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Pond errors - what not to do Building a pond is easy, you dig a whole put in a liner and decorate the edges? Well there is more to it than that which is covered on our pond building pages Below is a picture of a nice looking pond with a simple fountain, and waterfall, its what a pond should look like isn't it? actually no, this pond builder has made lots of very simple mistakes that can easily be rectified. See how many mistakes you can see, then read on.
What is wrong The water level is so low that you can see the pond liner. The fountain nozzle height is not much above the water but lower than the pond edge, so if the pond was filled more the nozzle would be under water. The rock edging is not aligned, there are too many gaps between the rocks and the rocks do not "align" with each other The rocks also look like they have just been placed around the edge. If you look at the waterfall you will also see there is the water supply pipe, it is not hidden. The water fall is feeble. The corrections With a little effort this could be a very nice pond The rocks could be better positioned, and sunk slightly into the ground, more rocks of differing sizes would also look more natural, as opposed to all the rocks being the same size The pond needs more water to hide the liner The fountain nozzle could easily be raised (or the pump stood on a brick) to be above the new water level The waterfall supply pipe could also be hidden, by burying it under the rocks or bring it up under the fall of the water fall. The waterfall is feeble because it is the same pump that is running the fountain, although you can do this you do need a powerful pump to do it. Also if the waterfall was to protrude further into the pool there would be more of a fall. You may be wondering why i have not commented about the soil border, the area between the rocks and grass, this is because this is a "grey area" ideally it should be covered with a weed proof membrane and then covered in gravel, this would serve two purposes. One would be a gradual change from gravel to rocks, the other is having a pond edged by grass is a pain when you cut the grass, as often the cuttings end up in the pond. To save embarrassment we have not published the owners name.
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