Building a Pond

Although concrete is now less commonly used to build ponds than it once was and certainly makes more demands on the builder than the alternatives,...

There is nothing quite like having moving water in the garden and while many pond-owners opt for fountains or waterfalls, ornamental canals offer...

When it comes to adding a water feature to your garden, whether you opt for a pre-formed shape or indulge your own creativity with a liner and no...

With the hole dug, the pond itself installed and the bulk of the physical labour behind you, edging the pond marks the start of a rather more...

While there’s nothing quite like having your own garden pond, a visit to some of the water features to be found in various visitor attractions...

While it is probably fair to say that any pond-feature in a garden could be called a water garden, not every water garden provides a home for fish,...

Fitting the liner is the moment when the pond is born; before this all you really have is a hole in the ground; after it, you have something which...

Of all of the ways to build your own pond using a flexible liner gives you the most freedom to decide its eventual depth, shape and contour allowing...

A well stocked bog garden makes a natural partner for any pond, enabling a far greater variety of plants to be grown around the water than narrow...

Often the usual route to bring the feel and – most importantly – sound of moving water into the small garden or patio is to opt for a bubble feature,...

Any pond is only as good as its liner. In the end how well the pond holds water – and how long it lasts – really all comes down to the material used...

Raised ponds are probably the least well known of all the many styles of water features which is a shame, since they have much to offer – often to...

Picking the right site is probably more important for the pond than for any other feature in the garden – after all you are hardly going to move it...

Once you have settled on where to site your pond the only remaining thing is to decide how big to make it. While the size of the available space –...

It’s not only large gardens that can enjoy the benefit of water features and although those of us with more modest backyards may have to do a little...