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Auburn couple creates garden oasis with pond
By Bonnie Gropp
Citizen editor
Mowing the lawn should not be a
life-threatening experience.
Concerned by the difficulties in
maneouvering a mower at the
precarious edge of a retaining wall,
Jim and Mary Dickson began to
consider ways to solve the problem.
What they decided for their Auburn-
area farm property was that a small
pond would eliminate the need for
mowing this area.
However, as is often the case, what
began as a modest idea evolved into
an elaborate design which has
already paid them back in pleasure
and pride.
Having decided to begin the
project last June, the couple visited a
business situated in Carlow. It was
after seeing the impressive display
of water gardens and ponds there,
that the Dicksons’ plans became
more grandiose.
“Jim said if we were going to do
this it wasn’t going to be a half job,”
says Mary, explaining why the
finished project is so much larger
than first envisioned.
Prepared to do the work
themselves, the couple got some
help from the natural landscape.
From the deck to the laneway, there
is a slope which tended itself well to
a waterfall.
“We were very fortunate,” said
Jim, of the fact they didn’t have to
build it up.
Having purchased the liner, filter
and pump during their visit to
Rogers’, the Dicksons returned
home and set to the task
immediately. The tractor was used
to dig out the hole for the bottom
pond, which is located in a slightly
flatter area at the bottom of the more
severe grade. The size is l l’xl6’.
Son Jamie, Mary and Jim then
Garden oasis
The pond at the home of Jim and Mary Dickson pumps 2,700 gallons of water per hour.The swiftly moving flow is not only
peaceful to listen to, but eliminates any concern for West Nile Virus as the mosquitoes which carry the disease breed in still
Waters. (Photo submitted
used shovels to dig out shelves for
plants, around the area where the
liner was placed.
The next step was to bring rocks,
collected from all over the farm, to
use around the edges. A huge one,
weighing about 3,000 pounds was
brought from the back of the farm to
be used as the base for the waterfall.
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