Filling in a pond and dealing with cane...
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Hi all,
Never ventured into here so apologies if something like this has come up before - I have a couple of questions.
1. Filling in a pond. I know I'm going to need a few tons of hardcore however what should be done with the liner? Pull it all out or fold it on top of itself and bury it? And would the pond have to be completely drained and emptied or would 6-9 inches of sludge be ok to chuck stuff on top of? Pond is around 12ft long and 4ft deep.
2. Dealing with around 10-12sqmtr of cane roots when it might not be possible for getting a mini digger in the garden. I've chopped all the cane down however what's left is a complete nightmare! I'm not sure if it has grown through or on top of a membrane and the ground is also deep in pebbles.
I've attached a couple of 'photos for a better idea of the situation.
All help and advice greatly appreciated!
Never ventured into here so apologies if something like this has come up before - I have a couple of questions.
1. Filling in a pond. I know I'm going to need a few tons of hardcore however what should be done with the liner? Pull it all out or fold it on top of itself and bury it? And would the pond have to be completely drained and emptied or would 6-9 inches of sludge be ok to chuck stuff on top of? Pond is around 12ft long and 4ft deep.
2. Dealing with around 10-12sqmtr of cane roots when it might not be possible for getting a mini digger in the garden. I've chopped all the cane down however what's left is a complete nightmare! I'm not sure if it has grown through or on top of a membrane and the ground is also deep in pebbles.
I've attached a couple of 'photos for a better idea of the situation.
All help and advice greatly appreciated!
I'll have word with my mum's neighbours (it's her garden) and enquire about taking some dividing fence panels down to get a digger in.The moulded pond is a fraction smaller than the size of a bath and what's in it is maybe 1/4 to a 1/3 of what I've cleared just from the surface with maybe 1/3 of the surface still to do. Ground is very soft once through the stones and roots but it's still a p in the a! Just glad I can see some progress.
I slashed a small amount of liner late this afternoon, looks like I might need another skip so I'll save some for that and bury whatever is too tricky to remove. Found a very small patch of clumping bamboo amongst the roots of the others, if yours isn't clumping then for gawd's sake keep that plant pot away from your lawn!
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