PROMOTING HABITAT DIVERSITY IN ONE'S GARDEN When I was a boy, my mom, who was quite the amateur gardener and landscaper, built a small 200 litre goldfish pond in the backyard of our suburban New York home - which we children all loved and marvelled at. And I guess it left a lasting impression on me, because I’ve always felt that it’s essential to have a water feature of some sort, no matter how small, in one’s garden. Particularly as they invite a whole host of habitat diversity. And then somewhat unexpectedly and in contradiction to the weather report, the rains suddenly appeared and my gaping hole was then filled, almost instantly, with water, and life. With these unanticipated rains however, the game has changed. I’ll no longer be able to install the pump as planned. But that’s quite okay - because it forces me to rethink things outside the box. How - without an electrical pump, will I be able to transmit the pond’s dirty water up one meter, to the bio-filter so that it may return back into the pond clean and healthy? And then I had a eureka moment! (click on ‘Shadoof' at the end of this video to find the solution)
PROMOTING HABITAT DIVERSITY IN ONE'S GARDEN
When I was a boy, my mom, who was quite the amateur gardener and landscaper, built a small 200 litre goldfish pond in the backyard of our suburban New York home - which we children all loved and marvelled at.
And I guess it left a lasting impression on me, because I’ve always felt that it’s essential to have a water feature of some sort, no matter how small, in one’s garden. Particularly as they invite a whole host of habitat diversity.
And then somewhat unexpectedly and in contradiction to the weather report, the rains suddenly appeared and my gaping hole was then filled, almost instantly, with water, and life.
With these unanticipated rains however, the game has changed. I’ll no longer be able to install the pump as planned. But that’s quite okay - because it forces me to rethink things outside the box.
How - without an electrical pump, will I be able to transmit the pond’s dirty water up one meter, to the bio-filter so that it may return back into the pond clean and healthy?
And then I had a eureka moment!
(click on ‘Shadoof' at the end of this video to find the solution)
Nothing easy about digging.