This is my first pond..in the beginning from the first photo. April 2009..I will rebuild in a different place w/ concrete..lesson learned. I miss her. An earthquake destroyed it in 2011...But I will rebuild early fall.
Oh, Jane. I'm so sorry! It was a beautiful pond, but thankfully no one was hurt. I'm glad you shared these pictures with us. I gasped when I saw it. It was perfect!
We were fortunate and remind ourselves it could have been worse. The quake came 3 days after getting the last tier in place and top leveled off. It was quite unbelievable. But..it's ok. We are over it now. Rebuild ..right!! LOL ty Miriam
Very nice - I hope you post when you redo. My pond is the only thing in my garden I wish I would have done differently. Have had it in about 15 years. My husband and sons put it in on Mother's Day. I did not have the heart to tell them it was not exactly as I wanted.
Jane, that is a shame, and I'm sorry! But your attitude is great. The new one is beautiful looking, and I'm sure when you rebuild it will be wonderful too!
For a first ever pond you did an outstanding job! Just think of what you can do on the next. How disheartening it had to have been to have it shaken down, but as most do with a new project, the next one you do will have improvements you had time to consider after finishing the first. It sort of gets into your blood. 8-)
Thanks for showing us your beautiful first pond. I know personalianly how much work it is to build. My husband and I and a friend built mine about 15 years ago. My husband passed away 4 years ago and the pond/waterfall means more to me then ever. I love it.
Ponds are one thing you can also improve on. I started with 2 small preformed ponds about 10 feet apart with a stream between. the smaller being about 30 gal. As the fish grew, I knew I needed to grow bigger. Changed the 30 gal to 200 gal preformed still with the stream. The fish, koi especially got bigger and needed deeper. took the 200 gal out and had a 8 X 12 ft dug that is about 30 in deep. the upper pond flows into it directly, did away with the stream. Got rid of the goldfish, they
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propagated to much. Just have koi. Went thru Hurricane Rita, lost all koi but placostamus lived thru the uck. when got pond cleaned up and electricity on after 3 weeks, eventually got 3 koi. Now have 11, 8 are the babies of the original. Have sold many other babies over the past 5 years. Have a stone deck around it but will take it up this year, replace the liner as it is starting to crack and put in a composite deck around. have a nice pergola also above so water does not get to hot. There is always something you can do to improve or make your pond better. Have fun and enjoy. I love watching the koi swim around it is so relaxing.
Patricia R, you could start out with a pond kit, which contains everything you need to build the pond (except for the rock, fish, plants and water). A step-by-step instruction manual is included in the kit to make it easier.
Yes, use the Aquascape pond kit! please stay clear of concrete! that lesson was learned by many before you, Aquascape inc. in particular wouldn't be here today if the owners first pond wasn't built with concrete and he then needed to invent new ways to make it work "From building backyard ponds to house his pet turtles to building ponds to make money over the summer, Greg Wittstock, aka The Pond Guy™, has been dabbling in water gardens since the age of 12. He began with a concrete
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creation and evolved to the ecosystem ponds that Aquascape is well known for. Now that you know how Wittstock's love of ponds began, here's how Aquascape, Inc. has grown and evolved into what it is today. "
i got my start in the industry with the Aquascape pond kit. the best product available and the home owner diy kit is very nice way to get started with water features if you can read a manual and use a shovel. its a great way to get your feet wet and start living the lifestyle!
Pondering is one great hobby. It's so relaxing and it's always changing. We install the Aquascape ecosystem pond systems to keep the maintenance down and because it's easily hidden inside our rock work.
What did you do with all of the beautiful stone? Will you reuse it?