Monday, March 16, 2009

Garden Pond

By Ricki Geotti

A garden pond is a great asset to any garden and if done right will serve as years of enjoyment for its owner. I personally love ponds and have always added one to my garden as soon as possible when I have moved to a new home.

Is a pond appealing to you as a feature in your garden, then before you start your pond project make sure you plan it right by doing plenty of research so that you get it right first time.

Its worth taking the design and planning of your pond seriously before you actually get out there and begin. If you get this bit right then your enjoyment of your pond building will last throughout with no mistakes or hitches.

When you install a pond in your garden there are many things to think about. The type of things you need to research are the location of your pond. The size of your pond and the depth of your pond.

As you research you will find out things that you hadn't even thought about, so the more you know up front the better you can plan your pond. There is nothing worse than finding out something that should have been done at the beginning of your project when you are half way through it or even further.

Unless you are building a pond for the purpose of wild life instead of having fish. Then you will need to decide what kind of fish you want to be in your pond when it is finished. this par tis a great part of the pond building.

Visiting suppliers of fish in your area is a good way to find out what kind of fish you like and to see them fairly closely. You need to find out about how different fish behave in general and towards each other to see if your two favourite types of fish can live together or not.

Getting your pond plants right is important too, because they help the balance of your pond water. Also choosing plants is the same as fish primarily you may go for the look of them but consider the benefits they bring to your pond. Visit places that sell pond plants to find out more about them.

To get the pond you want, the one that you visualized right at the start will be yours at the end if you spend time planning and researching.

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