"animaux" wrote in message
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My husband doesn't know it, yet, but I plan to dig a hole
for a liner and make a
larger pond. This situation is different in that where I
want to put the pond
is in full sun in summer, but mostly shade in winter.
Will that effect
anything?

You'll probably get lots of string algae. That's the main
reason I shade my ponds, even though I also have hardy
lilies & other plants that cover a lot of surface area. And
I still get some algae.

In that spot, the slope is about 5 degrees away from the
house. I suppose on
the shallow end I would imitate a "beach" so would have to
figure a way to keep
the edge up enough so the pond doesn't just pour off. Any
suggestions?

I can do the research, and I will, but if anyone actually
has this situation
please let me know what you did.

Victoria

We put in a slightly above ground-level pond about this time
last year with a raised edge consisting of 2 levels of house
brick. The liner wraps around the outside of the brick then
back over the top so that the highest water level is higher
than ground level. The top of the brick is finished off
with paving stones and flagstone (whatever I could find
locally) which covers the liner. I had seen the design in
several (Ortho, Sunset) water garden books and it seems to
work.

Leveling was a problem and I'm still working on that but
since I only have minnows in there, and whatever else shows
up (snails; a gadzillion toad tadpoles), I'm not too
concerned about perfection. The pond is still plenty deep
(about 24") for the few fish in there to handle temperature
changes.

Gail
near San Antonio TX Zone 8