section of garden centres. Even then, the prices are often too high.
Yesterday I went to Leonadslee Gardens in West Sussex - my daughter was running in the 10K race and we were looking after the grandchildren. On the way out I looked in their plant sales area. Given the fame and importance of the garden, both the range and condition of the plants was very poor. Even though there was someone with a hose, the plants were bone dry and the Rhododendrons and Camellias were all drooping, so I didn’t buy anything even though there were a couple of Rhododendrons I would have bought had they been looking even half decent. The garden itself was superb, even though most of the spring flowering shrubs were over.
Your pond is looking wonderful, but don’t be disappointed if the frogs take a while. I have a wildlife pond that has been in for over 10 years, loads of Palmate Newts but never a frog, even though I see them in the garden almost every year, ditto toads.
Goodness me, 10 years and still waiting for frogs 🐸🤣 but I’m just joking about all the frogs coming, i will just Mother Nature do her thing and what will be, will be 🤩 I so agree about some of the plants in garden centres being less than desirable and dried out. Also I never buy from my local Tesco, they wheel their racks in and out each day but the poor plants always seem to be in such a sorry state. Hope you had a great weekend and a good start to the week and thank you for always watching and being such a great support 🎈💜🐸😃
I really love the aquarium shelters. That’s a smart way to provide cover
Hello there and thank you! I thought they were so cute, couldn’t resist. Thanks for watching … I’m just waiting to see what happens now 💜🐸😊
You have inspired me to crack on with planting up my half beer barrel which is going to be my wildlife pond. Definitely now getting one of those wooden ladders. What you have done looks lovely ☺️ can I ask what those grasses are and do they seed everywhere? Xx
Hello Sara and thank you and so pleased you’re going to have a pond too. The Carexes don’t self seed but they do grow little offshoot plants around the edges, I call them pups, and you can dig those up carefully getting some root with them and transplant those. All the ones I planted here were little pups from other plants so they were all freebies!! Have a lovely day and good luck with your pond. I think the ladders come in different lengths and widths too if I remember correctly. There is more than one shop selling them on Amazon so you can compare. 🐸💜
Aww Janette, your enthusiasm is so lovely to watch! I especially loved the amazing bargain you bagged at the nursery-fantastic! And I laughed out loud when you said you go into things all guns blazing and whipped out the adorable frog ladder!😂
I’m exactly the same when I have a project-the fun!
I may put in a little pond at some point, so I’ll be referring back to these vids for inspiration
Thanks for showing us the progress- keep em coming! Love it when I see a new video up xxx
Hello Mahmuda and thanks so much for your lovely comments which mean a lot! I’m glad you think the frog ladder is adorable too 😊 and I was delighted with my blue spruce bargain. I do hope you put a pond in, that would be amazing 🤩 🐸💜
I absolutely LOVE it Janette! How considerate of the little wildlife we have left.😍
Hi there AJ and thank you! Aww it’s sad isn’t it so trying to do my bit 🤩 have a great week 💜🐸
Morning Janette it’s adorable it takes time but don’t give up hope I have in my small pond 3 species of newt like you I was so excited & rang everyone to tell them 😂I have yet to see frogs but at least I have something, which I’m sure your pond will soon have x
Ooh I’d be happy with a newt 🤣😊 thank you Tina … I’m lying in wait 🐸🐸🐸
Wonderful that you have all 3 newt species. They are all becoming quite rare. I have only ever seen our largest species once in my 70 odd years.
I have Palmate Newts in my pond, but no frogs or toads breeding even though they appear in the garden regularly.
Love your pond. Looks like it’s been there a while because of the planting you’ve done. I hope you get some little visitors. I’m really considering adding one to my little garden. Richard’s is such a card. Never fails to make me smile.
One quick question I’ve planted red and yellow hucharas in my garden but only the yellow seem to survive😕 Is there a difference in the needs of the red to the yellow? Xx
Hi there Penny and thanks so much! I do hope you add one! I’m not sure about your heucheras .. seems strange only your yellow ones are surviving. Are they in different parts of your garden? I know they don’t like it being overly wet. And they prefer shade but the darker ones can handle more sun? Was it just one plant you lost (a one-off) or more than one? Sorry I’m not much help Penny. Hope you’re having a great day 🐸💜
@@TheEnthusiasticGardener I’ve planted them in opposite sides of the garden and this year side by side. From what you’ve said though maybe they are in too sunny a spot. Xx
I do have mine in the sun, but only morning sun until about mid day.
Gorgeous Janette 🥰 those 🐸 are definitely spoilt 🥰🥰
🤣🤣 they certainly are Jasmine. Just sitting and waiting now 🤣💜🐸
So pretty!❤ I would act just like that if my apple trees produced! It's year 4 and still nothing. Good morning, Janette and Richard!😁
😉🤩 thanks Dawn! Glad you understand too 🤣 fruit on a tree 🌳 has to be celebrated doesn’t it? I don’t even like eating apples 🍎 🤣 have a lovely day 🐸💜
It all looks beautiful. You did a fantastic job.
Oh thank you Marlene, it was such fun 🤩
I love your pond - I think it’s some of your best work that I have seen. Next, you can write a story about your frog! A little tale - perhaps a children’s book - haha. Your enthusiasm is truly infectious. It especially resonated with me because I am putting in a pond like yours. I had bought my for before you had - but others things took precedence. But you have given me a lot to think of. The video of Richard was truly hilarious!. My son brought in a frog as a pet - we had it inside the house for awhile - and it woke me up every morning at 6 am! But it was inside!
Oh how lovely of you Sunita 😊 and I’m so pleased to hear you are having a pond too. So far, nothing has appeared, I saw 2 little “things” swimming in the water, Rich says they are probably mosquito larvae 🤣 so I am breeding mosquitos 🤣 well I’ve never heard of an indoor frog as a pet! Maybe I will write the children’s book in the winter. Richard is funny I have to agree. Thanks for making me smile 💜🐸
lol I can’t wait until you get frogs and visitors to your pond🐸🐝🦋adorable frog house… I use a broken teacup that split almost in half. I also us a broken flower pot. I hated to toss it out. The frogs do seem to love it.
Janette, it’s absolutely beautiful and a perfect addition to your garden. You can never go wrong with adding a wildlife pond. You definitely have everything that the frogs love. Such cute accessories. I’ve never seen the little bridges and toad log. Just so cute. 🐸💚
Hello there and thank you! Love the idea in your other comment about the teacup 👍 it’s been such a lot of fun doing this and now it’s great fun going outside every day and having a look. Hope you’re having a great week 🐸💜🤩
@@TheEnthusiasticGardener You’re so welcome…oh yes, it is fun. You will soon see dragonflies sipping from it too. Our week has been busy. We are putting an above ground pool in. But a lot of work. It is so beautiful. It may take weeks to be warm enough to enjoy it. 🩱🩴👒🏊🏻♀️
@heartofdixieprepping4797 perfect timing to be doing that - you’ll have such a fun summer with a pool 💜
@@TheEnthusiasticGardener The girls are so excited. We bought a few fun pool games. We even got a small dog floating device for my daughter’s Yorker to float in. It’s enclosed so he will be safe. I’ve got most everything for a pool opening day! lol so outside 🎉 party!
So cute! If I didn’t have an inground pool & live at a lake I would definitely have one of these. (You can hear bullfrogs in the night…sometimes it gets loud!) What a pretty adornment for your garden!❤
Oh Lindy your garden sounds amazing and full of wildlife already! Thanks so much for watching and have a great week 🐸💜
Hi Janette, You've done a great job on the pond planting up. I have never seen a Nandina be topiarised before, that's new. My frogs don't make much noise just a plop or splash when diving in the deep end. It is usually when I approach the pond. Thanks for sharing. 🐞🌻🌱
Thank you Jane, I’ve just heard that it’s the toads which make all the racket 😊 I’ve never seen a NANDINA topiarised either 🤣 hope you have a happy day 🐸💜
Wow! ⭐️ Amazing, Janette! ⭐️ I love everything about your pond and I’m sure the wildlife will too! 🐸
I’m now looking at my nandina …. 🤔
🤣🤣 all the nandinas are now probably terrified 🤣🤣 but thank you Fiona, that’s so lovely of you 💜
Beautiful
Thank you so much Debbie 💜🐸
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Richard could make a little log bridge in his free time. Instead of playing golf. Just kidding he needs his time away. Love your little pond.
🤣🤣 Martha!! Now you’re giving me more ideas 🤣 thank you, it was so much fun to do. 💜
I hope Richard won't hate me for that. I did a few little bridges made out of matchsticks for a fairy garden at my first house.. I used just simple thread to weave around each matchstick. I had so much fun. Love to both of you and of course to Lottie as well.
😊😊 fairy gardens are so much fun aren’t they? I love your ideas, keep them coming 👍🙏😊💜
Fantastic video , loving the pond
Oh thank you so much Lorraine, I love it so much. Have a lovely week 🐸💜
I’ll bet you’re wondering why you hadn’t gotten that idea a long time ago 😊 it turned out lovely, I love all the adornment as well I’d be pretty excited myself to see fruit on a fruit tree 👏🏻
Thank you Wende! I’m loving it I must say. And yes, my first apples! Even though I don’t even like apples it’s still exciting. Have a lovely week 💜🐸
Beautiful addition to your beautiful garden. Looking fa
Hello and thank you so much. This was THE most fun I have to say. Hope you’re having a great week 💜🐸
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Hello and thank you for watching … 🐸🐸🐸
I do love your garden ,I’ve been watching you making the pond with my grandson and he wants a frog ladder for his pond which we’ve made out of a washing up bowl ,where did you get the big snail from
Thanks
Sheila
Hello Sheila and hello to your little grandson too! Oh that will be fun for him to do with you. I got the snail from my local garden centre, not Amazon unfortunately or I could have shared a link with you. It’s been a whole lot of fun 🤩 have a lovely day 💜🐸
Frog army 😹, now slug pellets are useless.... , frog army may well be the answer ( gotta love them apples)
Hello there!!! Yes, I can do no more and now lying in wait … 🐸🐸🤣 until the next project idea, which of course you are privy to 😉 take care Alanthecat 💜🐸
I love your 3 toadstools. Where did you get them from ?
Hi Kate, I’ve had those a long time, I bought them at a craft Fayre, they are carved out of wood and I painted the stems grey and varnished them in one of my very first videos (don’t watch it 🤣). Pretty aren’t they? 💜🍄
@@TheEnthusiasticGardener I will be looking out for something similar when I’m out and about.
Morning J. Can you tell me which nursery you went to get your picea superblue seedling? Thanks. Debs from Loughton.
Hello there, yes! We are practically neighbours! It’s called Hillcrest in Herongate, Brentwood and here’s the website:
www.hillcrestnurseries.co.uk/
Let me know if that link doesn’t work. They have so many beautiful plants, shrubs and trees etc and are so helpful. Have a great day 💜
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pond looks great. me and my husband have mentioned getting one and really inspired me to give it a try. Also would have never thought to topiarise a nandina 😍you have given me so many ideas ☺
Hi there Lisa and I’m so pleased to have given you ideas! That’s fabulous. I’ve had the pond one month now and it’s still the first thing I go and look at (in) in the garden 🩷 have a happy day 🩷
❤I really like your videos❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Hello there and thank you so much! How lovely of you 💜🙏🤩
How do the birds have a bath with the stones in the water? Try putting them round the pond to hid the plastic. 🤗😘
Gillian you read my mind because after I filmed I thought the same and removed a couple of the stones. I’m hoping the grasses will fill around the edges of the pond a bit more too. I didn’t really want a lot of stones around the edges (as I’ll have to go and buy them and they’re quite expensive) but I may change my mind about that. Thanks so much for watching 🥰
Hi Jeanette, I LOVE❤ you're pond.But something is missing there 🤔 and I think is solar lights around the pond ( in my opinion) . I can't wait to meet all the wild lifes 🦋🐝 🐸
Hello!!! You’re giving me ideas now 🤣 glad you love it and it’s been such a lot of fun to do. Happy Friday 💜😊
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Hello Donna and thanks for watching 💜💜
WAIT.. did I skip over the pond making process??
Hello!! Yes I did post that one last Monday. Here’s a link for you
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It’s been such a fun project, so pleased I did it! Hope you’re having a great week 🐸💜
@@TheEnthusiasticGardener cheers! I’ll check it out with my tea in the morning! Have a good week too
Wow, that blue spruce was way overpriced and like you, I never would have paid that price which means it would cost even more American. The one you got was a good buy for sure. Now, are you going to put a few gold fish in your pond? Can you buy live frogs from your local pet store to put in the pond? Just wondering.
I know! I had a moment of madness but thankfully came to my senses and put it back. Honestly I never spend that much on a plant! No fish unfortunately, it’s far too small for fish. I’ve asked quite a few experts if I can and it’s a flat no. Plus fish would eat the frogspawn etc. I know it’s illegal to capture wild frogs here but I don’t know if you can buy them? But I’ll wait to see what happens naturally. Have a happy day 🤩🐸
@@TheEnthusiasticGardener OK, no fish but you could always buy a fake frog or two to put in the pond, maybe sitting on a log if no frogs show up. If you add some big rocks on top of the black edge of the pond it would look even better. Also, I would not be surprised if down the road you decide to add another small pond with maybe a pump added this time. The only "pond" I have is a large metal tub I filled with water and fake aquarium plants and a floating fake lotus. Works for me.
Oh I’m loving all your suggestions 👍😊💜
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