tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post2591425198755922438..comments2024-03-16T04:48:43.417+00:00Comments on Second Hand Susie: How I made my washing up bowl pond.Susie - secondhandsusie.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16727933470111599594noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-69758948032088736792020-12-06T12:32:52.937+00:002020-12-06T12:32:52.937+00:00Hi Rob, sorry for the (probably too) late reply! ...Hi Rob, sorry for the (probably too) late reply! But yes that's fine! Susie - secondhandsusie.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727933470111599594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-25659627894455809952020-10-12T13:34:13.471+01:002020-10-12T13:34:13.471+01:00Susie, I'm making a small tip sheet for people...Susie, I'm making a small tip sheet for people who want to install a garden wildlife pond but would also like to include just an image of a smaller sunken bowl like yours - it takes less commitment and is something people might actually feel able to do. Would you be OK if I used one of your photos? Credited #secondandsusie? TIA. RobRob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-76182681658258565252020-08-30T10:42:24.831+01:002020-08-30T10:42:24.831+01:00What an excellent idea. Well worth trying. Thank...What an excellent idea. Well worth trying. Thanks heaps.Caz Mclaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109664950221941969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-58158928576777419082020-06-08T16:50:26.046+01:002020-06-08T16:50:26.046+01:00Hi there..saw this on Pinterest and i am definitel...Hi there..saw this on Pinterest and i am definitely going to give it a go..love your blog byt the way<br />ftmflowertotmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498443996707884535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-22228845066919655092019-06-06T23:28:20.724+01:002019-06-06T23:28:20.724+01:00I have a spare bowl but I'm not sure what '...I have a spare bowl but I'm not sure what 'life' would come to our wee garden tho', there are no ponds for frogs anywhere near so no tadpoles or newts and sadly we simply never see hedgehogs anymore. So many bigger, lo get, stronger, fences & gates have gone up around us over the years. Do you think there would be any point making a pond? Thanks, MoTwinkleToes2dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07848604298196551253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-5060247073394251582017-05-01T00:19:51.440+01:002017-05-01T00:19:51.440+01:00Thank you :) I know it's not really recommende...Thank you :) I know it's not really recommended to transplant frog spawn from one pond to another, but I'm really enjoying watching them (and most of the tadpoles in mums pond have died but mine live on so it hasn't harmed them!)Susie - secondhandsusie.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727933470111599594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-2971235453874518322017-05-01T00:13:16.711+01:002017-05-01T00:13:16.711+01:00Thank you, your pond sounds amazing - sticklebacks...Thank you, your pond sounds amazing - sticklebacks!! That's a proper pond!Susie - secondhandsusie.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727933470111599594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-20054033722768938102017-05-01T00:12:33.971+01:002017-05-01T00:12:33.971+01:00We've always had ponds everywhere I've liv...We've always had ponds everywhere I've lived and never had mozzie problems, so it's not something that crossed my mind - I hope it's not a problem!Susie - secondhandsusie.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727933470111599594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-65445772048534434882017-04-30T23:57:53.826+01:002017-04-30T23:57:53.826+01:00Yey, hope you get lots of frogs! I have a few fat...Yey, hope you get lots of frogs! I have a few fat tadpoles left (have they been eating each other I wonder?)Susie - secondhandsusie.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727933470111599594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-68337478746721833822017-04-30T23:56:29.130+01:002017-04-30T23:56:29.130+01:00Thank you :) Thank you :) Susie - secondhandsusie.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727933470111599594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-50052631128810051382017-04-30T23:56:12.075+01:002017-04-30T23:56:12.075+01:00It's supposed to be better sunk into the groun...It's supposed to be better sunk into the ground, so creatures can get in and out easily, and to insulate it during the winter (I read a story online about someone's washing up bowl pond that wasn't buried and their frogs froze solid in it over winter!!!)Susie - secondhandsusie.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727933470111599594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-2441402679965173842017-04-30T23:51:10.831+01:002017-04-30T23:51:10.831+01:00Thank you, so far o new wildlife but the tadpoles ...Thank you, so far o new wildlife but the tadpoles are getting fatter!Susie - secondhandsusie.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727933470111599594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-29543715425340033072017-04-30T23:50:30.326+01:002017-04-30T23:50:30.326+01:00Yey I hope you make one :DYey I hope you make one :DSusie - secondhandsusie.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727933470111599594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-69676322264842338162017-04-30T23:47:52.706+01:002017-04-30T23:47:52.706+01:00I think your tufa will make a lovely pondette! I t...I think your tufa will make a lovely pondette! I toyed with the idea of a concrete trough or old sink, but I had everything on hand for the washing up bowl pond so that's what I ended up doing!Susie - secondhandsusie.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727933470111599594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-69272336974741296692017-04-30T07:58:32.494+01:002017-04-30T07:58:32.494+01:00Your homemade pond is awesome reminded me of ours ...Your homemade pond is awesome reminded me of ours when we had an allotment in Glasgow. We are hoping to make one again, similar to yours when we are bit more on top of our growing antics, but I am loving yours - absolutely wonderful and so good of your mum to give you some pondlife to kickstart, though no essential of course.Shaheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602971207085826708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-91848705535610995422017-04-18T21:38:14.919+01:002017-04-18T21:38:14.919+01:00It looks absolutely brilliant! We had an amazing ...It looks absolutely brilliant! We had an amazing little pond when I grew up that my sister did a Biology project on. I wish, oh I wish she still had her project book- it had so many beautiful views of that garden!! We had Sticklebacks and allsorts!Kezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705356707599121605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-25061076899311929042017-04-16T23:09:29.927+01:002017-04-16T23:09:29.927+01:00That looks so adorable! I've heard water like ...That looks so adorable! I've heard water like that is great for gardens to keep the bugs hydrated. I'd be afraid it'd turn in to a mosquito home though. Thanks for sharing at the #WasteLessWednesday Blog Hop!SkipTheBaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02426786864856395559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-8964296899920153922017-04-12T22:08:57.653+01:002017-04-12T22:08:57.653+01:00That's a great idea for a small space! Our pon...That's a great idea for a small space! Our pond is teeming with tadpoles, I'm excited! xVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-77025044185814909882017-04-12T11:33:22.853+01:002017-04-12T11:33:22.853+01:00Brilliant post! I've seen your washing up bowl...Brilliant post! I've seen your washing up bowl pond before, but it was great to hear more about it :) Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086940635317331680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-49511940004282484312017-04-12T10:18:37.443+01:002017-04-12T10:18:37.443+01:00Such a lovely idea! I've thought about a small...Such a lovely idea! I've thought about a small pot pond before but I hadn't considered submerging it into the ground.HazelxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438389465030714608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-87929205104899201102017-04-11T11:34:35.587+01:002017-04-11T11:34:35.587+01:00I love this idea and you've put it together so...I love this idea and you've put it together so well. I hope you will update us with any visiting wildlife. I might create something like this myself once Lily would be less likely to jump in it! XJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837629817375132149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-13758334305974155762017-04-11T08:39:16.390+01:002017-04-11T08:39:16.390+01:00Oooooh, thank you. We bought a new washing up bowl...Oooooh, thank you. We bought a new washing up bowl this weekend, and we want a small pond, I think you're a genius!thrift deluxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267215022924475298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-7542351062073180422017-04-11T07:56:43.336+01:002017-04-11T07:56:43.336+01:00We've an established pond which is a busy litt...We've an established pond which is a busy little watering hole but I found a small tufa trough we'd made years ago that I have my eyes on to have another little pondlette on the other side of the garden. There is something rather pleasing watching insects visiting water. You have really made yours look really inviting. kjsutcliffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064786032612487652noreply@blogger.com