Page 63 - Koi Net - On-Line Koi Magazine - Issue 19

OUR WEEKEND VISIT Archie and Janice Dicks’
pond with informal
planting around it, with
TO SCOTLAND plenty of potted plants
and maples, there was a
mass of colour.
Jim Shaw

It was 6.30am on Saturday 14th September when
14 club members met at my home in Castleford, we
boarded the minibus and set off looking forward to
meeting the Scottish Koi Club members and viewing
their ponds and gardens.
We arrived at our first pond early in the afternoon where Here we found a natural pond with informal planting
Abby and Kate Bains welcomed us with a delicious around it, there were numerous potted plants, maples,
buffet, perfect timing as we were getting hungry. just a garden with a mass of colour. Inside a purpose-
built structure held another raised, formal rectangular
Abby and Kate’s pond was raised, formal with a neat
pond with some high quality Koi. My eye was
slab capping, at one end there was a shower fed by a
particularly drawn to a beautiful Kohaku, but there were
drum. The pond was covered by a pergola. Their water
many other high quality Koi.
was clear and their Koi looked good.
We were treated to more food and cakes before leaving
We enjoyed their hospitality and chatted but all too
to meet Nikke and John Ross. Their pond was raised,
soon it was time to leave for our next pond at Archie
formal, ‘L’ shaped and situated in a neat outbuilding.
and Janice Dicks’ home.
Abby was wearing his Again, their water was clear and you could see they
Grand Champion T-shirt
which was made to owned some very high quality Koi.
celebrate him winning
the Grand Champion
Award with his high
quality Sanke.

Abby and Kate’s pond
was raised, formal with a Nikke and John Ross’
neat slab capping, at one pond was raised, formal,
end there was a shower ‘L’ shaped and situated
fed by a drum. in a neat outbuilding.
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