Just to give you a general idea of the edges I made for my pond. The first one is for the majority of the edge and the second is a profile of the beach area. The level area of soil to the left of the boulder in pic 1 is higher than the water level by about 4-6 inches.
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Excellent diagrams Hogweed, I totally agree with watery.
Angi - your levels look ideal to me and I wouldn't alter a thing. It looks a great project and I'm sure will look lovely once finished. Have you considered creating a boggy area on one side? I dug out a strip of soil, lined it with leftover liner and refilled. I will try to upload some pics later
This is great, so helpful, thanks Hogweed, Fishy, Watery and everyone else who has contributed and Angie for starting up this thread. We will be starting our pond (my birthday present) next month and am finding all this information, photos and plans really useful. Your cross section diagram is brilliant Hogweed and given us more food for thought.
A strip of turves lining the edge were then cut away, the excess liner laid in the space left, then the turves laid back on top. On the far side I dug a 'trench', laid excess liner/old compost bags down and refilled.
Thanks for sharing the pictures of the various stages of your pond Fishy. Did you have any trouble with your turfs when you relaid them over the edges of the pond liner? I don't know how deep grass roots need to grow, and assume that they are just laying on the top of your liner edging? It seems to me to be a much easier and more natural edging to a pond rather than finding/expense of a stone edging.
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Angi, you could save yourself some money by sticking with your wood + current level system. It will give the same results as a longer level!
Other than that I can't add too much except to say it's looks a lovely project and looking forward to the end result.
Yes, Angi lovely project - be great to see various stages in photos if you have time.
Just to give you a general idea of the edges I made for my pond. The first one is for the majority of the edge and the second is a profile of the beach area. The level area of soil to the left of the boulder in pic 1 is higher than the water level by about 4-6 inches.
Hogweed--What useful diagrams. Pond looks great too.
Excellent diagrams Hogweed, I totally agree with watery.
Angi - your levels look ideal to me and I wouldn't alter a thing. It looks a great project and I'm sure will look lovely once finished. Have you considered creating a boggy area on one side? I dug out a strip of soil, lined it with leftover liner and refilled. I will try to upload some pics later
This is great, so helpful, thanks Hogweed, Fishy, Watery and everyone else who has contributed and Angie for starting up this thread. We will be starting our pond (my birthday present) next month and am finding all this information, photos and plans really useful. Your cross section diagram is brilliant Hogweed and given us more food for thought.
Hogweed's diagram is a classic way of designing a wildlife pond. It's how I always do mine, whatever the size.
Lovely to see a pic of your pond in 'reality' hogweed
Any uneven areas can be disguised with rocks, pebbles, gravel or overhanging plants Angi, so don't worry too much. You're doing fine
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Pond when first filled with water
A strip of turves lining the edge were then cut away, the excess liner laid in the space left, then the turves laid back on top. On the far side I dug a 'trench', laid excess liner/old compost bags down and refilled.
The pond this spring
Thanks for sharing the pictures of the various stages of your pond Fishy. Did you have any trouble with your turfs when you relaid them over the edges of the pond liner? I don't know how deep grass roots need to grow, and assume that they are just laying on the top of your liner edging? It seems to me to be a much easier and more natural edging to a pond rather than finding/expense of a stone edging.