Most likely you've driven past homes with water gardens and appreciated the lovely landscaping. After all, burbling, cascading water and the sight of a beautiful pond, fountain, or waterfall can make any back yard prettier, as long as it's designed with taste and an eye for curb appeal. You might have even dreamed of having a water garden built into your own yard until you learned the cost of the project. Fortunately, you can do the work on your own water feature and save on all the labor costs you'd have to pay otherwise. By following a few basic guidelines, you'll be well on your way to being the envy of all passersby.

You may be objecting, “But I'm not very handy that way.” The majority of us aren't, but building a water garden is more dependent on your creative planning and hard work than it is on having a resume filled with building skills. If you can garden, you can build a great water garden in your yard.

Get started by learning your community's codes about where you can build your water garden. There are most likely rules governing the placement of your water feature as well as its size and depth. Some towns will have safety rules, such as how deep you can dig your pond without needing to fence in the area. You are going to also need to learn where pipes, wiring, septic system, or other underground utility features are located, because you obviously can't excavate in those areas.

Decide on your location carefully. Once you know what you're dealing with, you're free to choose a location where your water garden will be both visible and functional. If you are only planning on cultivating water plants in and near your pond, it will be fine to locate your water garden in bright sunlight. However, if you want to add fish to the pool, you have to locate it where where it will receive some shade during the hottest times of the day.

Actually, the time you spend planning and shopping will most likely take you longer than building the water garden itself. You can begin the project with nothing more than a small pump, a pond liner, and a shovel. Over time, and as you are able to afford it, you can add to your water feature and make it more intricate and fancier so that someday you'll have the water garden you always dreamed about, and you'll have built it yourself.

Most likely you've driven by properties with water gardens and admired the beautiful landscaping. After all, burbling, cascading water and the sight of a beautiful pond, fountain, or waterfall can make any garden more attractive, as long as it's done tastefully and well. You could have even thought about having a water garden put into your own yard until you learned the price. Fortunately, you can build your own water feature and save paying all the labor costs you'd have to pay otherwise. By following a few simple guidelines, you'll be on your way to becoming the envy of all passersby.

You may be saying, “But I'm not very handy that way.” The majority of us aren't, but building a water garden is more dependent on your creative planning and hard work than it is on having advanced building skills. If you can plant a garden, you can build a great water garden in your yard.

Begin by learning your city's guidelines about where you can build your water garden. There are probably regulations dictating where your water feature can be placed as well as its size and depth. Some towns will have safety rules, such as how deep you can build your pond without needing to fence in the area. You will also need to know where pipes, wiring, septic system, or other underground utility features are located, because you obviously can't dig in those areas.

Select your location carefully. Once you understand what you're dealing with, you're free to choose an area where your water garden will be both visible and work properly. If you are only going to be planting water plants in and near your pond, there will be no problem in placing your water garden in an area where there is no shade. However, if you plan to add fish to the pool, you have to locate it where where it will receive some shade during the times of day when temperatures are at their peak.

Actually, the time you take planning and shopping will be apt to take you longer than building the water garden itself. You can get started with nothing more than a small pump, a pond liner, and a shovel. As time goes by, and as you can afford it, you can add to your water feature and make it more complex and appealing so that someday you'll have the water garden you always dreamed about, and you'll have developed it yourself.

Nautical landscaping is becoming a preferred trend for homeowners all over America. There are such a lot of different pool products on the market nowadays that anyone can have the backyard water garden of their dreams. From functional products, like pumps and pond liners, to ornamental features like waterfalls and floating fish pond fountains, you can find the equipment to design a large, complex pool or a little, secluded oasis. Add water plants and Koi, and you'll have your own retreat right in your own yard.

Every water garden wants at least one fountain. A fountain won't only aerate your water making it more healthy for fish to live in, but it will also help by reducing algae and bad odors. Surface sprays not only break up stagnant water, but they can also deter insects from breeding in your pool area. Fountains are also ornamental and can supply focal points within your yard and garden. You can choose anything from asimple garden planter with a fountain to complicated tiered or waterfall fountains. Other fountains may be fake rocks which permit water to cascade over them creating the lovely sound of running water, statuary fountains, or high-volume nautical aerators. The choice is up to you and the type of environment you're attempting to create.

Floating fountains can look actually pleasant if you've gotten an expansive enough pool to accommodate one. A little, 16" floating fountain can spray 10' high and 8' wide. With a floating fountain you not only have the striking visible effects, but you also take care of your aerating wants. Some of them are attached to light features to supply an amazing after-dark display. You can purchase floating fish pond fountains made of chrome steel, fiberglass, or plastic.

All kinds of fountains are available in a huge range of prices, so there is a fish pond fountain to fit every budget. No matter if you pick a small bubbler fountain or amassive statue fountain with lights and music, your fountain will make a fantastic addition to your home water garden. Adding features like this to your pool add a pleasant finishing touch and make it look actually pro, even if you've done all the work yourself.

Most likely you've driven by properties with water gardens and admired the lovely landscaping. After all, bubbling, cascading water and the display presented by a beautiful pond, fountain, or waterfall can make any back yard prettier, as long as it's done with taste and an eye for curb appeal. You might have even considered having a water garden built into your own yard until you found out the price. Fortunately, you can do the work on your own water feature and save paying all the labor costs you'd have to pay otherwise. By following a few basic directions, you'll be well on your way to being the envy of anyone who passes your home.

You may be thinking, “But I'm not really skilled that way.” Lots of us aren't, but creating a water garden depends more on your creative abilities and manual labor than it is on having advanced building skills. If you can garden, you can build an eye-catching water garden in your yard.

Get started by finding out your community's regulations about where you can locate your water garden. There are likely to be rules outlining where your water feature can be placed as well as its size and depth. Some towns will have safety rules, such as how deep you can build your pond without needing to fence in the area. You are going to also need to know where pipes, wiring, septic system, or other underground utility features are buried, because you certainly can't dig in those areas.

Select your location carefully. After you comprehend what you're working around, you're free to choose a place where your water garden will be both visible and useful. If you are only going to be growing water plants in and around your pond, it will be fine to locate your water garden in an area where there is no shade. However, if you plan to add fish to the pool, you have to locate it where where it will receive some shade during the times of the day when it's hottest.

Actually, the time you spend planning and shopping will be apt to take you longer than building the water garden itself. You can begin the project with nothing more than a small pump, a pond liner, and a shovel. Over time, and as you can afford it, you can add onto your water feature and make it more intricate and decorative so that someday you'll have the water garden you always dreamed of, and you'll have developed it yourself.

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Pondless Waterfalls: Concrete Vs. Pond Liner

The get-rich-quick factor in the pond liner industry has forced up the price of pond liner kits to equal the cost of concrete construction. If you search for the truth about concrete ponds and waterfalls from reading the literature of the greed-driven liner pond industry, you will not find it. Why? Because if the truth be known, no one in their right mind would invest good, hard-earned money in a pond liner!

The pond liner track record speaks for itself:

More than 37% of all waterfalls have serious structural damage within 3 years of construction.

57% of homeowners say they are rather unsatisfied with the way their waterfall came out after the project was completed.

One in three waterfalls and ponds are leaking water within nine months of completion.

63% of “do-it-yourselfers” say they wished they had the proper information from the “get go” or that they had hired someone.

These statistics are from the pond liner industry itself (Bob Wilder, 48-Hour Waterfall). I can confirm and attest to these figures myself. I have built over 1,900 concrete and rebar waterfalls and ponds over the past 26 years. I have ripped out and replaced dozens of defective liner ponds and replaced them with concrete ones with lifetime warranties.

Pond liner guys will not attach more than a one-year warranty. They make no guarantee against rats, mice, ground squirrels, gophers, tree roots and sharp objects.

Let’s compare apples to lemons … First, let’s talk about apples (concrete waterfalls). We will construct a pondless waterfall that is 20 inches wide at the top by 20 feet long, becoming 24 inches wide at the bottom, to create a spillway 3 feet tall. At the bottom is a catch basin 4 ft. x 6 ft. x 3 ft. deep. The costs of excavation are as follows:

To dig a waterfall and basin takes two men 4 hours @ $20 per hour = $160.

The flexible PVC pipe is 35 ft. @ $1.25 per ft. = $44.

Concrete (3500 psi with stealth fiber)): 2 ½ yards = $250.

20 pieces of 20 ft. x 3/8 inch rebar = $100.

One 1/3 HP high efficiency pump, 2800 GPH, 356 watts = $429.

One anti-vortex drain = $10.

Four 2 x 4 ft. heavy plastic corrugated or galvanized plans to cover the collection basin = $35.

Setting the rebar: 3 man-hrs. = $225.

Pumping and finishing 2 ½ yards of concrete: 4 man-hrs. @ $75/hr. = $300.

Applying thoro-seal, 1 sack + 1 hour = $43.

Rock work + 8 sacks mortar mix: labor - 8 man-hrs. @ $75/hr. = $600.

Mortar: $40.

TOTAL EXCAVATION COST FOR A CONCRETE POND = $2,236.

With this type of construction, no filter is needed. The water in the basin is not exposed to sunlight, so there are no algae. Plus the top layer of rock and the planks are easily removed for cleaning out debris about once a year. If a plastic screen is placed over the planks before the rock layer, cleaning is reduced by 90%.

Now let’s talk about the lemons (the liner folks). The pondless waterfall liner kit advertised by all the disciples of the “liner messiah” on their websites is $1,940 + tax & shipping, or $2,176.

And now for the math: One concrete/rebar construction pondless waterfall completed with high-efficiency pump = $2,236. One pondless liner kit to build a pondless waterfall of the exact same dimensions = $2,176. If I did the math correctly, the completed concrete pondless waterfall costs $60 more than the pondless waterfall liner kit; however, it is still in the box!

Concrete and rebar pondless waterfall has a lifetime warranty. Liner pondless waterfall: 1 yr. warranty on labor, lifetime warranty against factory defect. But there is no warranty whatsoever against holes caused by rats, mice, ground squirrels, gophers, tree roots, sharp objects, etc. Sorry Charlie!

Concrete and rebar pondless waterfalls use a high-efficiency above-ground pump that is easy to service (it has a 3 yr. warranty). The 1/3 HP pump is small, very quiet, and easily hidden behind a couple of rocks or plants next to the falls, or piped to another part of the yard. The liner pondless waterfall uses a submersible sump pump that is placed in the bottom of the basin, and then buried with hundreds of pounds of rocks. To service this pump (only a 2 ½ yr. warranty), all the slimy, stinky rocks have to be removed from the basin first.

The concrete and rebar pondless waterfall pump produces 5,800 gallons per hour at only 356 watts (retail $429). The liner pondless waterfall kit comes with a sump pump (they advertise as “the best pump on the market”). It produces 5,700 gal/hour (100 gal. less) at a whopping 911 watts of power (over twice that of the above-ground pump). You will pay $525 more per year for electricity (at $.12/kwh) for that extra 555 watts. Their pump costs $600 retail ($171 more than the above-ground). Oh, did I mention “the best warranty in the industry” is only 2 ½ years, compared to 3 years for the above-ground?

The concrete and rebar pondless waterfall’s rocks are all mortared in place. So anyone, especially small children, can climb on the rocks without them moving, with possible serious injury resulting. With liner pondless waterfalls, rocks will move and shift on their own without help. After a few months, the ugly liner is exposed in the falls and around the pond.

While building the concrete pondless waterfall, design liberties can be taken, such as altering the length, width or shape of the feature. With a liner pondless waterfall, the parameters have already been set by the manufacturer of the kit.

The concrete pondless waterfall can utilize the large, open basin to install an Aquafill automatic water leveling device. In addition, the basin can be made smaller because the space for water is not taken up by rocks as it is in the liner pondless waterfall basin. The only rock that exists is on top of the galvanized or plastic plank cover.

Wow! Concrete waterfalls are stationary, permanent, lifetime life-expectancy, cheaper to build, cheaper to operate, easier to clean, easy to maintain, longer pump warranty, safer and more natural looking! Apples or lemons? You be the judge!

I am sick and tired of these amateurs giving my life-long profession a bad name by their exaggerated, dishonest and sensational claims – only to be backed up by a nebulous warranty and, at best, shoddy workmanship. My disclaimer: There are professionals installing liners that do take measures to prevent rodent or root attacks by placing a think layer of mortar under and over the liner. I found that if you are going to go to all that extra work and expense, just build it with 3500 psi concrete to begin with!

Happy koi, peace and joy … no koi, no joy.

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Building water ponds and protecting it with the pond liners

Are you planning to build a water pond at the backyard of your house? Building a pond can be a very easy and fun job if you know the correct procedures. The first thing to do while planning to build a pond is to determine the location of the pond. It is important to choose an appropriate location so that you can have an exotic looking pond. Next thing is to set up the equipments including the pond liners. The pond liners are the most important things which need careful consideration while constructing a pond. The pond can be designed around the liner or the pond liner can be purchased from the market depending on your wish.

Water ponds are small water bodies that can provide a lot of scenic beauty to your garden or backyard. As mentioned earlier, the most important work while constructing a pond is to determine the correct type of pond liner and laying it. Just like the foundation of a building, these pond liners are responsible for the maintaining the durability and elegance of a pond. The basic purpose of a pond liner is to avert the water from getting into the soil which can cause the soil to get soft. The soft soil can be washed away very easily by the water of the pond and your hard work can go to a waste.

Pond liners are available in different qualities and options. The first choice can be made between the preformed pond liners and the flexible pond liners depending on the size of your water pond. Preformed liners are best for the small sized water ponds and its installation process is easy and quick. On the other hand, flexible pond liners are generally used for the medium and bigger sized ponds. Most of the flexible liners available in the market are made by using the natural materials such as clay and rubber. Sometimes the synthetics are also used to make the PVC liners.

For installing the preformed pond liners, you need to create a hole which should suit to the pond’s space, however, while installing a flexible liner you need to be very observant and check whether there is any sharp stone that can pierce the liner. Preformed pond liners which are made up of plastic are very tough and do not leak easily. They come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes and therefore fitting those around the water ponds become a real hectic job. Since the installation process is difficult, the delivery charges are also high.

The basic advantage of the flexible pond liners are that they are very easy to carry and can be molded into any shape according to the shape of your water pond. These pond liners do not get affected by the restrictions related to the sizes and shapes and adjustments can be made very easily. They have a very natural look since the surface merges with the landscapes. These liners are made up of synthetic rubber and therefore these are very economical when it comes to the protection of your water pond.

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Water ponds look great if you protect them properly with pond liners. Visit the online stores for some useful tips on making your garden look dazzling.

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