Page 76 - Koi Net - On-Line Koi Magazine - Issue 69

After a drive along the A20 we arrived at Wilmington
and were greeted by Andy where refeshments were
served in their courtyard garden. There were Bonsai
trees and Maples in pots, oriental lanterns and statues
added to the visual experience. Andy’s pond is raised
THERE WERE with a 2 metre infinity window and has a capacity of
SOME VERY 10,000 gallons. A wooden pergola over the pond added
a pleasing additional feature. Tragically, Andy lost his
LARGE KOI superb collection of Koi due to a power cut when he
was in hospital. He lost so many Show winners, so now
IN THE POND, there are many smaller Koi growing on in his pond.
ONE OVER However, there was just one superb large Sanke which
had recently arrived from Japan – this is a Koi to look
A METRE out for at future UK Shows!
Again, another pond with water delivered from three
bottom drains to a below ground filter room feeding a
ProfiDrum and a large bead filter, returning the water to
the pond via two bakki showers. We talked, admired
Andy’s Koi and enjoyed the sunshine in Andy and
Anne’s courtyard garden.

Des’s pond has large
pergola with polycarbonate
Top:
sheets and a roller shutter
which can be pulled down Andy’s courtyard garden
had some impressive
to keep the ponds warm
over the winter months. oriental lanterns and
statues.
Helen is a gardener and it shows, here and there are
Above and Right:
little gems of horticultural pleasure and a secluded
Steps down to a purple
area at the bottom of the garden has seating to relax door lead into Andy’s neat,
in. There were some unusual herbaceous plants and well-planned, filter room for
shrubs too, including a large Indian Bean tree. We his 10,000 gallon pond.
admired their garden and looked at the Koi then we
were off to Andy and Anne Baker’s Home in Wilmington.
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