What's the best way to go about this, given the trajectory of the pond?
2006-08-20 19:54:34 · 16 answers · asked by 127.0.0.1 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Given the trajectory of the pond, I would suggest that you go Ballistic if any kids get near it.
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2006-08-20 19:59:45 · answer #1 · answered by sonny_too_much 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A large pond might be three feet or more deep - I suggest you measure this before you decide to go ahead with the scheme.
I did the same with a garden pond and my four children had hours of fun in their sand pit.
However you should consider that a pond is waterproof (!) and it will fill with rainwater. The soggy sand at the bottom will soon become an unpleasant, smelly, slimy mass. If there was any chance of rain I always shovelled the sand back into containers (make sure they are light enough to lift). This is why I mentioned the pond depth - shovelling sand is a tiring business. I rarely left the sand in the pond overnight because the local cats would **** in it.
Sand was not always in the 'pit' so that it became a special treat.
The type of sand to choose is important. Do not use 'builders sand' because it will discolour skin and clothing.
Supervision of the sandpit was important. This is because the pit is not designed as a sandpit and has several unexpected dangers associated with it mostly related to the height and angle of it's sides. You will have to put up with one or two split lips and grazed knees I expect.
I always felt much happier without water in the pond until the children were old enough to be left near it. I did not fancy disfiguring a pond by constructing some sort of safe child-proof netting/cover.
If your pond is shallow enough I would encourage you to try the sandpit experience.
2006-08-21 03:40:56 · answer #2 · answered by bumperbuffer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whatever sand you put in it the best way to keep cats off is to take a plastic 2 litre coke bottle. Peel the label off and fill it with water. Put on the filled pond. We put it on our lawn in South Africa and again in Ireland and somehow it keeps the cats away.
Playsand is expensive so if play is the purpose and the pond is deep first put ordinary sand in and top it up - we never had 'toddler playsand' as kids so I don't even know if it is necessary. Just don't let it be to deep overall - children are known to get buried!
2006-08-21 03:08:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Firstly, it is costly to fill the large pond with sand. In order to protect your young kids from getting into the large pond, you
can do the following method:-
1. Erect a 5'-0" high g.i. chain-link fence around the large pond.
2. Fix a 2'-6" wide g.i. chain-link gate with lock to the fence.
This method is much cheaper to install and your kids will be
safe from the large pond.
2006-08-21 03:22:13 · answer #4 · answered by steplow33 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would be much better putting a fence around it with a gate with a lock on it so you can keep up the pond as a feature with and put wire on top or something like that it would be nice to look at and will be there still when kids grow up..
2006-08-23 18:41:55 · answer #5 · answered by ME666ME 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will cost you a fortune in sand, and be incredibly messy to do (what are you going to do with the water/gunk at the bottom)? Plus, what about the pond wildlife? My friend covered her pond with a metal grille - painted black, you can barely see it! Plants grow through it, frogs can get in and out, but little children can't fall in and drown! It would benefit the kids longterm educationally - they will be fascinated by all that lives in/on it. If you are still concerned, put a fence around. Oh yeah, and supervision usually helps!
2006-08-21 03:15:53 · answer #6 · answered by anchan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have to agree with jerryk, the local cats will love it!
Maybe you should keep the pond, they takes so long to establish themselves, it would be a shame to drain it out and have to start again in a few years.
Just get cover for the pond.
2006-08-21 03:02:00 · answer #7 · answered by lozzielaws 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put a support frame over the pond and cover it with chicken wire, other wise is party time for the cats.
If you do fill it with sand, then you should put a rigid cover over it.
2006-08-21 03:50:40 · answer #8 · answered by Boris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on what the sand is going to be used for, if your filing it in to make a play pit then use play sand its about £3 asmall bag, but if its just to fill in go to your local builders store and they can deliver it by the huge bag load not sure on the price of that tho
2006-08-21 03:03:15 · answer #9 · answered by bootlebird01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can go for dry landscape using pebbles and rocks with bushes. easier to remove the above and relocate it when you get your pond ready after some years.
at the same time, your investment into rocks and pebbles wont go waste.
2006-08-21 05:37:53 · answer #10 · answered by kummu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋