The neighbors said that there used to be a little water feature in the corner of the backyard a while back. The last owners of the house weren't big gardening people, so they took it out and covered up the old hole. "It would be nice to put a new one in," I thought. I told my dad I'd like to, but in the back of my mind it was something that would be done much later.
The opportunity arose, since summer break means more free time (PSN is down, too). I barely had plans in my head, but enough ideas were there. I tagged along with my dad to Home Depot, just to see what I can get. The biggest challenge was to find a basin shaped nicely that I can bury underground. They had a nice one, but I got distracted by something even better: a tarp / lining for ponds. Free-form time! I grabbed a pump and some tubes, too. With rocks and a Japanese lady feature in the backyard, I was good to go.
Digging was the first hard part. I needed to dig down pretty deep, and be able to keep the shape I want. It's harder than it sounds for a rookie like me. You wouldn't believe how many buckets I had to carry to the other side of the garden. And the little pond isn't even big! The Japanese lady had dirt stuck in her hole, so I had to poke it out. Stuck the tube in, sealed the tip with silicon to keep it in place, and ta-da! The second hard part was covering up the sides of the tarp. It wouldn't look too nice seeing black plastic sticking out the sides. My dad and I dug a little around the pond, and used some cobblestone-type bricks to surround it. We threw in a few real rocks around the sides to keep it looking more garden-y.
The pond is small, the shape isn't consistent, and the lady leaks a little. But the sight and sound of the water flowing out is sooooo worth it. Pics when I get the chance.
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