Chris's raised pond

Built as part of a complete garden make-over

Overview

I designed this new pond as a complete garden make-over. I had a large sunken pond a few years ago, but this time I wanted to bring the water level up, and make the pond part of the garden. The idea is that it forms one edge of a patio area that gets the evening sun. I'm going to stock it with a few goldies, a couple of water lillies, and lots of marginal plants.

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Overall dimensions are 4m long, 1.8m wide, and 0.6m deep in the main, but I will dig down in the middle so the full depth is about 1m in the centre.

The volume will be about 4,000 litres.

Planning and Construction

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Construction

Construction is by concrete blocks 18" x 9" x 4" laid flat for the majority. On the two long sides a course will be laid on edge to create a shelf on which I can place marginal plants. The sides will be topped with 4 x 4 timber. I have EDPM liner, which will go under the timber, so the water level will be a couple of inches below the timber rails.

On the shelf at the far end I'm going to build a waterfall, which will act as the return from the filter.

Fish / Plant Stock

I kept a couple of water lillies that had sentimental value - I bought them for my wife about the time we got married. They survived 8 years in barrels, so those got transplanted immediately. I have chosen native British plant species, including Marsh St. John's Wort, Purple Loosestrife, Brooklime, Water Spearmint, Water Crowfoot, Aponogeton distachyos and Nymphoides peltata.

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The bed in front of the pond will be planted with a variety of Penstemons - one of my favourite long-flowering shrubs.
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