{"id":18872,"date":"2024-07-01T22:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T21:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=18872"},"modified":"2024-07-01T22:08:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T21:08:02","slug":"home-garden-pond-progress-adding-a-bit-more-gravel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=18872","title":{"rendered":"HOME &amp; GARDEN: Pond Progress &#8211; Adding a bit more gravel."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5049-1024x426.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18868\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5049-1024x426.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5049-300x125.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5049-768x319.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5049-1536x639.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5049.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Nearly there\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you spot the difference between the images above and below? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"634\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5051-1024x634.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18869\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5051-1024x634.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5051-300x186.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5051-768x475.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5051-1536x951.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5051.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u2026 and done.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s all the gravel used up, now. And I don\u2019t think I need go back for any more. The whole rectangular area between the sentry box shed and green room is now \u2018pebbled\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5050-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18870\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5050-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5050-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5050-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5050.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The wee mini-bridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The garden as a whole is looking fab at present. Look at these gorgeous roses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5048-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-18871\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5048-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5048-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5048-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_5048.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lovely!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So that\u2019s the pond created, really. Weed suppressant mat down. Two layers of waterproof lining. The bottom one really just there to add protection (it\u2019s not one contiguous\/watertight piece), the top one to hold the water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gravel lining to surround and hold the lining etc in place. And even a few plants in place.  This project has given me a great deal of work to do. But also a great deal of pleasure. And I\u2019m sure as it matures it\u2019ll only get better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you spot the difference between the images above and below? That\u2019s all the gravel used up, now. And I don\u2019t think I need go back for any more. The whole rectangular area between the sentry box shed and green room is now \u2018pebbled\u2019. The garden as a whole is looking fab at present. Look &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=18872\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;HOME &amp; GARDEN: Pond Progress &#8211; Adding a bit more gravel.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paGwUa-4Uo","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18872"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18872\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}