August 11th, 2009

Before you begin building a pond – part 1 – Your imagination

A beautiful Koi Pond well integrated into the landscape

A beautiful outdoor pond well integrated into the landscape

This is the first of a series of posts that will discuss a number of important points to consider before starting your own outdoor pond. Most of those points are important to create the proper mindset for a successful and enjoyable pond project.

This series will touch only the surface of a series of topics, from planing to designing, from safety to maintenance, from pond life to pond illumination. In the future Pond Building Mastery will elaborate on each and every topic with several posts and practical guides.

What is requested from you right now?

Read the series and give it a thought. After that – use the comments area to ask your questions and give your opinions.

So let’s begin…

Your head is full of ideas – let them flow

First of all – go for it and don’t stop yourself. Day dream and play around with the idea as much as you can. Let your imagination take you to new and exciting places with no limitations at all.

As with any project, it is first created in the mind and only then in reality.

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August 3rd, 2009

Let’s start making a pond…

Inspiring pond at night

Inspiring backyard pond at night

The reason we love water is not important, but it really feels good to be around it. The tranquility of sounds, the beauty sights, the fresh smells.

Good memories are endless: The sea shore with the calming sound of the waves breaking into the sand. The freshness in all senses of a waterfall on a nearby countryside. The magic serenity of a lake during sunset. No wonder people are drawn to water sites.

Having a nearby water site can be a a real blessing; an easy access to a place to relax, to play with the family, to reconnect with nature. Wouldn’t it be even better if this place is your own backyard or garden? A garden with a beautiful pond designed and built by you and your family. Just perfect.

Contemplating the idea: build a pond

So you are thinking about it. Should I build a pond?

On one side you are probably imagining the wonderful images of your garden with the water feature you built, a beautiful pond with koi fish, lilies, maybe a waterfall and night illumination. A place to relax with a good book or glass of wine, lifting up all the day’s pressure. The place to invite your friends and have your kids playing. And the wildlife, hearing a toad here and there or a dragonfly zooming about the surface of the water. And wait – the wonderful pictures you could take. Going in the evening to your pond and watch the goldfish swimming around and under water plants. And all that a family project, with everyone interested and helping up. Continue reading Let’s start making a pond…

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