Things You'll Need
- Pre-formed pond liner
- Shovel
- Uncooked rice
- Sand
- 2-inch-x-4-inch post
- Carpenter's level
- Bricks or flat rocks
- Landscape plants
Instructions
Locate your pond near a patio or deck in an area free of deciduous trees or heavy tree roots. An area that gets filtered sunlight, is convenient to access for maintenance and is near a water supply and an electrical outlet is best.
Turn the pond liner upside down and place in the area desired. Sprinkle rice around the edges of the pond liner perimeter to mark the pond shape.
Dig the soil out of the area marked, from 2 inches outside the outline, working toward the center. Remove the soil to the depth of the pond liner height plus 1 inch.
Pour 3 inches of sand into the bottom of the hole. Water well and allow the sand to drain. Place the pre-formed liner in the hole. Set the post on top of the liner and place the carpenter’s level on top of the board. Adjust the sand until the liner is level.
Fill the pond liner with 3 inches of water. Check that it is level and add sand underneath if necessary. Backfill the edges of the pond with soil. Fill the pond with water until it is 2 inches below the top of the pond liner.
Cover the edges of the pond with bricks or rocks and tuck bedding plants into the spaces between the rocks to hide the pond lip.