Garden Ponds

[JasonBoswell]

How do I make a pond

[sft42]

It all depends on size location etc. You can start with quite small preformed plastic pools which go up about 12x12 (avaiilable from any garden centre) for which you just dig a hole then line with sand and that's more or less it. If you're thinking of a bigger pond you have one of two main choices. You can either have a lined pond which is similar to the above method but rather than a hard plastic shell a PU liner is used or you can build a concrete pool. this is the best option for a larger pond and is more permanent but does require some basic knowledge of building methods.

[WendyW]

I found a couple of site that seem OK they both have quite a bit of info on building ponds. http://pw1.netcom.com/~wandaron/gardenpond.html and http://gardening.about.com/cs/msub16/ hope this is of some help

[kendunlop]

Its really quite easy. I have built two at different homes, the first was built into the ground and took about three weeks the second took four hours to build and a further day to finish off. The easiest is to buy cotswold bricks which can lock together (no need for cement). Make sure you have a solid base. Build to the height you want and then put liner in making sure that liner is on sand to eliminate stones, sharp edges etc and then finish by cementing on a top wall of flatter cotswold stone. A compamy called Torridon make similar curved bricks but can be expensive. Local builders merchant is bet bet for better range