I know exactly how you are feeling. We've all been there, that excitement of rolling that liner into that big hole, filling it w/water and adding all the rocks and then the plants and then the then the and on and on it goes!
Yes! I keep dreaming of sitting on the patio looking out toward the little stream and hearing burbling water from my bedroom window. Heaven!
And then, I also just really want all those rocks out of the middle of the garden already! The area where the rock pile is now is destined to be covered with white river rock (whatever is left over from the pond build) to provide a smooth expanse on the near side of the pond. This will contrast with the rugged stone edging on the far side -- soft and smooth on one side, wild and jagged on the other. Should be a nice contrast. But first, I've got to get the bloody thing dug!
As I mentioned to
@GBBUDD on another thread, I could just go ahead and line it already. In fact, I could have done that a month ago, when the deep zone was only 60 cm. That would have given me the impact I needed to complete the Japanese style landscape. But then I'd always be kicking myself for not making the pond deep enough to sit in on hot summer days, not to mention that fact that the water would heat up a lot more in summer, and the ecology would be that much less self-sustaining.
So I'll keep widening the deep part, with the goal of making it about 2 meters in diameter and about 89-90 cm deep. That's already more volume than most backyard ponds of this surface area, and should help compensate a bit for our long hot (and getting hotter) summers.
