A backyard pond is a constant source of pleasure – and you can build your own in just two days. This book talks you through the entire process from first planning to the final moments when you plant it up and stocks it with fish (or choose not to). Here’s what you’ll learn, all laid out in step-by-step instructions by a veteran pond builder who knows what can go wrong – and how to make sure it doesn’t:
- The first planning stage. How to work out
- What kind of pond you want;
- Where in the yard you should put it (and where you shouldn’t);
- What materials to use.
- Building your pond, from first excavation to final decorative finishing and planting
- What kind of plants to choose
- Do you want fish? If so, what kind? Alternatives to the koi and goldfish that everyone has.