water gardens

Building your Own Beautiful Water Garden

You've probably driven by homes with water features and admired the lovely landscaping. After all, bubbling, cascading water and the sight of a beautiful pond, fountain, or waterfall can make any yard more attractive, as long as it's done tastefully and well. You may have even considered having a water garden put into your own yard until you learned the price. Fortunately, you can build your own water feature and save on all the labor costs involved. By following a few basic steps, you'll be well on your way to being the envy of everyone who drives by.

You may be saying, “But I'm not very handy that way.” Most of us aren't, but creating a water garden depends more on your creative planning and manual labor than it does on having specific building skills. If you can garden, you can build a wonderful water garden in your yard.

Start by finding out your city's regulations about where you can put your water garden. There are probably regulations governing the placement of your water feature as well as its size and depth. Some towns will have safety guidelines, such as how deep you can make your pond without having to fence in the area. You will also need to know where pipes, wiring, septic system, or other underground utility features are located, because you obviously can't dig in those areas.

Select your location carefully. After you know what you're working around, you're free to choose a location where your water garden will be both visible and functional. If you are only planning on growing water plants in and around your pond, there will be no problem in placing your water garden in full sunlight. However, if you plan to add fish to the pool, you need to locate it where there will be some shade during the hottest times of the day.

Actually, the time you spend planning and shopping will probably take you longer than building the water garden itself. You can get started with nothing more than a small pump, a pond liner, and a shovel. Over time, and as you can afford it, you can add to your water feature and make it more complex and decorative so that eventually you'll have the water garden you always wanted, and you'll have built it yourself.

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