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rainbowgardener
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Wild pond idea

So I'm looking out at our backyard. Although it is coming along and not nearly so much a blank slate as it was six months ago, it is very FLAT. I was thinking about how this could be modified. I have some ideas for building up parts of it, but it occurred to me perhaps some could be built down.

Specifically, we want to eventually (this fall, next year?) put in an artificial pond and waterfall. The waterfall end might be built up. But I wondered if it would be possible to dig a large hole for the pond so that at least some of the edge is below ground level and at least one side has a sloping bank leading down to it. I know this would likely take some one with a backhoe coming in and making the big hole for us.

What do people think?

I couldn't find a good picture but:
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Maybe like this, if you assume that it would be pond, starting with where the bark chip bags are:

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Here's an inspiration video. I'm never going to be able to build anything like this, especially with the kind of expenditure in rock work and professional design work, but it helps to visualize --

[youtuDOTbe]https://youtu.be/xuzzgh12A7E[/youtuDOTbe]
[youtube]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xuzzgh12A ... e=youtu.be[/youtube]

Hmmm... Usually one of these codes work.... :|

Oh yeah, I'm showing you the one nearly at the end of a multi video episode so you can see the finished project -- obviously, you can go ahead and go find the rest. :wink:



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