Zach’s Pond is Done!
We finally finished Zach’s pond and waterfall today! It is his annual project for his 9th grade horticulture class, and he darn well deserves an A. Yes, we helped, and supplied the budget – but he did 90% of the work, especially the basic design and heavy labor. He dug the hole, built the backdrop planter to hold some of the displaced dirt, laid the liner, hauled the rock, selected the plants and the groundcover, and set up the pump and filter weir for the waterfall. He learned a ton!
 We started by spray painting the pond outline on the grass. |
 Excavating the pond was the biggest part of the job! |
 The finished hole was about 6′ across and 2′ deep. |
 We used carpet padding for pond underlay. |
 We chose EPDM liner for flexibility, durability and ease of repair. |
 The finished pond, without any landscaping. |
 The pond after adding plants and landscaping rock. |
 Closeup of the waterfall, which was challenging to build. |
PS… the wire bench in the finished pond picture is my mother’s day present. 
May 14th, 2007
Hey how cool is that?
Good job….hard work pays off…
Anyhoo, I’m dying to know how you can post a comment on my site and then remove it….whadya say that you had to retract? Snoopy minds want to know!
May 25th, 2007
I’m a raging perfectionist and after posting I noticed several typos. So I deleted and reposted w/o ‘em. I’m an idiot, what can I say.