{"id":389,"date":"2007-02-18T01:28:14","date_gmt":"2007-02-18T06:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2007\/02\/18\/plan-your-yard-construction-now\/"},"modified":"2010-10-01T22:11:46","modified_gmt":"2010-10-02T02:11:46","slug":"plan-your-yard-construction-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2007\/02\/18\/plan-your-yard-construction-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan your yard construction now"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>Have you ever thought of building a pond in your garden? I say building when most would say creating.  In reality I suppose it&#8217;s a bit of both isn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<div class=\"912745ff53504cd4aef8ff3ef7b9aa95\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* gardengrows_300x250inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"4054669721\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve always wanted to have a small pond but our yard is so small, and now so full of garden beds that we really don&#8217;t have any room to put one in.  I guess that will have to wait for our next house. <\/p>\n<p>This is a good time of year to start planning things like ponds, patios and pergolas.  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