Northeast Gardening: Pond Construction, 1 by wha

wha wrote:
For those of you who remember from the project thread, this is the 25' retaining wall i spoke about building. I built this for several reasons. First i wanted to plant several of the small conifers i purchased last year that will grow to be 6' tall or so as a back drop to the water fall and to make it easier to mow the steep section of yard. By next year the whole section of yard will only have a grass path and will be planted out with conifers and jm's mostly.

Secondly this is where the gutter down spot is and in heavy rain a small stream will form and water/dirt would flow right into the pond creating a real mess. Which it did a few weeks back. Last year i dug out a 6' long X 3' deep trench for the run off to go into. Except i did not have the gutter going into the trench - it does now:) I spent a day draining and cleaning the pond which was not fun.

So on top of the trench this wall should help any excess water in a really bad storm. It is constructed with large substantial stones that are not going anywhere and provide a seat to look into the backyard.

And finally, i just think it looks good behind the waterfall and the large stones that are placed there to catch your eye.

This message was edited Jul 1, 2012 6:09 PM