New patio pond.

[FountainMan]

I decided that the one water garden wasn't enough. Plus I wanted to do something in an area of the yard that got more sunlight. Mostly a makeshift pond but I can grow plants and have a nice little fountain running.

Setting up the stones. Not a big pond but it will work for what I need it for. Hosed down the concrete to get rid of objects that might puncture the liner.

Laid the liner and began filling.

Filled, liner trimmed, I put a last level of pavers around the top and added a decorative bridge. This weekend I'm going to get plants. Among the plants are sensitive plants, Parrot Feather, Frog Bit, Azolla and if they have it duckweed.

Bought a cheap floating solar fountain and that should be here next week.

 

[pecan]

Very nice! and I agree, you can never have too much water. My little pond and big bog helped scratch the itch I had to dig the big pond deeper. I still want more water, only smaller and smaller each time. I find myself looking at flower beds and thinking "could I put a tiny little pond in there somewhere"

I have found that my ponds are much less work than anything else in yard once they are up and running.

 

[sissy]

How cute is that ,how many gallons do you think .Can i call ponds cute HMMM Landscape fabric or just old material would have worked

 

[FountainMan]

How cute is that ,how many gallons do you think .Can i call ponds cute HMMM Landscape fabric or just old material would have worked

Absolutely. Lol. I'm not sure. I'm thinking maybe 50 gallons. I used 3.5 mil painters plastic from Walmart. Works well for these smaller ponds.

 

[KC Crook]

Very nice! and I agree, you can never have too much water. My little pond and big bog helped scratch the itch I had to dig the big pond deeper. I still want more water, only smaller and smaller each time. I find myself looking at flower beds and thinking "could I put a tiny little pond in there somewhere"

I have found that my ponds are much less work than anything else in yard once they are up and running.

Oh you kill me! I would love to put water in every corner of my property but the costs! And also the water issues, especially since we are in a record drought. Its so hard to defend a water feature in this day. I can defend my small pond because it catches the spring rains, and again...its very small.

 

[crsublette]

@FountainMan Awesome job! Love how simple it can be to build a pond.

 

[FountainMan]

Got some plants today and hooked up a small low voltage pump and fountain to run until the solar floating fountain arrives. So far so good!

 

[KC Crook]

Got some plants today and hooked up a small low voltage pump and fountain to run until the solar floating fountain arrives. So far so good! View attachment 90997

Looks good! Lotta big foundation stone though. Idk what look your going for, but all that big rock wont help it blend into your landscape. Is it temporary?

 

[FountainMan]

Looks good! Lotta big foundation stone though. Idk what look your going for, but all that big rock wont help it blend into your landscape. Is it temporary?

What landscape is it supposed to blend in with on a patio?

 

[KC Crook]

What landscape is it supposed to blend in with on a patio?

Ahh, looking harder, I see it is backed up by a patio. I only saw the grass on the other side. My bad. The patio was not first noticed in the shade.

 

[FountainMan]

Got the fountain today. Shipped from China so it took a month to arive.

Works well.

Nice little fountain. Perfect for the small pond. And no external electricity!

Tried the nozzles put before settling on this one. (It's much higher when the sun is shining)

Can't give an update on the pond without an update on the giving an update on the plants. The Sensitive Plant is taking off. Beautiful plant in addition to being fun to play with. Lol. Duckweed and Fairy moss are taking off.

Parrot Feather is also doing well but having a small problem with small caterpillars.

 

[HARO]

I guess that's better than having a big problem with big caterpillars!
John