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    Need advice for wifelife

    Had a beautiful visitor at the pond to day . First time in years I have seen a dragon fly and it was on our pond me and little one watched it for about 20mins . What would be the best plants to keep him coming back again and again

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    Johnathan have a look, or let little one join the '' British Dragonfly Society '' it will tell you all
    you need to know and a really interesting site now you have seen one it will probably be back '' Hopefully ''

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    PS cant help or advise on '' wifelife '' that's another Forum I think...……….. lol.

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    Hope so anne good to see them again all the uk wildlife needs a boost to help it come back . I'll give that a go now cheers . We are trying to get as much wildlife in the garden as possible as little legs love it . At the minute we have a viv with Caterpillars in tank with ramshorn snails in bucket full a worms then all the fish hahah bloody noas ark here .

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    You will have to do a little wildlife pond for her Johnathan, it only needs to be small and you will be amazed
    how much wildlife it will attract including Dragonfly's. I 've got an old Goldfish pond with two big lilies in, ''no fish in it now ''
    and just left it to its own devices, and this year I have never seen so many froglets and two Grass Snakes having a nosh up
    Don't forget the Birds as well, Bird bath and feeding area should go down well especially with winter on the way

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    Cheers anne been on that site and joined little legs up . It's really good that page like

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    Hey Aj,cant advise what to do but I love what your doing.

    I get the odd Dragon fly but dont stay long,what a beautifull creature but dont know their secret and as Anne said get a small natural pond your kids will love it.
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    We have done little bits in the garden but I think seeing things as beautiful as that has pushed us to sort it out a lot more . Have spoken to some one from the association that Anne mentioned really help so I'll get on with what they have suggested. Always loved animals as a kid lost touch with every thing but lately want to do all I can to help everything from wildlife to beach cleans

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    reeds, rushes and sedges, all tall strong stem plants that make ideal sites for them to use to metamorphose from a nymph through the freshly emerged adult on the wing. they have a long juvenile stage in the pond though, so don't expect to see your own ones on the wing next summer, but visiting adults from other locations will soon colonise your pond if there are suitable egg laying sites.
    the slow pond build thread

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    Thanks bowsaw I'll try and get shopping tomorrow see what I can find bit a look think a loads of places have all got sales on now so even better . Think i read some where about 2 years before wing . At a loss where they have come from now other ponds that i know of in the village and it's that small every one knows how many time you wipe your arse . And the nearest stream is about 1 mile so over the moon they seem to have found us but I think it might have been short live as when it came back we watched from a while turned away for a split second looked about to see a lot of water disturbance and havent seen dragon fly since ???? Need advice for wifelifeNeed advice for wifelife

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    Had some huge dragonflies this year. Have never seen them before as I thought the big colourful ones only lived in tropical countries.

    Had a lot of smaller ones die in spider webs in the Lean-to this year as well.

    There was this huge dragonfly hovering over the pond last Month, it looked blue green and purple from different angles, incredible thing. Watched it for 1 min then ran indoors to get my phone for a photo. Just as I got to the pond it flew over the fence.
    Went and put my phone back indoors, walked back to the pond and it was there again. Ran back to get my phone again and when I got back it had flew away again. Never did get a photo.

    We have a huge Lavender plant in the garden, its so big it looks like it has a trunk. There are 1000's of bees and about 3 or 4 butterflies all over it constantly throughout July and August. Definitely recommend having one. The bees never sting, they are so engrossed in the plant you can walk through the middle of them and they take no notice.

    Seen a couple of great crested newts and toads this year (One when cutting grass out front, another when digging pond extension). So next year we're buying one of those tiny preformed ponds, it will be surrounded by plants and a rockery and run through a small pressure filter or internal filter. Hopefully that will attract some new stuff.

    Also had some jumping spiders in the garden this year. They are fascinating little things.


    Being a Londoner all this wildlife amazes me..... Never noticed any of it before having this pond although I'm just outside London now.
    Except for the family of hedgehogs living in the communal garden of my old flat, seeing them shocked me too. Had no idea hedgehogs were in London.


    I think what you're doing is great Johnathan.

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    Love the idea of wifelife pond and am thinking of doing some it similar aswell . The dragonfly association sent me a list of plants to use and different things to do around the garden so think I'll do a lot of them got a perfect spot for a rockery with tiny waterfall and pool that'll be great for every thing once planted up

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    [QUOTE=Ajm;308248]Love the idea of wifelife pond what's one of them Johnathan...…….. lol.

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    [QUOTE=anne;308253]
    Quote Originally Posted by Ajm View Post
    Love the idea of wifelife pond what's one of them Johnathan...…….. lol.
    It's where you dig a hole, put her in it, then top up with water. Helps reduce the total volume of water required, ideal if on a water meter. Also makes the garden a lot quieter which attracts the wildlife.

    That's what I heard anyway.

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    Makes a change from the patio then...………………..

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    [QUOTE=RS2OOO;308254]
    Quote Originally Posted by anne View Post
    It's where you dig a hole, put her in it, then top up with water. Helps reduce the total volume of water required, ideal if on a water meter. Also makes the garden a lot quieter which attracts the wildlife.

    That's what I heard anyway.

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    Hahaha mint be a fight who got out in first tho and think i would lose haha

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    Talking about wildlife in the garden.... Was looking at an intricate spider web on a hanging basket and just at that moment a wasp flew in and got caught. The spider ran out to attack the wasp and the wasp stung it and the spider just dropped to the floor, dead as a doornail. All happened in about 5 seconds.

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    [QUOTE=RS2OOO;308254]
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    It's where you dig a hole, put her in it, then top up with water. Helps reduce the total volume of water required, ideal if on a water meter. Also makes the garden a lot quieter which attracts the wildlife.



    That's what I heard anyway.

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    Ha ha, very good Rs love it.

    Wife just said "what you laughing at " darnt tell her.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RS2OOO View Post
    Talking about wildlife in the garden.... Was looking at an intricate spider web on a hanging basket and just at that moment a wasp flew in and got caught. The spider ran out to attack the wasp and the wasp stung it and the spider just dropped to the floor, dead as a doornail. All happened in about 5 seconds.
    I love watching things like that,I get loads of spiders webs round my pond on the pagola.
    John

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    We ve got a massive spider on the kitchen window comes out every night started off tiny but this thing is growing fast I've not got little legs running around sign boris the spider by the who Haha

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