The Pond

Well we have had quite a spring.  We put in a new driveway.  It was quite a project but at least we had someone who knew what they were doing put it in.  While weather was a factor and scheduling wasn't the easiest we did manage to have it finished.

We also did a flower bed in front.  We removed some bushes and put up a block flower bed.  We have yet to put anything but dirt in it.  We have a lot of landscaping to do.  I doubt it will all get finished this year.  We put up some retaining walls on the drive way.

 

Last but not least we are working on a pond with a waterfall.  This has been quite a job and we have learned so much.  We have made plenty of mistakes.  It is not complete but we now have water so I am going to put some pictures up even though it isn't finished.  There will be gold fish and some plants in the pond.  And we have some extreme landscaping to do in this area.  Not quite sure how we are going to deal with it as it is now.  We must get very creative!

Only the beginning here.

Leveling our spot was done by an excavator

The hole it's self was done by the excavator
and the shelf is done by hand.





This was a task digging this hole!
 It is in red clay and rock.

Now the liner and the coping stones. 
Regret for not making the shelf
just a touch bigger set in.

Beginning to look like a pond!

Well the waterfall is taking place. 
It had to be changed some and
 I believe it will be changed more.

OH YEAH WE HAVE A WATERFALL!!!!!
Now it is time to fix the leaks in the fall.

Small pool at the top

The rock we chose did great!  This was probably the toughest thing to pick out.

It had a ridge on it and the way it was first we began to think it would not work.  However it was turned with the ridge at the top and now we have a lovely water fall.  We must fix all the leaks with expandable foam and finish laying all the rock.  We must then deal with the cliff and landscape.  We are not done by a long shot but it has been hard but rewarding.