Backyard Pond Landscaping Ideas For A Small Organic Garden!
Backyard Pond Landscaping is our dream! We both desired for a water garden landscaping for a long time. Because we had never a proper water garden before. Last few years we had been trying to build one; but each time the fish ponds idea was turned down, due to our tight budget. And last year we finally built a small portable garden fountain. This year my husband reminded me again. So, we had decided to build a real one this time. After several discussions, we had made a conclusion that, we build one with wooden frames instead of stone frames. We are not only counting on our budget, but also the weight of the materials; we could not handle the weight of the stones. Follow me to our small, beautiful and budgeted backyard goldfish pond? Our "do it yourself" water garden pond project one construction is pretty simple. We have a hoe, an electric screwdriver, a fastener, balancing ruler, some aluminium plates, and some sand for the overall pond structure. Additional materials are 4 pieces of 180cm x 180cm (about 6 feet) wood for the top frame, 8 pieces of 180cm x 180cm wood for the sides frame, one piece, 4 meters long and 0.5 mm thick stretchable PVC water garden liner. Last, the water plants and gold fishes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
We use re-chargeable electric screwdriver to fix two pieces of wood and the aluminium plates together; place the wooden frames part by part on the ground level and fix them all together; level them with a balancing ruler against the hole. Shape the pond surface and fill-up some sand underneath to level the sides of the frames. When everything is done; lay the water garden liner over the wooden frame of the pond and adjust the flexible PVC sheet to fit the shape of the pond. The liner is pretty heavy and a little stiff; so it will need two persons to work together. Especially the materials came with more than one fold. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- When the bottom level of water is filled, place heavy staff on the four corners of the pond. In this way, the plastic liner will spread smooth and easier to fix naturally. When the top level of water is fully filled, close the tap and let the pond stand for minimum a few hours to the best one day. Afterwards, the garden pond liner will stretch naturally further to fit the shape of the pond perfectly. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The next day screw the top wooden frames together and trim off the excess water pond liners; and decorate the small backyard goldfish pond with the water plants. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- After one week, our neighbour told us that he saw a cat roamed around our fish pond at night. So, we did a few rounds of the transparent fish strings to block the small animals. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This water filter set is attached to a pomp, an energy savings UV-C lamp, nitrifying bacteria material, and two water fountain heads. We had it continuously running for three days, the water was crystal clear. This filter system is very effective for a small pond! Now the gold fishes and the water plants are enjoying in their wonderful water paradise! Start 'Building a small backyard pond' project 1 and DIY pond 2?
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