Hello everyone, our pond is coming along! I am finishing up the rockscaping today on the rest of the edges. There is one area that I am not able to cover. It's flat up against a rock (the last pic) Any suggestions?
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Hiding liner?
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Looks great! Your plants all look so happy! For the exposed liner, is that a totally vertical surface? Or is it a little flat-ish? If possible, you could put some larger round river rocks on it, possibly using a little waterfall foam to encourage it to stay in place. Then you could fill the voids with pea pebbles or other small rocks. I'm guessing your creeping Jenny will start creeping her way down there anyway and might decide to set up housekeeping in the cracks.
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It looks like the liner is a bit flat, ^^ try what is said above, it most likely will work.
I've been puzzling over how you would hide that edge ever since you first posted pictures of your pond!
I take it there's no shelf? Was the big rock behind it already there? How wide is the spot in the pond? Lots of questions - no answers yet!
I take it there's no shelf? Was the big rock behind it already there? How wide is the spot in the pond? Lots of questions - no answers yet!
It's about 5 feet wide? The rock was already there. IF I was smart, I would have left a shelf! I wish I could hang some sort of "plant bag" along there and use plants to hide it. The creeping Jenny and phlox will cover it with time I hope...
Yeah, a shelf is the right way to conceal an edge. Anything else (other than a flagstone edging, which is a whole different approach) is always going to plague you, I fear.
So some ideas -
1. yes, some have designed hanging planter bags or pouches to conceal liner. But you have quite a stretch there to cover. Perhaps a series of hanging planter bags?
2. Rock on a roll - a product designed for just this purpose. I've heard it's pricey, but it looks OK and will cover that liner until you can get some plants growing
3. Dig that shelf - it's not impossible to pull the liner back and create even a small shelf that could hold some rocks that would help IMMENSELY in concealing the liner.
So some ideas -
1. yes, some have designed hanging planter bags or pouches to conceal liner. But you have quite a stretch there to cover. Perhaps a series of hanging planter bags?
2. Rock on a roll - a product designed for just this purpose. I've heard it's pricey, but it looks OK and will cover that liner until you can get some plants growing
3. Dig that shelf - it's not impossible to pull the liner back and create even a small shelf that could hold some rocks that would help IMMENSELY in concealing the liner.
It's not to late to put in a shelf. Pull the liner back and dig one. I had to do that because my pond was higher on one side and too much liner was showing. It was actually very easy to do.
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Is that section of liner attached to anything or anchored by anything at all? IOW, is it an open “sack” where water will get behind it? I can’t tell from the pics, but that’s what it looks like in picture #6, where there is the tall rock face. If it is “open,” I’m not sure that anything plant-wise will “hide it.” I would be concerned about water getting under and between the liner and undermining the ground, eventually collapsing that wall. But, I could be looking at the pictures wrong.
It looks that way to me, too - I would also be concerned about water creating a "hippo" if it gets under the liner.
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Ooh, I’ve had hippos in my pond before (water table issues)!
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So beautiful! I’m jealous of your plants. My pond is in the shade so I’m limited in my plant choices. I love how you designed it. Keep us posted with the liner issue.
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I've managed to glue stones to the liner with a dab of NP1 on the back side of each stone. Just below the waterline.
You'll have to lower the water level to do this, and wait at least 24-48 hours before bringing the level back to normal. Then just dry stack stones on top to hide the liner. It works well for me, and the fish, and plants don't seem to notice that it's been done.
You'll have to lower the water level to do this, and wait at least 24-48 hours before bringing the level back to normal. Then just dry stack stones on top to hide the liner. It works well for me, and the fish, and plants don't seem to notice that it's been done.