Inexpensive Way to Build a Pond

Since I spoke about our pond last time, I thought this would be a good time to mention how we built it for roughly 75 dollars.

First we found an old water bed liner that a friend was throwing out.

I had the better half dig a hole roughly 18 inches deep. We covered the bottom of the hole with sand so no sharp objects would poke through with the weight of the water.

We cut the liner open along the seams and placed the liner in the hole and flattened it as best we could.

Add water. The water takes care of the nooks and crannies. Smooth out the liner as best you can as it is filling up.

Find a friendly farmer, they love to get rid of rocks in their fields. Along the ditches where they have dynamited for roads is another good spot. Creeks as well are a gold mine of flat stones.

Arrange the stones around the pond, laying them on the liner that hangs out. After you have placed the stones decoratively, cut off any liner that is still showing.

The only thing we had to buy is a circulating pump.The water moving is needed for any fish and pond plants you may want. We made our pond 2 levels with a waterfall between the levels.

The picture shows it when it was just finished. We added fish and planted perennials around in the nooks between the rocks. Since then it has filled in nicely.