Watching our Pond Being Built

Our amazing pond by Mark The Pond Guy - what an awe-inspiring process! I though you’d like to come along and watch it being built

Come into my Garden, Home and Garden TourBeverly Ash GilbertJuly 28, 2025pond, swimming pond, wetland filtration system, mark the pond guy, art studio, waterfall, recreational pond, come into my garden

My pot addiction

Large pots are a fabulous way to provide focal points in a cottage garden

Come into my Garden, Home and Garden TourBeverly Ash GilbertJune 27, 2025garden pots, focal points in the garden, creating structure in a garden, garden design, come into my garden, home and garden

A bit about pond maintenance – learning as we go

I'm beginning to think there's three types of backyard ponds with three different goals and types of upkeep… of course we opted for the highest maintenance

Come into my Garden, Home and Garden TourBeverly Ash GilbertApril 1, 2025pond, pond maintenance, mark the pond guy, recreational pond, koi pond, garden waterfall, come into my garden

Art Studio and Pond - Changing Light

Oh the light! Come be awed by the beauty of nature reflected in our new pond

Come into my Garden, Home and Garden Tour, Come into my StudioBeverly Ash GilbertMarch 14, 2025art studio, new art studio, garden pond, home and garden, come into my garden

Come into my Art Studio

Gorgeous views surround my new Art Studio. Come take a look

Home and Garden Tour, Come into my Garden, Come into my StudioBeverly Ash GilbertMarch 14, 2025home and garden, new art studio, backyard pond, garden waterfall, studio transformation, come into my garden, come into my studio

Garden Transformation + New Art Studio

Turning my childhood home into our forever home. Take a peek at the transformation from old carport and driveway into a stunning Art Studio and Pond

Come into my Garden, Home and Garden Tour, Come into my StudioBeverly Ash GilbertFebruary 22, 2025pond, art studio, building an art studio, sunrise, garden transformation, Gardening, come into my garden

Putting in a Water Feature

Loads upon loads of compost – I’m digging, hauling, dumping, spreading until my back and knees and hips are screaming in pain. But of course, as the days pass, I’m getting into the rhythm and all of a sudden the structure of a garden appears. Is this a pond?

Come into my Garden, Home and Garden TourBeverly Ash GilbertAugust 2, 2023Gardening, spending time outdoors, creating a garden, come into my garden, building a water feature, in our garden, home and garden

Amending the Soil

When we moved in and began digging, we soon determined that the old, tired garden soil was not only sandy, but in many areas, hydro-phobic (wouldn’t absorb water). Enter in 72 yards of compost

Spending time outdoors, Come into my Garden, Home and Garden TourBeverly Ash GilbertAugust 2, 2023Gardening, spending time outdoors, amending the soil, come into my garden

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