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Whistlewood ... in pensive mood

The Frog Pond

9/11/2018

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As part of the redevelopment of the lawn area, we decided to build a small pond tucked in behind the raised vegetable bed.. We'd already found a Marsh Frog hiding under a birdbath, so we knew they were present in our garden. So we 
1.  dug the hole, lined it with pond liner, and decorated the edges so there were nooks and crannies for small creatures to hide in;
2. added water, and water-loving loving plants; and ...
3. ...the frogs will arrive. That's the theory anyway. 
So far it has been used by magpies and currawongs and other birds, with the occasional damselfly making also an appearance, but we are hopeful of one day finding tadpoles. 
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Tanya
16/1/2020 12:47:32 pm

I love the natural look of your frog pond. Over a year later ... how's it looking, and are there any frog inhabitants?

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Susan Pepper
17/1/2020 09:03:17 am

The pond is flourishing, and has been expanded - it now has 2 levels. There have been frogs in and around it although our frog population has been affected, I think by some visiting White-faced Herons. I'll do another blog entry and post some recent photos.

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