Jan Larsen wrote:
What is the easiest way to convert my garden pond into a sand pit for my
small child to play in rather than drown in?

I was thinking of just puncturing the membrane wait for the water to
dissapear fill with soil or something cheap and drainable up till 10"
deep, boards and then sand ?

Can't you make up a frame & mesh to go over the pond?
get the little-un in the swimming pool and teach him/her to swim.

Ours is just turning 5 in a few weeks and can now swim nearly a whole
length. besides which, even if he fell in the pond he'd be able to stand up.

I was thinking of doing the same thing to our pond when we first moved
in but I am very glad I didn't as a pond is so much more educational and
interesting for a growing child than a bl'dy great big sh1t pit for
every cat in the neighbourhood.

Only my opinion of course, and the fact that I spent many hours as a kid
looking into the pond in our garden safely protected from harm by
chicken wire and big sticks.

:¬)


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