Unless you use well water, you will need to let the water sit for at least a day or two before putting any plants or fish into the
pond. This not only allows the chlorine to evaporate, but it also gives the water a chance to warm up a bit.
After the pond is filled with water, you will need to hide the liner & also "keep" it tight. To do this, I dug a small narrow trench with a
small garden shovel - then I stuffed the liner into the trench & packed the dirt back down on top of it. Place stones around the edge to give
your pond a natural look.
Now is the time to cover all those visible edges of the liner. You don’t have to spend money for this material, instead, use whatever local
materials that you can find. I am blessed will lots of field stones in my yard, so that’s what I choose to use for edging. There’s no "special"
kinds of rock that you have to use, as a matter of fact, some people would rather use fallen logs or drift wood. Remember, this is your pond, so
you do whatever looks best to you. If you don’t have stones in your yard, you can find them almost anywhere free of charge.
* Be careful not to use stones from a farmer’s field if he uses pesticides - as they might leach into your water.
Here's a picture from the other side of the pond. You can see how I tried to match up the rocks around the edge. The plant in the background
is a wisteria . We will build an arbor for it soon, so I can put a garden bench under it's shade.
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