I'm not exactly new to the group...I just mostly lurk.
I've been ponding for about 4 years now. First with a 5' x 5' pond, then
expanded it to 8 x 12 and last summer expanded it some more to an irregular
shape about 8 x 15.

I enjoy ponding but the level of maintainance has been high enough to take
away a fair bit of the enjoyment. I'm willing to trade off a high short
term effort to gain some ease in ongoing effort.

Brian

"Nedra" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Hi Brian,

My pond had soft edges that collapsed. I hired a couple of guys to
bolster up the edges. They used concrete
blocks that were filled with dirt and then every other block
or so had rebar inserted in. It seems to have worked.
Your idea of the concrete collar sounds good too.... in
fact I think its what a lot of people use.

Good Luck.... and welcome to the group. You are new to
us aren't you?

Nedra in Missouri
zone 6
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"bjt" wrote in message
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My pond is about 8' by 20' and up to 5' deep, but it suffers from soft
edges.
The soil is very loose and soft and so my edges keep crumbling. This
makes
putting edging stone around the pond a real challenge.

Any suggestions?

I've thought about putting a ring of concrete around the edge of the
pond
and then putting the slate edging stones on top of the concrete. I'm
thinking I'd need to put a layer 2-3 inches thick and have it extend
about
two feet from the edge of the pond out into the yard so as to create a
stable edge.

Suggestions welcome. I have a nice big pond with a wonderful ecosystem
_in_
it...it just doesn't look all the great in the yard. Thanks.

Brian Tarbox
in new england