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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