Northeast Gardening: Pond Construction, 1 by wha

wha wrote:
Last year i decided to build a pond. After visiting SOJ's home a few times and talking to her and her husband about building it i got permission from my wife to go for it.

I knew this would be a big project and i would have to tackle some things i was not familiar with like hooking up the plumbing and electrical work. It was also going to take some time to collect rock, dig, and build so i decided to keep it to myself until it was completed.

Only a few of my DG friends knew what i was up to and have stopped by to see the progress. SOJ was especially helpful with some large stone placement suggestions. And as Patti and SOJ had pointed out to me, i will be playing with getting the stone just right forever. And i already have plans to make a few changes although those will wait until next year. A lot of the larger stone were a few hundred pounds and my arms need a rest, and i have been neglecting much needed weeding.

This is a picture of the "finished" pond from our second story.