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#newt

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Jim

Back in June 2021 I made a small garden pond out of an old kitchen sink. After taking this photograph I planted “pendulous sedge” (Carex pendula), blue flag iris (Iris versicolour), and rough horsetail (Equisetum hyemale).

Within a year the pond was attracting wildlife such as hover flies and this lovely damselfly.

I was particularly pleased when I spotted a newt larva in June 2022.

Fast […]

https://www.jim-easterbrook.me.uk/2025/04/newts/

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Matthias Klein 🇩🇪|🇪🇺

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Jim Easterbrook
Replanting my small garden pond

1/ When I set up my pond nearly 4 years ago I used basket liners that claim to prevent overrunning of the roots. The "pendulous sedge" (Carex pendula) had other ideas. Its roots were almost filling the pond.
2/ All the plants came out in one big lump, leaving the pond almost empty. The pendulous sedge has spread to the ground next to the pond.
3/ Despite there being so little open water there was a newt in the pond.
4/ I put the Iris versicolour and Equisetum hyemale back in the pond, after repotting the Equisetum in a larger container. I'm going to need to be vigilant to stop the sedge reinvading.

#Garden #Pond #Newt
A tangled mass of plant roots with a large clump of green grass like leaves on the right, some iris shoots in the middle and a couple of green stems with black bands on the left.
An old kitchen sink sunk into the ground to form a pond, half full of muddy water. Grass like plants almost surround it. A house brick lies on the ground next to the pond.
The head and right foreleg of a newt, just below the water's surface. The rest of the newt is hidden by muddy water.
The refilled pond with small plants at opposite corners and a ramp for amphibians and other wildlife in another corner.
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