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CAN
YOU DIG IT?
We
started
digging our pond with pick and shovel... |
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BUCK
THE JACKHAMMER
But
the limestone
rock soon forced us to rent a jackhammer. |
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DIANE
AND MEGAN CELEBRATE
The
hole is
done. Note the shallow area for bird wading, the wide shelf for plants,
and the narrow shelf for bricks to hold down the rubber liner. |
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THE
SANDMAN COMETH
A
little sand
is used to pad the bottom of the liner. |
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CHECK
OUT OUR PAD
Carpet
padding
helps protect the liner on the sides of the pond. |
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BUCK
THE HOSER
After
laying
in the rubber liner, we fill it with water to help squeeze out any air
bubbles. |
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THE
BRICKS ARE LAID
Next,
we put
in the bricks around the edges on the narrow shelf to hold down the
liner. |
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CAPPING
IT OFF
The
last step
is to fold the liner over the bricks, cut off the excess, and put
limestone
caprocks on top. |
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OK,
SO IT'S NOT NIAGARA
We
built a
small waterfall out of native limestone. A small pump
recirculates
and filters the water. |
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AND
NOW WE VEGETATE
We
planted
a water lily and spider lily, pickeral weed, a water iris , columbine,
some grasses and ferns in and around the pond. |
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A
PRETTY FLOWER
Our
water
lily bloomed for most of the summer. |
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THE
FINISHED PRODUCT!
We
love to
sit by our pond and just watch the fish and listen to the waterfall. |
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