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Pond Design | Adding Other Garden Features in the Landscape
If you cannot read the words on the image then look above and below the picture and you will see the same description. If you are browsing on a small screen I'm afraid you may have to scroll right a bit. Although these features fit in perfectly with general principles employed on this site, it is imperative that if they are required they be incorporated in the plan right from the start especially the beach. There is no doubt that in the right environment a deck can also add great character and value to a water feature. It also becomes an excellent vantage point where you can wile away many hours. Beaches are essential for all wildlife or conservationist ponds and bog gardens are for those plants that love wet feet or those parts of the garden that are always wet.. Jetties, Beaches, Stepping Stones, and Bog Gardens
Pressure treated timber Liner wrapping pond framework blocks 4x4 4x2 Edging stone Marginal shelf Edging stone 4x2 Pebbles Block Sandy infill pond Brick Underlay Liner Underlay Stepping stone , lower edge set slightly below water level A box of 4x9x18 concrete blocks filled with concrete, can be sealed with G4. Liner Liner Underlay Bog garden pond Marginal shelf Underlay on pond liner Aquatic soil or chemical free soil Block 12 Soil with leaf mould and course sand Bog garden liner with holes spiked through all over Drainage holes Clean rubble Drainage holes in the liner 1 inch pipe to take water to the roots. Drainage holes in pipe 18inches up turned turves |
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