Katie’s Journal
Entry date 06/10/11
This morning while watering my garden, Ribbet our green tree
frog (who lives in the tomato tower) popped his head out to receive the morning
mist from my daily watering. And it got me thinking about how small his little
home is, and how much Ribbet and his little family depends on my daily
watering; what would happen to poor Ribbet if we went on holiday and he was
left without his daily watering?
This thought saddened me, so I’m seriously contemplating
building a frog pond in my garden for Ribbet and his family.
I watched a youtube video on ‘How to Build a Frog Pond’ and
it gave me some inspiration, I looked into purchasing a fibreglass pond from
the local warehouse but it was $200 which is much more than I am willing to
spend.
So I think it will be another build-it-yourself job!
The youtube video instructions were to dig a hole, remove sharp
stones and roots, lay large bricks to outline the pond, then cover the area
with black plastic tarp stuff. Then back-fill any loose plastic with dirt to
hold it down (not where the water will be of course), fill with water plants,
climbing rocks and water and VOILA! You have a frog pond!
I’m thinking the water will need circulation to avoid it
going stagnant, so possibly a pump? Also a water feature would look nice, with
little solar lights etc.
Yes I do think Ribbet would enjoy this, I’ll take some
pictures of where I’m planning to dig up the garden and draw up some plans, it
sounds fairly simple and easy, but I’ve been known to be over ambitious about
plans.
Wish me luck!
Love Katie
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