"RichToyBox" wrote in message
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Before I start with my answer, I guess I better tell you that I have
enjoyed lurking on the new group. Had to leave a while back and find a
new home. Now I will share time with both. This is back to what we once
had. Thumbs up. (bottom)

"Bill Stock" wrote in message
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I'd like to deepen the pond this year and make it slightly bigger in
diameter. The plan was to move the shrub (flowering crab) and replace the
waterfall with a waterwheel. I was just looking at those stone blocks
that they use to raise flowerbeds and thinking I could use these to
deepen the pond.

I rebuilt my first real liner pond in 2005, removing the plant shelves and
raising the sides of the pond about 2 feet with the stackable landscape
blocks. I then covered the blocks with a geotextile fabric to protect the
liner. You can see the old pond with the block being finished before the
trade over, and the new finished pond on
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondpage6.html. Sorry I don't have
any distant shots on the site to show other views. The pond is now about
42 inches deep. The block is holding up fine. I did use the 6 inch thick
block. They weigh in at about 75 pounds per block. The thinner 4 inch
thick block probably does not have the mmmph to hold back much water.

Thanks Rich,

The end result looks pretty good, but I hadn't really considered using the
HUGE stones. :-) Although I suspect you're right, there may not be much
choice. Are these Unilock stones or some generic variety? Do you remember
the style?

I was considering building a little bump (half wall) on the side to conceal
some sort of filter with outflow.