Monthly Archives: July 2010

How to build a water feature: Building the waterfall

   If you really benefited from this website, consider making a small donation. Once you’ve completed building the pond, you get to the tricky part- unless, of course, you’ve opted for the easier way out: making use of waterfall kits. … Continue reading

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Building the pond of the water feature

I will describe how I built the water feature in this picture – one of the three I made in our garden. A water feature consists of a pond and a waterfall. Obviously, it could only consist of a pond, … Continue reading

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What you need to build a water feature

If you’re going to build the water feature all by yourself, you will need a some stuff to do that, like a submersible pump, pond lining etc. The links to these have been included down below. Some people prefer to … Continue reading

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Pump specials at Amazon

Amazon always has specials on offer and these include pumps. Just click on the heading and watch them go by!

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“Landscaping4Home”, by Christina Peterson

Landscaping4Home  is a package by Christina Peterson, a professional landscaper form Wasington DCon landscaping gives you access to 4250 landscape ideas, with 64 galleries and 4250 pictures included. It is an excellent start to planning your garden water feature.   A … Continue reading

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The plumbing of the water feature

 Once you’ve made your primary decisions, built the pond and done the waterfall, the plumbing of the water feature comes next: the easy part. All you need is soft black (class 3) pipe (tubing) and a few plastic “elbows” and stainless steel … Continue reading

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The Ultimate Koi Pond and Fish Product – The Pond Code

Building a water feature is but one step away from adding fish – koi in particular – to the pond. If you had this in mind right from the start, you might have planned your water feature differently. Even if … Continue reading

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How to Build a Water Feature: Primary decisions

Adding a water feature to your garden just takes it to a level you haven’t though would be possible. It just adds something really special – something you see in garden magazines.  In this article I will show you the … Continue reading

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How to build an easy, simple water feature

If building a water feature the way I described in the other posts is too much of an effort to you, but you would still like to have a water feature, this post might be just what you’re looking for. … Continue reading

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Building a water feature using kits

If building your own water feature or a natural waterfall in your garden seems to be just too big a challenge, don’t despair!   There’s a wide variety of complete kits available at Amazon. Some kits cover only a certain part … Continue reading

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