A beautifully simple in-ground water garden

For another look and style, this water garden designed by Laguna Water Gardening is as easy to make as it is attractive.

What You'll Need

• spade 5070-360
• flathead screwdriver 1057-520
• utility knife 1034-166
• level 1036-029
• EPDM pond liner 5095-602/611/620
• heavy duty weed fabric liner 5010-784/790
• PowerJet pump kit small 5077-105, small to medium 5095-648, medium to large 5077-169, large 5095-657, X large 5077-276/203
• UVC filter 5077-622
• tubing 5076-605/614/623/632/641
• wall stone (enough to make a wall four stones high) available at your local Home Building Centre
• wall stone adhesive 2030-740

You will also need access to water and power.

The amount of stone, liner and underlay needed depends on the size of the pond. For a pond that's 8' x 6' and 2 feet deep, you'll need the underlay and liner to each be 14' by 12' and 100 feet of wall stone. This will make a 600 gallon pond for which a 900 PowerJet pump matched to a 700 or 1400 UVC filter will work quite well.

Step By Step

1. Map out and dig your hole making sure that there are no sharp corners and that the sides slope at a 120° angle.
2. Smooth the edges and arrange the wall stone in three level layers using the adhesive to make a permanent wall.
3. Smooth the sides and bottom of the hole and cover with a layer of Geotextile underlay before laying the liner.
4. Slowly fill the liner with water while arranging it to prevent the formation of large folds. Pay special attention to corner areas. Add a fourth layer of wall stone to hold the liner in place and to keep it from collapsing into the pond. Once the pond has filled, complete the top layer of stones and trim excess liner.
5. Hook tubing from the pump to the filter with the Click-fit couplings provided. Submerge the pump in the pond and partially bury the filter outside of pond (shrubs and flowers are a great way to disguise the filter) and direct water back into the pond with another piece of tubing.