Page 62 - Koi Net - On-Line Koi Magazine - Issue 17

Here we enjoyed refreshments before looking around Helen Harris is a gardener and it shows, here and there
their garden. The pond was raised, brick-built and fitted are little gems of horticultural pleasure. A secluded area
with an infinity window and has a capacity of 6,600 at the bottom of the garden has seating in front of a
gallons. 2 bottom drains supply water to a drum filter a small goldfish pond. There were some unusual
fluid bed of K1, a bead filter, then water is returned to herbacious plants and shrubs too, including a large
the pond over 4 showers. A wooden pergola above the Indian Bean Tree. We admired their garden and looked
pond covered with polycarbonate sheets keeps the at the Koi then we were off for our lunch stop at Ray
rainwater out and keeps the pond warm over the winter and Carol Moore’s home in Sidcup.
2 bottom drains feed months when additional polycarbonate sheeting is fixed
an efficient filtration around the pond. A screen at the back of the pond
system which returns
water to the pond over hides all the filtration equipment, here is also a
four showers. microscope and other water testing items.

All around there were
unusual herbacious plants
and a pathway that led to
a secluded seating area at
the bottom of their garden.

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