Make Your Garden Pond Design Dreams a Reality
With spring quickly approaching, most homeowners are dreaming of spring and thinking about their yard and gardens. While most homeowners think a pond in their yard unimaginable, a carefully thought out garden pond design can be just what a tired yard needs. Other than the beautiful aesthetics a garden pond can bring, you will also be providing a valuable water resource to the birds and small critters that you will soon find visiting your yard.
There are simple and complex garden pond design, depending on the time and cost you are willing to provide. For a twist you may wish to look into fish pond designs. You can then incorporate fish such as Koi or Goldfish. As long as the depth of the pond is 3 feet or greater to prevent the whole pond from freezing, these fish will live through the winter in most climates. The upkeep of the fish are simple, with most fish only needing to be fed once a day, but providing even more excitement to the garden pond.
Fish pond designs begin with either a store-bought pond liner or for the more ambitious you may want to lay out the design yourself and use a thick rubber pond liner. The use of large rocks gives a more natural look and will also hide the liner and the workings to the pump and the water lines for a pond pump. Pumps are very essential for the health of your garden pond. Providing aeration to the pond will prevent mosquito larvae from hatching, provide oxygen for your fish and prevent the growth of algae. You may wish to incorporate a waterfall effect, with one or more levels of rocks for the water to fall over, or just a simple water spray that splashes over the center of the pond.
The location of your pond can vary greatly, but a thought must be put into a nearby electrical outlet for the pump. For distances not near the home, you may wish to invest in solar lighting, as well as a solar pump. Some homeowners put the pond near their foundation, as long as there are precautions taken so that excess water does not drain to the foundation of the home. You can also make a pond as a focal point in the rear of your yard, where there tend to be more wildlife that will enjoy the pond as well. Placing a small bench near the pond as well as lots of vegetation for the wildlife to hide gives a nice natural feel even to the newest garden ponds. The focus is to have the pond look as natural as can be, as though it was always there. It can be a true beauty to your yard, as well as an inviting space to relax at the end of a long day.
