Imagine the pleasure of owning a beautiful pond as part of your landscape. Ponds and water features can be incorporated into many areas of your landscape such as patios, barbeque areas, entrance ways, or even vegetable gardens. A beautiful pond or water feature adds a quality to the landscape that is inviting and relaxing. Creating a beautiful and inexpensive pond in your yard is actually not as difficult as you might think. http://easygardeningsecrets.blogspot.com/ Here is a simple way to add the beauty of a pond to your landscape.
When building a pond or water feature take in to consideration the topographic features that are already present in your landscape. It may be possible to incorporate the landscape features that are already present in your yard into your future pond or water feature. Landscape features that may compliment your water feature or pond might include hills, slopes, boulders, low areas etc.
You can easily set up a simple pond in a couple hours using heavy duty plastic sheeting. Choose a location that has more than 50 percent shade. Placing your pond in a location that is too sunny may cause it to have a problem with algae. Including a small tree or shrub next to the pond will provide shelter for birds and small animals that visit your new pond.
Dig an oval or kidney shaped hole the size that you would like your pond. Your pond should be about a foot or so deep. Be sure to have one end of your pond as well as the edges of your pond more shallow than the deeper area of your pond in the center. By creating a very shallow edge that is a few inches deep and approximately10 inches wide all around your pond, you will be able to cover over the pond liner with pebbles or sand once your pond is completed. This way the liner of your pond will not be visible and your pond will look more natural.
After digging out the area for your pond you should line the pond area with sand. This will help to prevent the liner from being damaged. Next place the pond liner over the sand. You can anchor the pond liner with stones or soil.
Next fill the pond with water. If you have made the inside edges of your pond shallow enough you can use pea gravel or sand around the edge of your pond to hide the extending pond liner and continue the gravel right into the water of your pond. This way the water in your pond will overlap the gravel or sand surrounding your pond to completely hide your pond liner.
Plant some ferns or other small plants near your new Pond. Incorporating stones or small boulders near your water feature can add a striking element to your new design. You may even consider adding a large boulder in the center of your water feature so that frogs or other small animals will have a place to sit or and a way to climb out of the water.
After filling your pond with water you should let the chlorine dissipate for at least a day before adding water plants. We suggest that you incorporate native plants into your pond or waterscape. Check with your local nursery to see what type of plants they recommend. If native plants are not available they will be able to advise you on which plants will be the hardiest for your area. Some water plants are free floating species and can be placed right into the pond. Other water plants grow in the soil and need to be placed into pots in your pond.
If you decide to add fish to your pond be sure to wait at least a week to allow the chorine to dissipate sufficiently. Adding a few beautiful fish to your pond is a great way to control mosquitoes. You should check with your local pet shop for advice on adding a pond aerator or filter to your pond if you decide to add fish. Your local pet shop can also advise you on the number of fish that your size of pond can manage as well as how to feed and care for your pond fish properly.
I hope that this guide has inspired you to incorporate and enjoy the beauty and serenity of a pond in your landscape. To learn more Easy Gardening Secrets visit the authors website at http://easygardeningsecrets.blogspot.com/
