Pond Guards

Apr 14, 2008 3 Replies

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Peter Garwell 18 years ago

Hi there

I read somewhere on gardenbanter that someone was looking at protecting their pond from children falling in, well i purchased a pond safety fence that simply clips together so as to make it as big as you like, mine is 2ft high and i puchased 6 3ft section it looks really good round my pond and i have total peace of mind knowing my little ones are safe the cost was only £90.00 for all 6 pieces. What price would you put on a childs life.

The company Is call The Spalding Gardener can't find number but is on their web site

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Hope this is of help to who ever might need it

Regards Pete

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enigma 18 years ago

Peter Garwell wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@gardenbanter.co.uk:

2 feet high? i really hope you don't test your theory that "your little ones are safe" because a 2' fence isn't going to keep a toddler out of a pond. my goats did a great job of keeping my kid away from the pond. so good that even now that he's almost 8 & allowed to play in the pond, the goats still try to keep him away. lee

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paghat 18 years ago

The actual "pond guard" system is a cap that fits just under the water surface of a pond and really does protect children, makes it possible to "walk on water." It spoils some other possible uses of a pond. You're quite right a 2 foot snap-together fence wouldn't do the trick. It might actually make the pond more dangerous if a child leans on the fenced, climbs on it, trips over it.

Ponds and children are a frightening combination, and yet I remember days when most neighborhoods had run-off ponds that were seasonally mini-lakes, and no child in my neighborhood ever drowned in one, though we all played around them catching polywogs and getting daphnia and wrigglers to feed our pet fish.

I love the image of goats keeping an eye on a child's safety.

-paghat the ratgirl

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Phisherman 18 years ago

Hmmm. I don't have any fences around my natural pond. If the kids fall in, all the better!

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