Re: birds/ponds

I think that depends where you live, and what size pond, also what you  have 
in the pond. Plants only with a few mosquito fish or such takes very  little 
time and space. The more fish, the more time....and if you have  Koi....then 
that runs into the largest size, time, and money.   Like any gardening, there is 
no such thing as NO maintenance, you can either  tend to it a little or wait 
and end up doing more at once.  All in all  though, I think it's the least 
maintenance of all gardening, if it is a  watergarden (not Koi pond or fish pond) 
because one never has to water  it.....prune off dead foliage/blooms now and 
then, fertilize once or twice a  year, if that much....and that's it.  The 
rewards of having so much  wildlife (such as; birds that come to drink or bathe, 
dragonflies, etc.)  come to your garden makes it all worth while!  
I honestly cannot imagine a garden without some water.....
Noreen 
zone 9
Texas Gulf Coast
 
In a message dated 5/11/2005 11:02:53 AM Central Standard Time,  
gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:

But I  would say there may be no time for a pond.  From all the  descriptions,
they seem like a big hassle.

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