Build a backyard pond

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Build a backyard pond

May 30, 2005 12:12 PM EST | Outdoor Living | Email to Friend

A backyard pond can be just about as simple or complex as you want it to be. In fact, you can start out with a simple design, which I recommend, and then gradually make it as complex as you want. If you're just getting started, don't let the diagrams you've seen ... kidney-shaped ponds lined with fancy rock, a fountain in the center, bi-level, etc., get the best of you. Just go out and dig a hole in the ground, pad it with sand (old carpet works very well too) to even out the rough spots and protect the liner, and then install the liner. When you've filled the liner with water, add a few plants from a local nursery and you're done. Oh yes, one more important thing, you'll have to spend lots of time watching all the critters.