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YORKSHIRE KOI

SOCIETY VISITS

BKKS YORKSHIRE

Jim Shaw.

It was Sunday 5th July, the sun was shining when we
set off to visit our good friends in the Yorkshire Section
to see their ponds and Koi and we looked forward to a
great day out. Our first stop was at Malcolm and Karen
Sargent’s home where bacon and sausage sandwiches
were served followed by some home-baked cakes.
Malcolm has a raised rectangular pond and there were
some huge Koi in it and they were easy to see through
the clear water. We chatted and enjoyed their hospitality
but soon it was time to leave and visit Paul and Joanne
McLennan, the second pond on the trip.
We arrived at Paul and Joanne McLennan’s home to
WE LOOKED see their pond and garden, their pond is raised and
has a wooden pergola over the top, around the pond
FORWARD Joanne has created a very nice garden. We leaned on
the wall and admired Paul’s fine collection of Koi and,
TO A GREAT once again cakes and drinks were provided.
DAY OUT The third pond we visited belonged to Janet and

Michael Grey – now this is my type of garden with
mature trees and ground cover that caters for wildlife
and also looks really impressive.
Their pond is rectangular, set into the ground edged
with a low wall and Michael has some very nice small
Koi that I’m sure will develop in the years to come. It’s
fun growing on small Koi and watching them develop
Top Left (corner):
The breakfast stop at and grow.
Malcolm and Karen
Sargent’s home. While we were there the Koi also had another visitor, a
squirrel, who stood on the edge of the pond for a few
Left: seconds which didn’t seem to bother the Koi, then he
Paul and Joanne
McLennan’s pond and vanished. Drinks were served again with delicious
beautiful garden. home-made cakes.

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