Adjusting the pond liner

At last we are nearing completion. For six weeks we have had a pond with no water! The liner and the underlay were draped into the pond and losely held in place with small stones. We then began to fill the pond gradually with water from the garden well. The lining was lose enough to allow it to move down with the weight of the water without stretching. As the pond gradually filled we folded the excess liner into large tucks to make it neat.

Finished pond

Oxygenating plants were planted up and lowered to the bottom of the pond and a variety of water loving plants were planted up and placed around the outer ledge of the pond.

Pond with established plants

A few photos of the pond a year after completion, the plants now established. All we need now are fish.