You can never have too many tools @JamesSB A mattock would probably have been worth investing in for me @BobTheGardener. I'm getting too old for wrestling with clay and hoiking out bricks and rocks [not to mention the bits of kerbstone ] and all this digging malarkey....
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
There is a saying on the forum, that you will wish you had made a pond twice the size you have, no matter how big you made it.
I think a mound of some kind might be a good idea - somewhere else. You will have mass of material when digging out the pond area and probably from other planting. It will be cheaper to make a mound than trying to take the soil off the garden. You can use turves the same way.
I'd agree- don't rush into it too quickly. I understand how you've got itchy fingers though, and want to get something in place while the weather's decent to dig and plant etc, but a wee bit of planning is worthwhile
I rarely had to hoik up stockings @Lizzie27, but tights were a different matter. Gusset was always heading for my knees. Glad I don't have to wear either any more. Best use for tights is as a tie for newly planted trees.
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A mattock would probably have been worth investing in for me @BobTheGardener. I'm getting too old for wrestling with clay and hoiking out bricks and rocks [not to mention the bits of kerbstone ] and all this digging malarkey....
I shall keep that saying at the front of my mind when the time comes to plot out the area for the pond.
I rarely had to hoik up stockings @Lizzie27, but tights were a different matter.
Gusset was always heading for my knees.
Glad I don't have to wear either any more. Best use for tights is as a tie for newly planted trees.