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The joys of having a wild garden. I've lived here for more than 12 years, and in that time, the garden has gone from trimmed hedges, mowed down grass, and no flowers to an absolute abundance of life.
By my last count, I have observed over 800 species. I do not count most of the plants as they wouldn't be here if I hadn't planted or sown them.
The biggest breakthrough was when I put in a small pond.
Every year, I make small tweaks and improvements, such as adding rotting wood, piles of twigs and branches, stone dikes, clay cobs, and nesting boxes. This year, I think I'll try to clear a small area and mix in some sand to attract more ground-nesting bees and maybe put in another pond if I can find the space for it.

Is there an English equivalent to the Danish VildMedVilje (WildOnPurpose)?


Before picture of the garden. It's nice, tiny, and easy to keep. And boring, so utterly dull, boring and lifeless


After picture of the garden. Flowers, flowers everywhere. Crawling over the edges, creeping up the walls, spilling out of every crevice

#VildMedVilje #WildOnPurpose #Bloomscrolling #Biodiversity #Pollinators #PollinatorFriendly #Garden #NativePlants

#bloomscrolling #biodiversity #garden #pollinators #nativeplants #PollinatorFriendly #VildMedVilje #WildOnPurpose
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Sir Farts Alot

Maria, I would like to learn more about your pond. How do you provide the H2O to keep it filled? I’m guessing that it started out as a hole dug into the soil around 12” (30cm) deep with a gravel base then a couple of rubberized material liners overlay the gravel and then held down with larger rocks and stones.
My reason for asking is I live in arid Wyoming, US and I am trying to make my property a sanctuary for birds. The pond idea would be great for my birds.
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Maria Petersen

Nothing quite so fancy I'm afraid. It's a second-hand moulded plastic basin. Max depth is 56 cm (22") with two plateaus. The birds only use the top plateau for bathing and drinking, depth is about 5 cm (2").
I mostly use rainwater from the gutter to fill it, if there is a rare drought, it gets the hose.
I haven't got any filtration, semi-aquatic and aquatic pond plants take care of most of the nutrients, I've planted tall plants for shade, and I'm fairly diligent in removing leaves and other debris to avoid eutrophication.
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