Thanks for watching and commenting- I say go for it! You’ll not regret it and will find lots of enjoyment from having a pond in the garden i’m sure! Best, Ed
Hello, watched a few of your videos now. Very impressed with your work ethic, ideas and workmanship. Hats off to you and your employees. Wish you lived in Australia, cause I'm just about to put a pond in my backyard.
Thanks Helena and good luck with your build! I’d love to do such work in Oz, but I’d prob spend most of my time looking for and videoing spiders, snakes and other cool creatures Australia has to offer instead of actually working!! Best, Ed
The music sounds great Ed I enjoy listening. I believe I have found why I like your videos so much. Your artistry and ability to paint the picture with shovels and back breaking work right up to the point of gentle hand work with the fines and plants is an amazing thing to see, all the while teaching the viewer in great detail how and why you are doing it. You are not only a pond builder but an artist as well. One can listen to the music you've made and the earthen pictures you create to realize this. Keep up the awesome work my friend, I am grateful that you've chosen to share it with us
What an awesome comment Tony- thank you so much, although i’m not sure I deserve such compliments! I hope you’re picking up your guitar now and again- having a strum on a guitar is instant therapy- so good for the soul! Cheers, Ed
It turned out great! I can’t wait to see what it looks like in the future! I grew up in the country with a lot of venomous snakes so I am terrified of them, but surprisingly I enjoyed seeing the baby grass snakes here and a lot of that was your attitude towards them.
Thanks Gigi! For me the wildlife I encounter with my job is most of the appeal of what I do and I was so pleased to be able to get up close and personal with the adult and baby grass snakes this summer! Where were you brought up if venomous snakes were an issue?.. Best, Ed
Use a sanding disc on your angle grinder for the 4inch, it's better, and harder to cut into the pipe. Also If you don't chamfer the ends you can trap the rubber seal, which means it's harder to to take it off again if you need too(in my experience). Pond looks fantastic ,it's the small nuggets of knowledge that are amazing to me. Thank you for all your content.
Hi Steve, this is a very good point- and yes, I guess if this was a strict out and out wildlife pond the use of natives would be a no brainier. However the addition of a few non natives (such as the Pickerels which I love!) amongst a collection of natives plants won’t take anything away from the local fauna but will make for a more interesting and appealing pond for the owners. There was room for a little bit of ‘artistic license’ to make the pond just a bit more of a feature in the garden!! Thanks for watching and commenting! Best, Ed
The natives are just great right?! But using some extra pond plants that our wildlife also enjoy and are attracted to is not that bad. (Sometimes a lot of our natives are plain and subtle or just monsters that take over! Sometimes very hard to source only native plants too as many only available for a small part of the year to buy).
Thanks again Ed for another wonderful and informative build. I have a huge lawn, not a pristine one, and you have given me ideas of creating a natural wildlife pond in part of it🙂. Hope you don’t disappear through the winter months, I’ll get withdrawal symptoms 😳😉🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
Thanks Maria and my apologies for the slow response to your comment. If you have space to designate a small area of your lawn to a pond then go for it!! Your local fauna will thank you for it I’m sure and its such a fun project to undertake. Hopefully I wont go into total youtube hibernation during the winter months, but I’m afraid I’ll be a lot less productive on the video front- you’ll just have to dip into the back catalogue and watch some of the oldies until next spring….😉 Thanks for your continued support to the channel! Best, Ed
Great job Ed as usual, and not long to wait between parts 2 and 3. I am sure it will soon be inhabited by many many wildlife creatures a full eco system and food chain. as well as learning all the creatures that have made a home in there, as a bird watcher l would be very interested in what species visit the pond to drink bathe and eat. Well done again
Thanks Norman! I think this pond will very quickly colonise with life considering the abundance of species in and around this garden! Thanks very much as ever for watching and commenting! Best, Ed
Sorry for “fan boy” accosting you today while you were out. It was a treat to meet in person and would have loved to pick your brains but that would have been even weirder as some big beardy guy stares then approaches you mid shop. Great content, really enjoy and anticipate the new episodes
Hey Michael, no need to apologies, was a pleasure to meet you-and I’m so chuffed that happened infront of my wife-oh how I’m milking the ‘I’m famous’ card for everything’s it’s worth😂😂. Sorry we didn’t get time to stop and talk ponds but if you ever bump into me again feel free to chat! Thanks for watching! Best, Ed
😎😂thanks for watching and your kind words! There’s many many things I’m incapable of- just ask my wife!! I do like to dabble with my guitars a bit and have always had a passion for the great outdoors and some adventure and when I get the time love nothing better then to immerse myself in a bit of hard graft and camping! Cheers for watching and commenting, Best, Ed
What a great pond. So interesting to watch the build. Practical and informative. I hope to make one this summer !!
Thanks for watching and commenting- I say go for it! You’ll not regret it and will find lots of enjoyment from having a pond in the garden i’m sure!
Best,
Ed
Hello, watched a few of your videos now. Very impressed with your work ethic, ideas and workmanship. Hats off to you and your employees. Wish you lived in Australia, cause I'm just about to put a pond in my backyard.
Thanks Helena and good luck with your build! I’d love to do such work in Oz, but I’d prob spend most of my time looking for and videoing spiders, snakes and other cool creatures Australia has to offer instead of actually working!!
Best,
Ed
Itching to see this one and two years on. Bet the grass snakes like it.
Thanks Bandolero-likewise, cant wait to see how this one develops!
Best,
Ed
The music sounds great Ed I enjoy listening. I believe I have found why I like your videos so much. Your artistry and ability to paint the picture with shovels and back breaking work right up to the point of gentle hand work with the fines and plants is an amazing thing to see, all the while teaching the viewer in great detail how and why you are doing it. You are not only a pond builder but an artist as well. One can listen to the music you've made and the earthen pictures you create to realize this. Keep up the awesome work my friend, I am grateful that you've chosen to share it with us
What an awesome comment Tony- thank you so much, although i’m not sure I deserve such compliments! I hope you’re picking up your guitar now and again- having a strum on a guitar is instant therapy- so good for the soul!
Cheers,
Ed
Love this video so much, this is one of my favorite builds to watch. As usual I learned a ton. I love the natural edge. Very well done!
Thanks Kim, I really enjoyed building this one! Look out for a ‘ponds revisited’ video on this one later this year!
Best,
Ed
Wish I had the space to create a wildlife pond to compliment my fish pond. That looks great another fantastic job
Indeed Ian, I wish I had the space to have two ponds!!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Best,
Ed
It turned out great! I can’t wait to see what it looks like in the future! I grew up in the country with a lot of venomous snakes so I am terrified of them, but surprisingly I enjoyed seeing the baby grass snakes here and a lot of that was your attitude towards them.
Thanks Gigi! For me the wildlife I encounter with my job is most of the appeal of what I do and I was so pleased to be able to get up close and personal with the adult and baby grass snakes this summer! Where were you brought up if venomous snakes were an issue?..
Best,
Ed
Use a sanding disc on your angle grinder for the 4inch, it's better, and harder to cut into the pipe. Also If you don't chamfer the ends you can trap the rubber seal, which means it's harder to to take it off again if you need too(in my experience). Pond looks fantastic ,it's the small nuggets of knowledge that are amazing to me. Thank you for all your content.
Thanks Craig, very useful tip! Thank you for watching and posting your kind comment!
Best,
Ed
another great vid Ed. so glad to see some good positive pond videos out there.
Thanks for your kind words Paul!
Best,
Ed
Wouldn't native plants have been better for a wildlife pond. But still 3 great episodes.
Hi Steve, this is a very good point- and yes, I guess if this was a strict out and out wildlife pond the use of natives would be a no brainier. However the addition of a few non natives (such as the Pickerels which I love!) amongst a collection of natives plants won’t take anything away from the local fauna but will make for a more interesting and appealing pond for the owners. There was room for a little bit of ‘artistic license’ to make the pond just a bit more of a feature in the garden!!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Best,
Ed
The natives are just great right?! But using some extra pond plants that our wildlife also enjoy and are attracted to is not that bad.
(Sometimes a lot of our natives are plain and subtle or just monsters that take over!
Sometimes very hard to source only native plants too as many only available for a small part of the year to buy).
Great job again Ed, looks great even at this early stage
Thanks for your kind words Killian!
Best,
Ed
Absolutely fantastic, I've loved every single second of every episode 😊
William, thank you so much for such kind words!
Best,
Ed
Thanks again Ed for another wonderful and informative build. I have a huge lawn, not a pristine one, and you have given me ideas of creating a natural wildlife pond in part of it🙂. Hope you don’t disappear through the winter months, I’ll get withdrawal symptoms 😳😉🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
Thanks Maria and my apologies for the slow response to your comment. If you have space to designate a small area of your lawn to a pond then go for it!! Your local fauna will thank you for it I’m sure and its such a fun project to undertake.
Hopefully I wont go into total youtube hibernation during the winter months, but I’m afraid I’ll be a lot less productive on the video front- you’ll just have to dip into the back catalogue and watch some of the oldies until next spring….😉
Thanks for your continued support to the channel!
Best,
Ed
Wauw you are so talented, this looks amazing! Hands down my favourite. ❤
Thanks for watching and commenting Linsey! Im really looking forward to watching this one establish and doing a future follow up video!
Best,
Ed
Look forward to seeing the progress of this pond.
Cheers David, am looking forward to doing a ‘ponds revisited’ video on this one!
Best,
Ed
Very nice, great job, lovely to watch how it’s made and also to be informed along the way, excellent video
Thanks very much for saying so! Appreciate you watching and commenting!
Best,
Ed
Great job Ed as usual, and not long to wait between parts 2 and 3. I am sure it will soon be inhabited by many many wildlife creatures a full eco system and food chain. as well as learning all the creatures that have made a home in there, as a bird watcher l would be very interested in what species visit the pond to drink bathe and eat. Well done again
Thanks Norman! I think this pond will very quickly colonise with life considering the abundance of species in and around this garden!
Thanks very much as ever for watching and commenting!
Best,
Ed
Excellent as always
Thanks gingertom!!
Best,
Ed
Sorry for “fan boy” accosting you today while you were out. It was a treat to meet in person and would have loved to pick your brains but that would have been even weirder as some big beardy guy stares then approaches you mid shop.
Great content, really enjoy and anticipate the new episodes
Hey Michael, no need to apologies, was a pleasure to meet you-and I’m so chuffed that happened infront of my wife-oh how I’m milking the ‘I’m famous’ card for everything’s it’s worth😂😂. Sorry we didn’t get time to stop and talk ponds but if you ever bump into me again feel free to chat!
Thanks for watching!
Best,
Ed
Great job, a pleasure to watch it all come together. Can't wait for the next one.
Thanks very much for watching and commenting!
Best,
Ed
That transformation is unbelievable, stunning work Ed
Thanks Carl, really kind of you to say so! I was pleased with the end result!
Best,
Ed
Brilliant, looks amazing 🙂
Thanks so much for saying so!
Best,
Ed
Outstanding 👏 👏 👏
Thanks very much for your kind words!
Best,
Ed
Oh wow, you build ponds, play guitar, and hike up and down mountains. Is there anything you can't do? 😎
😎😂thanks for watching and your kind words! There’s many many things I’m incapable of- just ask my wife!! I do like to dabble with my guitars a bit and have always had a passion for the great outdoors and some adventure and when I get the time love nothing better then to immerse myself in a bit of hard graft and camping!
Cheers for watching and commenting,
Best,
Ed
Great job as usual! When will we see your pond?
Cheers Dan! Soon, oh I hope soon!!!
Best,
Ed
Thanks!
You have reached legend status Tony- thank you so much my friend!
Best,
Ed
Great thank you very much. What type of variety is that equisetum? Thank you so much.
Hi there! Thanks for watching- Equisetum japonicum is the variety used.
Best,
Ed
try out ms300 silicone as a alternative
Thanks for the heads up! Wasn’t familiar with this product but will keep it in mind!
Best regards,
Ed