How to Create a Garden Pond

Introduction........................................................................................................3

The Size of the Pond.........................................................................................3

Where to site the Pond.....................................................................................3

Constructing the Pond......................................................................................3

Fish.......................................................................................................................4

How many fish ....................................................................................................4

Looking after your fish .....................................................................................5

Pond Plants.........................................................................................................5

Pond Maintenance .............................................................................................6

Wild Life ..............................................................................................................7

Introduction

A garden pond, with the right planning and stocked with the right kind of aquatic plants and fish, will be a marvelous asset to your garden, attracting a great many wild animals and eventually becoming a miniature nature reserve. It is possible to have a pond which is self sustaining, requiring only the occasional maintenance to keep it in good condition.

The Size of the Pond

A very large pond is often difficult to access and you have to keep in mind where you would put all the water if, for any reason, it had to be emptied and, how would you do it? On the other hand, a very small pond may require constant attention as it may not be large enough to sustain itself.

A garden pond does not have to be too deep and should preferably have a shelf about 12 “below the top of the side, to site aquatic.................