The garden pond linerLaying out your pond liner is always easier with a buddy - or
in my case my sweetie ;)
We talked about the cheap liner options in our first pond article. Since I started sharing my frugal pond ideas several years ago, I have continued to get piles of
email from website visitors. Here are a few creative liner ideas that our readers have used with
success:
- A plastic child’s swimming pool
- Swimming pool liner (when someone replaces their pool liner, they have to pay to get rid of the old liner. Just
cut out an undamaged section of the liner to use for your pond), not bad for free!
- An old sink
One reader decided to use an old pink sink for a water accent in her pink flowerbed. She left the faucet in place
& used it for the water fountain feature. She even hung up a mirror above the sink for an added artistic
touch.
- A pretty vintage claw foot tub
Many times you can find these free from people who are remodeling their bathrooms. Simply put the stopper in &
fill it up!
- Cheap black shower curtain
You can find these for approx. $2 in your local discount store.
- Old large round satellite dish
Out of date & unsightly to look at, people are trying to get rid of these monsters! One reader picked one up
free of charge, filled in the small holes with electrical clay from the hardware store, painted the inside with
flat black waterproof paint, put it in the ground and presto.... a perfect reflecting pond!
- Livestock watering trough
- Waterbed liner
- Any large plastic flower pot or container
- 5 gallon drywall mud bucket - free from contractors
I’ve even had readers share their great success with using 2-3 layers of heavy duty trash bags!
To line your pond, lay the plastic out over the hole and slowly fill with water. Adjust the liner by pulling out
all of the wrinkles as the water fills in the hole. Do not trim the excess lining until after the pond is filled
with water, or else you take the risk of cutting it to small for your hole. After your pond is almost filled up,
pull the liner up tight at the edge and trim leaving several inches. Burry the excess liner down into the soil at a
slight downward slant from the edge - this will help keep dirt from falling back into the pond.
Be sure to stretch the liner as tight as you can!
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