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Ok you all, here are a few pictures from the back yard of our house in Ohio.
Firat picture is taken from the deck (used to be a 27’ above ground pool out in the yard) looking toward the house. Back of house faces east.
Second picture is from the back side of the pond looking toward the house. There is about a 4’ drop from the deck to the top of the ground behind the pool hole.
Third picture is from the patio at the back of the house looking toward the pool hole and deck.
Ideally, I would have loved for the high side to be on the far side, to build the waterfall facing the house. Still thinking about using the dirt dug out for the pond depth to have that waterfall wall.
The back line of the property is just behind the deck, and we are getting a fence installed in the next 3 weeks, so not much space behind, but the pond won’t be as large as the pool, so can fill that back area in some with clay dug out from the bottom.
Looking for some ideas for this big pond build I’m super excited to get it started, and have asked for help from an aquatic landscaper in the area, but so far he hasn’t shown up for his $250 consultation
Oh and since many of you know I love flowers and landscaping, this is just some of the 50+ pots of plants I dug up from the Illinois house so far. The new owner doesn’t want so much and encourages me to take whatever I want. We close on that house on the 24th. Fish will be brought over as soon as pond is built here. I’ll be bringing about 100 day lilies, too. But mostly I’m bringing my favorites, expensive plants, and natives I’ve grown from seed.
Firat picture is taken from the deck (used to be a 27’ above ground pool out in the yard) looking toward the house. Back of house faces east.
Second picture is from the back side of the pond looking toward the house. There is about a 4’ drop from the deck to the top of the ground behind the pool hole.
Third picture is from the patio at the back of the house looking toward the pool hole and deck.
Ideally, I would have loved for the high side to be on the far side, to build the waterfall facing the house. Still thinking about using the dirt dug out for the pond depth to have that waterfall wall.
The back line of the property is just behind the deck, and we are getting a fence installed in the next 3 weeks, so not much space behind, but the pond won’t be as large as the pool, so can fill that back area in some with clay dug out from the bottom.
Looking for some ideas for this big pond build I’m super excited to get it started, and have asked for help from an aquatic landscaper in the area, but so far he hasn’t shown up for his $250 consultation
Oh and since many of you know I love flowers and landscaping, this is just some of the 50+ pots of plants I dug up from the Illinois house so far. The new owner doesn’t want so much and encourages me to take whatever I want. We close on that house on the 24th. Fish will be brought over as soon as pond is built here. I’ll be bringing about 100 day lilies, too. But mostly I’m bringing my favorites, expensive plants, and natives I’ve grown from seed.