Hi yourself Jane, Its nice to know there are other people here & wow to get a Colorado Native. I'm impressed, there are so few in comparision anymore. Your pond sounds so neat. I've always wanted a pond. I'm glad you found away to keep the pond from freezing. I'll have to remember that when I go to do my own. The arch & flagstone walk sound pretty, too. Darn, your probably right about the roof. May be I can talk my neighbors into letting me do their yards instead. Who wouldn't love a little free landscaping? or maybe I could put lattice up to shade the roof? Oh well, I guess it will be a while before I get to that point anyway. Seana Hi Seana, I guess I have to respond to this post. I am up in Boulder about 25 minutes from you probably. I have lived her almost all my life and have a house with a lot of garden space. I worked on a project last year creating a perennial garden in front of the house with an arch and flagstone walkway. I will be working on finishing that this summer and combining it with my neighbor's yard. I have a small pond with 5 gold fish that has stayed running this winter due to a stock tank heater. I just love it and so do the fish. I also have 2 kids, 3 cats, a dog and a hamster. As far as the roof gardening, I think it would fry in our heat and closeness to the sun in the summer. Good luck with that project. Jane Boulder (zone 5) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com