Here is a little project I've been working on. I have a small pond off our patio but after the above ground pool was removed I didn't want just a patch of grass... the dirt from the dig went into a raised garden that was where our pool deck lived. We still have some platings, patio blocks and water features to finish and I need to make another homemade filter system that will empty into the large vase that spills into the pond. The pond id 32 inches deep at it's deepest and on the right is a 12 inch deep shelf for water plants that don't need to be submersed.