Whether you like to swim or just relax near the water, relaxing on the shore of a body of water is one of the wonderful pleasures of summer. But not every summer resident has the opportunity to build a summer house near water. Therefore, sooner or later, each of us thinks about how difficult it is to make a pond on the site with our own hands. Ideally, we see a pond in a dacha not only as a decorative element landscape design, but also as a small pond in which you can happily swim on a hot day.

However, faced with colorful descriptions of the technical difficulties, costs and nuances of regular care, many of us give up on this idea.

Let's start with the basics - what fundamentally distinguishes a pond from a swimming pool is the self-regulation system.

DIY swimming pond.

We will tell you the process of creating a pond step by step, and you can make a garden pond with your own hands - by building a cool oasis in the middle of the heat right on your summer cottage, where with every light breath of a fresh breeze our everyday worries disappear.

A garden pond is a living organism.

The pond at the dacha imitates the process that nature uses to keep lakes clean. Everything from the size and shape of the pond, plant species and water circulation are designed to maintain the pond in a stable natural state.

The problem that a pond owner faces is maintaining a balance between plants and water - the plants either die or cover the entire surface of the pond. Only a pond that represents a balanced ecosystem provides optimal water clarity and quality, and maximum enjoyment from swimming in the pond.

The water in the pond must circulate among the roots of the plants to cleanse itself. Plants enrich the water with oxygen, which supports the vital activity of beneficial bacteria that utilize pollutants and potentially pests, and also create habitat for dragonflies, frogs and other aquatic inhabitants. The result is a stable, ecologically diverse system. Nature has revealed its technology to us and we need to use it carefully.

How to make a pond yourself. Principles of pond operation.

Water is a living biologically active component and all purification occurs due to the work of plants and beneficial microbes. For this purpose, the pond has a swimming area and a filtration area for plants. The filtration zone is actually the swamp part of our water zone, and just like in nature, it is this zone that guarantees the cleanliness of the entire reservoir. This zone must occupy at least 50 percent of the total surface area of the pond.
If you have noticed, in nature there are almost no tiny bodies of water with consistently clean surface water - they quickly become overgrown or silted up. Natural stable biological balance can be achieved in ponds with an area of 100 sq.m. Smaller ponds require more of our attention, because... Their biological balance is precarious. Therefore, to maintain cleanliness, these ponds include a skimmer and UV sterilizer, but still offer a chemical-free swimming area and support the growth of aquatic plants.

It is useful to regularly enrich the water with oxygen by adding a small waterfall, stream or fountain to the pond. Although, an aerator can be used for the same purposes.

How is water purified in a pond?

You can see that the process of filtering water in a pond is not complicated:
1. Water from the swimming area flows into the regeneration area.
2. Water circulates back to the bathing area.

Through drainage pipes under the plant roots in the regeneration zone and/or after the skimmer, water is pumped through the UV sterilizer to a waterfall, stream or to the bottom of the swimming area. The pipe leading to the bottom of the swimming area is raised slightly above the bottom so that the flow of water prevents the formation of silt on the bottom.

What should the shape of the pond be?

The pond bowl looks more like a soup bowl with large rims than a bathtub. The height difference should be about 30 cm for every meter of depth. It is this shape of the pond bowl that ensures the stability of the walls. The picture shows a cross section of a pond with a planting and swimming area:

After compacting the surface layer of soil in the pit, geotextiles and a sealed liner are laid on the bottom of the pond. In the plant area there are drainage pipes and gravel. In order to separate the swimming zone from the plant zone, a small mound is formed - its top is 3 cm lower from the surface of the water. You can make it from bags of sand or gravel. The mound allows water from the swimming zone to pass into the plant zone, where the water is filtered by plant roots, and at the same time protects the plants from fluctuations in the water of the swimming zone.

This pond design will allow you to conveniently clean the swimming area without affecting the plant area. In addition to cleaning the water, the shallow waters warm up quickly and provide habitat for frogs and other invertebrates, which you will appreciate when they begin to eat mosquito larvae.

To imitate the natural contours of a pond, use a combination of different pond edge profiles. If you place plants on the terraces of the pond, it is better to do this in pots so that they can be easily removed when cleaning the pond.

What size pond is suitable for our site?
The optimal size of the pond is 1/10 of the area of your site.

What about mosquitoes?
One of the first questions that arises when you hear the word “do-it-yourself pond” is what about mosquitoes? Mosquitoes breed only in stagnant water, but the water in a pond will never be static, so mosquitoes will find it unattractive for their habitat. Even if at some point they appear, the ecosystem of the pond in the form of frogs will reduce their population to a minimum.

Why make a pond at your dacha?
People who make a pond with their own hands make this decision because they want their pond to be a beautiful part of the landscape design and at the same time have a clean, attractive place for swimming on a hot day.
Is it possible to have fish in a swimming pond?
Unfortunately, fish, on the one hand, happily eat beneficial microflora, on the other hand, they are carriers of pathogenic bacteria, so there should be no fish in bathhouses.

Is it possible to do sandy beach on the pond?
The best solution for entering the pond is a walkway or ladder. For a beach entrance to the water, you need enough area, because... The angle of entry into the water is small. In addition, the sand quickly silts up - those beaches that we see are often simply trampled down to sand, most of the shore of the pond is usually densely overgrown with plants.

Should I swim with frogs?
Yes, frogs are full-fledged and important inhabitants of the pond. Additionally, to purify the water in the pond, it is good to have bivalve shells or pearl barley, which filter water up to 40 liters per day. You can also get snails (coils, livebearers) - they eat dead plants and clean the pond well.

What's the best place for a pond?
It is better to place the pond away from trees, because... falling, the leaves will rot in the pond. Moreover, growing roots can damage the waterproofing film or tilt the finished container. The illumination of the area should be about 5 hours in the morning, and the rest of the time should be in partial shade. The pond does not need high illumination because... leads to increased formation of algae and overheating of water in the reservoir.

What to do with a pond in winter?
In winter, the pond, like natural bodies of water, freezes. There is no need to drain it. For the winter, all equipment (pumps, filters, skimmers) must be removed from the pond.

Does soil type affect the creation of a pond?
No, the composition of the soil does not affect it. There is a misconception that it is good when the level groundwater high. In fact, groundwater at the freezing level is more of a problem. When ice freezes, it can bulge the bottom of the pond. This is especially problematic if the pond is made on the basis of a rigid finished mold.

DIY pond made of film.

The main question when creating a pond is how to make it waterproof. There are several types of pond waterproofing - film, clay castle, concrete and rigid form installation.

Installing a rigid mold is a simple and durable method, but they usually come in small sizes up to 3.5 square meters. meters. Their service life is 10-50 years.

Waterproofing with concrete is the most expensive; in addition, to protect it from frost, it requires additional treatment with a frost-resistant agent and liquid glass.

A clay castle is the cheapest in terms of materials, but the most labor-intensive. In order to waterproof a pit with clay, the compacted soil is covered with wood ash or soot. Then a 15 cm layer of clay dough is applied to the walls and compacted. When the layer dries, apply a second 30 cm. When the layer is almost dry, crushed stone is poured onto it, slightly pressing it into the layer.

The optimal solution for the construction of ponds with an area of more than 5-6 sq.m. - film waterproofing.

How much film is needed for a pond:
Film length= pond length + 2 pond depth + 50 cm margin for fasteners.
Film width= pond width + 2 pond depth + 50 cm margin for fasteners.

The film is available in widths from 2 to 10 m and lengths of 10-50 m. Knowing your needs, you can choose the optimal roll. Buy the film before digging a pit; this will allow you to cover it immediately when the pit is ready, preventing its edges from fraying.
Which film to choose for a pond.
PVC film for a pond is cheaper, but over time it is destroyed by ultraviolet radiation, its service life is 8-10 years.
Butyl rubber fabric is more expensive, but has protection from both ultraviolet and cold. The service life of such film is 50 years.

DIY pond construction photo.

A do-it-yourself pond begins with marking a pit. The curved shape can be marked with a hose. Along coastline we remove the turf and take out the soil with a bayonet - this will be the line of the swamp zone, then the next level of soil is removed inside the resulting border, and so on. As a result, our terraces will be 50 cm wide with slopes of 20 cm. When the pit for the pond is ready, all solid objects that can damage the film: stones, roots, etc. , we remove. We level and compact the walls and bottom of the pit.

Before work, the film is laid for several hours in a sunny place so that when it warms up, it becomes more elastic. Film installation is done in warm weather. Overlapping panels of geotextile or felt are laid on the compacted pit; they are needed to protect the waterproofing film from protruding roots and stones over time.

A waterproofing film is spread on top of the geotextile with a margin of 50 cm along the edges of the pit. The edges are temporarily fixed with stones. The film is allowed to sag a little, smoothing and leveling it to the shape of the pit.

The film inside the swimming area can be protected with dry stones stacked on top of each other.

Instead of stones, you can use bags of gravel or sand. But keep in mind that it is more convenient to care for a pond with film walls. – it is easier to clean it from silt and mud.

Fill the pit with water in portions, removing air bubbles from under the film.

When the pond is completely filled with water, securely fix the ends of the film in a trench, which is made at a distance of 15 cm from the edge of the pit. In a trench 20 cm deep, the edges of the film are wrapped in a roll and covered with stones and pebbles.

We make a pond with our own hands. Coastal decoration.

After you have made a pond with your own hands, before you start decorating the shore, you need to water it generously and wait 2-3 days, because... shrinkage is possible. In addition, during this time the water in the pond will settle.
We mask the film on the shore with crushed stones, stones, and snags. We plant plants in shallow water. A pond needs plants that saturate the water with oxygen. There are many suitable plants - reeds, crabgrass, iris, bathwort, marigold, arrowhead. Any plant that grows on the banks of a natural body of water will be suitable for your pond. Don't forget about algae, such as hornwort, which just floats in the water. Deciduous ornamental shrubs are best planted behind marsh grasses, which are planted directly on the shore.

Illumination adds additional charm to the pond.

Floating flower beds look seductive on the surface of the pond.

Pond safety.

If there are very young children in the family, then perhaps the construction of a pond should be postponed until they are older. It is necessary to consider visiting the pond by elderly people and children school age. Make a convenient ladder to enter the pond, don't forget to clean it so it doesn't become slippery! It is better to cover all other sides of the pond, except the entrance, with plants.

Pond care.

The new pond will find its own natural look within a year - while it forms its ecosystem. Small world your pond is very vulnerable. The pond may quickly heat up or freeze, water may evaporate, or the pond may overflow after rain. This puts stress on aquatic life that cannot immediately transition to a safer, more stable environment.

Therefore, your pond, like any living organism, requires care. On a hot day, you need to add water, collect debris that floats on the surface with a net, check whether the plants have grown or perhaps something has not taken root and needs to be replanted. However, a surprising number of life forms will colonize your new pond; they will quickly explore new waters and stay if conditions suit them.

The quiet splash of water is the most enchanting melody of a hot summer; water bewitches, attracts and seduces us with a playful play of light, transparent depth and invigorating coolness. A DIY pond will give your dacha a special charm.

Even the presence of the smallest pond on a summer cottage allows you to create a unique picturesque landscape. An artificial reservoir, by the way, can also change the microclimate. In dry areas it will increase humidity, which will have a beneficial effect on all plants.

How to create a small pond in the garden or dacha with your own hands? We will try to answer this question in this article.

Choosing a place

First of all, you need to determine exactly where the pond will look best. A suitable area looks like this:

there are no trees on it (their leaves clog the pond, and the roots can damage the bottom);
enough sun (at least 6 hours) for the development of aquatic plants;
there is free space in case of possible expansion of the pond;
the surface is as smooth as possible.

Also remember - the reservoir cannot occupy more than 3 percent of the total area of the entire site.

In order for a variety of aquatic plants to feel good in it, it is necessary to create a special zone for them. In general, the bottom is always made with steps:

water lilies are planted in shallow water;
Ornamental fish spend the winter on the lower level.

You should not make a hole more than 180 centimeters deep. In terms of size, the largest depth ideally is no more than 20 percent of the total area of the reservoir.

It is also necessary to leave room for coastal plants.

Base options

Arranging a pond using a ready-made plastic container will cause the least amount of problems. It can be selected in construction stores. Such tubs are relatively inexpensive and are very easy to install. Disadvantages include the inability to change the shape.

If you have an old bathtub on your property, you can also use it in a decorative pond. Its shape, however, will be quite primitive, but it will be suitable for small plots and will last for decades.

A very small pond can also be easily made from tires (for example, from a tractor).

More beautiful landscape ponds are constructed using polyvinyl chloride film. Its thickness is up to 0.5 millimeters. It is ideal for a small pond. Its indisputable advantage is the ability to freely choose the shape of the reservoir - even a very fancy one can be created very simply.

Since installing the first options will not cause difficulties even for an inexperienced person, we will talk about the last method.

Step-by-step execution of work will allow you to avoid mistakes and unnecessary waste of time and money.

Materials

Even for a small pond you will need to prepare a lot:

PVC film;
large stones (preferably round);
roofing felt;
slate slabs;
bricks;
sand;
fine gravel or screenings;
aquatic plants.

Pit

To make your work easier, draw a drawing of the future pond and indicate on it all the necessary dimensions, including:

width of curtains;
side size;
depths.

Photos of artificial ponds, which are easy to find on the Internet, will help you better decide on the shape. Consider an accent piece. It can be a large fancy-looking stone, a sculpture, a ceramic vessel, etc.

Draw the contours of the reservoir on the ground. We mark them either with twine on pegs or a sand line. It is important that the shore on all sides is located at the same level. After this, we remove the turf and fertile soil.

The pit is initially dug to the depth of the first level - it is approximately 40 centimeters. Along the bottom we mark the line of the next recess - here the hole is made 0.9 meters deep. And finally, we dig a depression for wintering fish - 1.8 m. If there are no living creatures, then we skip this stage. The soil must be immediately removed from the site; in particular, it should be used to create an alpine slide.

Upon completion earthworks the bottom is cleared of:

roots;
sharp stones;
unevenness.

This ensures the safety of the film.

Along the shore, about 30 centimeters from the edge, a ditch 20 cm deep is dug. It is necessary to strengthen the film. After this, the pond along with the ditch is measured in length and width. We add one meter to the results obtained. It is with this margin that you should buy polyvinyl chloride coating. If its width is not enough, then the film is soldered.

Bottom arrangement

The entire bottom must be covered with sifted sand. The thickness of the pillow is 15 cm. It needs to be compacted well. Roofing felt is laid on top of it with an overlap of up to 100 mm.

Then comes the turn of the film. It is deployed over the hole and laid as freely as possible, but so that a normal supply remains on the shore. The edges are pressed against the perimeter with bricks. This stage is easier to carry out on a hot sunny day - the polyvinyl chloride will become more elastic and easier to work with.

Finally, water is poured into the pond. It is left in this state for a day - during this time the film will take the required shape. Only after this is the excess cut off, and the edges are placed in the prepared ditch and covered with gravel.

Coastal decoration

To make the reservoir durable, it is not enough to simply lay the PVC sheet correctly; it is also important to prevent the bank from collapsing. To do this, it is necessary to strengthen the edge. This is done using:

concrete blocks;
PVC pipes and stakes;
bricks

We lay out tiles along the edge natural stone. We additionally decorate one of the banks with a composition of large boulders. One big one will do here too.

We fill the bottom with pebbles or crushed stone. We place prepared plants in containers along the clumps. For a pond, those that saturate the water with oxygen are suitable:

water lily;
hornwort;
swamper.

After the banks are constructed, the reservoir is filled to the top.

A submersible pump is installed at the bottom. We lay the tubes from it to the source and connect them there with the filter.

With this video you will get a better understanding of pond construction:

I really want to relax after the summer heat and physical labor near a picturesque place. Perhaps the first thing that comes to mind is water. Unfortunately, not all plot owners are lucky enough to have a pond in their dacha. Therefore, many summer residents set up a mini pond in their country house with their own hands. We will talk about this in this article.

Perhaps at first you will have questions: how to do it? what material? where to place it? But believe me, you can build a pond with your own hands. Moreover, we are talking about a small pond in the country - mini copies of reservoirs from 0.5 to 1.5 m3.

Design of the future pond

Thanks to today's technologies, the owner can build a pond of any complexity. For example, there are three possible options for a small pond: cover a hole in the ground with film and fill it with water; use a ready-made container that may be right at hand; Fill the walls of the hole in the ground with concrete and fill with water.

Option 1

To begin, create a design for your future pond on paper. Consider the width, depth and thresholds for planting. Start drawing outlines on the ground. This can be done with paint or sand.

If you plan to have several tiers in the pond, then mark them and dig them out one by one.

Purchase a film for your pond with a calculation of +0.5 m on the sides on each side of the pit bowl. You will also need to purchase: geofabric - a material that is laid on the bottom and walls of the bowl to protect the film from damage. Although you can use something from the bins: unnecessary carpet, old linoleum.

Geotextile for ponds

You can secure the film with crushed stone by placing it in trenches dug along the edges of the thresholds. Fill the pond with water gradually, taking breaks. Line the shoreline with stones and fill the bottom of the pond with small pebbles.

Option 2

First, decide on the shape of the container in which the water will be. Then dig a pit under it, stepping back 30 cm from the sides. Compact the bottom so that it is level. If you have chosen a multi-tiered plastic mold, then pour in the water gradually, and fill the space between the mold and the pit bowl with sand.

There are many more options for a small pond in the country. Can be used:

Unnecessary bath. Apply the dimensions of the bathroom to the area, adding 10 cm on the sides. Dig the pit 20 cm deeper. Under the bathtub drain hole, make a drain using stones for drainage. Place crushed stone and sand at the bottom of the hole and compact it.
Taz. We follow the path of least resistance and use the most budget option, because you can even use a leaky basin by covering the hole with film. Leave the edges of the basin above the ground. Under the bottom and between the walls of the basin and the pit, lay a layer of clay and sand solution. Pour soil into the bottom of the basin to plant duckweed and urut or whatever you choose. Such a pond will be miniature and beautiful.

Pond from the bathroom

And also tires, a barrel, a boat or even old wardrobe! Conveniently, some of these containers can be brought into the house for the winter. Indeed, making a pond with your own hands is not difficult!

How to make a pond from a bathroom (video tutorial)

Option 3

I think many will agree that to build a pond according to the third option, you need some, at least basic, builder skills. But at the same time, don’t let this scare you, because any summer resident or owner of a plot in the private sector is already a bit of a builder. And as a reward for your efforts, you will have an almost eternal piece of paradise in your yard.

Stages of constructing a reservoir at the dacha (video)

Take your choice of pond location seriously, because it will no longer be possible to move it. Now we can begin.

If you decide to make a pond without thresholds, this will greatly simplify the task. Dig a pit with slopes of 45 degrees. Compact the hole and fill it with sand.

Place PET or PVC film on the bottom without stretching it too much. Start pouring concrete from the walls, and then move to the bottom.

Try to complete this part of the work in one day to avoid cracks at the joints.

Press in reinforced mesh. Pour the second layer of concrete as soon as the first one dries. Constantly check the horizon level. Add water when the concrete has completely hardened.

Concrete pond

Before deciding on an option for building a pond, decide which design idea will look especially natural on your site. If the house, paths and flower beds are designed in a strict style, feel free to create a pond of clear shapes. If you like everything natural, then any arbitrary shape will do.

Let's decide on a place

How to make all the inhabitants of the pond feel comfortable? If you have a large plot of land, then carefully study the area so as not to make a mistake with your choice. There are several secrets that we will share with you.

The roots of old trees can interfere with the work, and over time, even with the walls of the reservoir. Also, falling leaves and fruits will force you to clean your pond frequently.
Choose a place with the expectation that the pond will be in the shade for some time so that algae and microorganisms do not develop too actively in it.
At the same time, the sun is needed for plants along the bank. So you'll have to look best option, taking into account these nuances.
If your pond is small but deep, then make sure that it is always within sight when children are playing nearby. And why hide such beauty from view?
The pond will look best in a depression. They almost always go down to the lake, river, or sea.

Mini pond for the garden

Let's think over a possible ecosystem

If you want fish to live in your pond and flowers to bloom, then several rules from this section will help you.

Plant selection

Decorative flowers in a pond do not suffer from temperature changes and can even withstand frost (of course, except for southern varieties of plants, which will need to be hidden for the winter). But still make sure that the water in the pond will be heated by the sun for at least five hours during the day.

The less light, the faster the mini pond at the dacha turns into a small swamp. Then it will look completely unattractive, a characteristic smell and flowering will appear.

In nature, an amazing process of self-purification has been launched, and at home, the owner must take care of the cleanliness of the reservoir.

As in a natural pond, plants in a home pond are divided into the following types:

those that grow on the shore;
those that grow in the humid zone at the border with water;
floating on the surface;
shallow water and those that grow at depth.

Although the humidity on the shore along the pond will be higher than in other places, simple garden plants will be able to take root there. But still, make sure that they do not look awkward or random next to other inhabitants of the pond. Begonias, aquilegias, impatiens and many other perennial plants that are used to decorate landscapes will be harmoniously combined.

An area with constant humidity, but without stagnant water, is the best place for moisture lovers perennial plants. Among such stars are meadowsweet (meadowsweet), lysichiton, darmera, iris and many others.

Irises also thrive in shallow water. They compete with susak, pontederia, shank

The water lily can rightfully be called the deep-sea queen. She calmly copes with harsh winters. Water lilies are not only beautiful, but also useful. They are the ones who can create the shade necessary for the pond. Other deep-sea beauties include lotus (however, it needs to be dug up for the winter, because in most of the territory of the former USSR the water does not warm up for nearly 8 months, as needed for such varieties to bloom), water kras, oronium, water chestnut and many other bizarre inhabitants of the depths.

Rivals for deep-sea plants are algae, which saturate the pond water with oxygen and support the vital activity of other organisms. Among them are swampweed, hornwort, etc.

Animal inhabitants

Insects, microorganisms and simple plants will grow in your pond on their own. You will have to take care of the fish yourself.

Fish in a pond at the dacha

But don’t think that you can’t get them. In fact, there is nothing supernatural here. Check the depth of your pond - it should be at least 90 cm deep. This is necessary for the fish, because this way they can survive the winter. And in summer the water does not warm up too much. Ponds of shallower depth are only suitable for growing ornamental plants.

By the way, in fish ponds, a third of the water surface should be covered with greenery.

However, if you are the owner small plot, you can think about a mini pond. A mini pond is usually placed on a terrace or in a garden. But thanks to its modest size, it can be done on the balcony or even inside the house.
In general, a mini pond is a body of water in the range of 0.5 - 1 cubic meter. (but not less than 20 liters of water), which is a small ecosystem with plants and even animals (fish). It can be complemented by a fountain and other decorative elements.
In order to make such a pond with your own hands you will need wooden box, a waterproof container made of plastic or anything else, most importantly stainless material, waterproofing film, gravel, stones, sand, soil, and plants.
Here is a diagram of a mini pond:

It should be remembered that in sunny summer weather a lot of water evaporates from the surface of the pond, so it needs to be topped up regularly.

Mini pond plants need sunlight for 6-8 hours a day. Therefore, it is better to avoid northern and poorly lit areas.
Almost all planted plants need a substrate for rooting (the exception is plants that float in water with their roots. You can use gravel from the bottom of a stream, or you can buy special “construction gravel”, which contains sand and pebbles 16-32 mm in size Some plants can be placed in a pond in separate bowls. For example, water lilies grow well in a substrate with a predominance of clay.

In summer ornamental plants in a small pond they tolerate daily temperature fluctuations well, during the cold period at proper preparation they tolerate frosts, with the exception of foreign heat-loving plants, which are best moved indoors for wintering.
A pond looks very impressive on the terrace when the tub is deepened into the ground. And they decorate the perimeter of the reservoir with stones and various plants.

We build a pond with our own hands for the garden

Create a pond with your own hands for goldfish and aquatic plants within your capabilities. Make sure your garden pond is at least 60 to 90cm deep. Nothing beats a garden pond if you want to make your garden even more attractive. It's surprisingly easy to make and care for. Dig a hole, fill it with a layer of sand, line everything with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) film, and you have a pond of any shape you want.

Before you begin, make sure that: your pond is located on flat surface with enough sunlight, at least five hours a day, can be reached with a garden hose and can be seen from your home, porch, or patio. Surprisingly, the larger your pond, the better.

Anything less than 60cm deep and 2.5m in diameter collects heat and becomes clogged with algae. In cold climates, it is necessary to dig a hole at least 90cm deep so that the fish can survive the winter.

Check before you dig. Mark the desired shape of the pond using a hose. Sprinkle the hose with sand or flour to outline the outline of your pond.

You will need:

PVC covering

fine gravel

Bricks

Stone slabs

Round stones for the bottom of the pond

Step 1

Dig a hole at least 60cm deep, slightly sloping the sides. Remove large roots or sharp rocks completely.

Step 2

Make sure the edges of the pond are level using a level. Place a 5-7cm layer of wet sand on the bottom and walls of the pit. This helps smooth the sides and protect the coating from punctures.

Step 3

Place a PVC cover in the hole, leaving an extra 30cm of cover around the entire pond. Cover the pond with bricks so that the PVC covering is not visible.

Step 4

Place the slab so that it is 2.5-5cm from brickwork. Let the water sit for two days to remove any chemicals.

Step 5

Lower pots of aquatic plants to the required depth. For example, a water lily should be placed so that the edge of the pot is 15-30 cm from the surface of the water.

Carefully place round stones on the bottom of the pond. When selecting aquatic creatures such as fish, snails and tadpoles, contact your supplier to determine the amount of space required.

It’s worth taking a small plastic sealed box or a suitable container, and with a little imagination, decorate it so that it turns into a small pond with its own ecosystem.
To do this, you need to take some soil, pebbles and green vegetation and the container with water will turn into a nice pond.
On the terrace you can place a large wooden tub hidden in the ground. Naturally, the water will need to be changed periodically, and if the pond is located in the sun, then it will need to be topped up during the day. But nevertheless, such a piece of the water element, combined with the general style of the entire garden, will become a real decoration and highlight of the garden.

Photo: fancy2110 (home-and-garden.webshots.com)
This pond is built in a concrete flower pot.

The front garden is a great place for a mini-pond. A small pool with water lilies will look good in the shade of plants. As a container, you can use a galvanized basin or a trough covered with natural material.

In a seedling box or in a basin.
On balconies and verandas, a mini pond can be arranged in a seedling box, in a basin or in a tub. If you decide to make a pond on the balcony, then it is better to install it on a low table or even hang it. The outer sides can be decorated by gluing stones, pebbles or mosaics on them. Cover the bottom of the container with a layer of humus, then with a layer of sand and a layer of pebbles. You can also make a small hole to drain the water, although this is not necessary for such a small pond.

Mini pond. A corner of quiet privacy in your garden

Marina Savinykh

Water is the source of life, a symbol of eternity and inviolability. It is known that nothing can soothe and relax as looking at the water. So in landscape design, mini-reservoirs have become popular.

The tradition of decorating gardens with artificial ponds originates in Japan. Truly the pearl of the Japanese garden is water. Reservoirs come in a wide variety of shapes and are always decorated with finely selected aquatic plants, and often their inhabitants are goldfish. It's no secret that japanese landscape- this is more than aesthetic beauty, it is also a tribute to ancient traditions, legends and wisdom. Each landscape object contains a certain symbol that can influence the viewer.

In order for the mini pond to please throughout the summer, it is worth thinking about its project now. Many plants that will serve as a decoration for a mini-pond need to be planted early spring, by this time the type of small reservoir, its shape and location should already be determined.

Today, modern technologies make it possible to create miniature ponds on a site of any size, with varying levels of complexity. Even in a minimal area, you can place a pond that will significantly enliven the landscape.

There are the following types of ready-made containers for artificial mini-ponds:

structures using polymer materials;
ready-made structures;
monolithic structures.

Structures using polymer materials are arranged according to the following principle: a recess of at least one and a half meters is dug and completely covered with a polymer film, the edges of the film are decorated on the outside with tiles, natural stones, wooden frames, etc. The construction of a reservoir is inexpensive, and if necessary, it can be easily disassembled, so it is possible to put it indoors for the winter. But there are also disadvantages - the polymer film loses strength over time and can leak.

Ready-made structures are made of polymer materials, metal, wood or ceramics, and can be mounted at different levels. Unlike polymer films, finished structures will last longer.

For monolithic ones, a recess of at least one and a half meters is initially dug, then walls are formed from reinforcement, which are then filled with concrete. The advantages of such a tank are durability, increased strength, and the ability to realize any conceived shape.

The principle of caring for a mini-pond depends on the presence of plants and animals in it. If the design of the pond is limited solely to external decor, then it is enough to change the water once a month. Maintenance becomes much more complicated if aquatic plants, as well as fish and other aquatic inhabitants, are added to the mini-pond.

It must be remembered that a mini-pond sets the overall style of landscape design. A “mini” pond can be treated as a corner of wild nature by decorating it with boulders and planting climbing and moss plants. You can create a small piece of a fairy tale by placing goldfish and water lilies in a mini-pond, and plant marshy plants (reeds, cyperus, etc.) around the pond. A small pond will look more impressive if you install soft-tone lighting. Then the mini-pond will become a favorite place of quiet solitude in the evenings.

Corner mini pond made of brick

Landscape design This is not only the green part of the site with plants, but also the area adjacent to the house. Let’s say there is a boring corner on your site where, for some reason, you can’t place plants. You can revive it with the help of this mini pond made of brick. Height and width body of water selected according to the size of your free space.

Brick for body of water We take a regular one, not rounded, and draw a semicircle using wide seams between the bricks. Interior body of water: either a ready-made form or we concrete the structure inside; a film for ponds is also suitable. Plants planted in containers will add water to your mini pond naturalness and beauty.

DIY pond from an old bathtub

Let's talk about how to hands in the garden do pond from an old bathtub. After renovation, the old cast iron often remains in the house. bath. You can use it further - make it garden pond.

The most important thing is to decide on the location of the future pond. Then dig a pit under bath. At the bottom of the pit you need to pour gravel, crushed stone 10-20 cm, then sand 20 cm. In the place where the drain hole is in the bathroom, make the drainage layer deeper. This is so that later, if desired, you can leave the drain hole and drain water from it for the winter. If there is good drainage under the drain, the water will bathroom not much and it will absorb into the ground without any problems. The second drain hole must be cemented.

Lay bricks in the corners, install it on it bath. Add soil, gradually compacting and adding water. Leave the top of the bath slightly above ground level.

We decorate bath under pond flagstone stone. For this we installed bath slightly above ground level, so that around baths Pour crushed stone 20-30 cm. We lay flagstone stone on crushed stone cement mortar. It’s as if we “bring” the flagstone stones inside baths, thereby covering its ugly edge. To prevent the shape of the pond from actually resembling a bathtub, we place stones along the edges of the bathtub and extending beyond baths. You need to put at least 3-4 layers of stone.

Surface baths white, for pond it's not beautiful and unnatural. You can cover the inside of the bathtub with black film, then this must be done before stone work. Place the edges of the film under the stone.

Can you paint it? bath, but the surface of the bathtub is smooth, the paint peels off over time. Therefore enamel baths For pond it is necessary to clean it in order to give it porosity for better application paints.

For surface cleaning baths you need a “grinder”, a special attachment with a sticky surface, to which a “Petal” emery wheel or a “Brigadier” wire attachment is attached. A consultant at any construction market will advise you on what paint to coat the surface with. It is better to choose dark gray color. To the bottom pond You can add some pebbles.

Add water and pond from an old bathtub garden ready. Everything is done with your own hands.

Now you need to select plants for pond, plant them in small groups near the pud according to your taste. Next to pond Irises, hostas, and bergenia look beautiful. It will be beautiful inside pond from the bathroom plant aquatic plants in containers, perhaps even introduce fish.

You don’t have to drain the water for the winter if your garden pond There will already be a biological environment, it will try to survive. After all, a bath in the depths of the earth is the warmth of the earth; snow will lie on top of the ice - it will also retain heat. To be safe for the winter, you can throw a couple of plastic bottles into the water.

Idea for decorating a pond with large stones

Idea pond design big stones. In this version, the form pond semicircle. Myself pond can be made from a ready-made mold or covered with film. Cover the edges with large stones. Because the stones are very large, they can easily cover all the edges pond. Make one like this pond It’s very simple to do it yourself, it doesn’t require any special skill, and it looks like the work of professionals. The only problem is that the stones are very heavy, you need to carry them together, stretch wide ropes or a thick bag under them and grab them by the edges. Don’t forget to pour a little gravel under the stones, where they lie directly on the ground, sand on top and cover them with black lutrasil, so as not to pull weeds between them later.

In this version, an ordinary indoor cyperius is planted directly into the water in a container; it loves moisture and looks harmonious for pond.

The second option is very similar, only this is a motor-driven fountain, decorated with gravel.

Stylistics of garden ponds

Arrangement of a reservoir is aerobatics in the art of landscape design. In Russia today there is an increased interest in ponds, streams and waterfalls in the garden. Having played enough with alpine slides, hedges and mixborders, the owners of suburban areas gradually come to understand a simple truth: without water, the garden still remains not entirely harmonious, as if unfinished. But before you start renovating the area, in which you should definitely find a place for a pond or watercourse, you need to evaluate all the forms in which water can appear in the garden.

With all the variety of gardens, and there are more than a dozen different garden styles, they are all divided into two large groups: regular and landscape. The former are characterized by a symmetrical layout, emphasizing the regular geometric shapes of flower beds. Such gardens include Muslim, French and Italian classical gardens. The reservoirs in them also have strict geometric outlines; fountains are very common classic shape, correct form canals, cascades, aqueducts and ponds.
The landscape style is well known to Russians. Most of our compatriots prefer ponds and streams of natural forms, inherent in English classical gardens (landscape); stylistics of the Far East (Japanese and Chinese); gardens natural style(from German Naturegarten). The free outlines of ponds and the lively flow of streams and waterfalls in landscape gardens give them an extraordinary charm and make the garden as similar as possible to a corner of natural nature.

Avant-garde style gardens stand somewhat apart, distinctive feature which is originality and conceptuality. It is almost impossible to predict the shape of a reservoir in such a garden: it can be symmetrical, natural, or so unusual that you will not immediately decide to call the structure invented by the designer a reservoir or watercourse...

Regular bodies of water

A conversation about regular-style ponds should begin with Islamic gardens. Not because they are the most ancient - it is possible that this is not the case. But the fact is that greater respect for water cannot be found in any other garden style. Water, which in the Arab lands was an extremely limited resource and the greatest value, eventually quite naturally became a symbol of luxury. Garden of Eden in the minds of Muslims, this is a place where fountains certainly flow and roses smell fragrant. The composition of all Islamic gardens is a strictly geometric square or rectangle, divided into 4 parts by shallow channels (this garden structure was typical of ancient Persian gardens and has stuck for centuries). In addition to these channels, water is present in the form of rectangular ponds and fountains. The latter were present in large numbers and were technically very advanced: their activity was carried out due to the force of gravity. Under the fountains (or under a rectangular pond with fountains installed in it) ran a labyrinth of pipes, intersected by valves and gates designed to control the distribution of water to countless fountain outlets throughout the garden.

Fountains are one of the most beloved forms that humanity has sought to give to water. The difference between Islamic ones is in their brevity: since the Koran prohibits depicting living beings, as a rule, these were simple drinking fountains with a small stream of water, barely rising above the bowl or surface of the pond.
If we talk about the demand for Islamic style in gardens modern Europe, including in Russia, it is rather a lighter and more elegant Spanish-Moorish style, which can easily find a place in the patio or in the space in front of the house, even if it is small, as is the case with townhouses.

The French regular style, which entered the life of the nobility under the Sun King Louis XIV, is widely known throughout the world. In the magnificent garden of Versailles, created by the brilliant gardener Henri Le Nôtre, luxurious feasts were held, accompanied by splashing water jets and the sparkle of water in canals and ponds. The triumph of man over Nature is the main idea of this style, told through strict symmetry, cropped topiary forms and water squeezed into rigid frames. The water of a regular garden consists of strictly shaped pools, sculptural fountains, small wall fountains and cascades. Peterhof Park became an example of this style in Russia.

Very close French style Italian, which is classic version was designed as a small garden near the villa, surrounded by trimmed hedges. Diagonal and straight paths invariably led to the center of the garden, where there was certainly a pond or fountain. Ponds, as a rule, were given the shape of a circle, oval or square. Old Italian estates were often surrounded by artistic water canals, a bit like moats around fortress walls.

Today, both French and Italian regular styles are quite in demand. In any case, not a single worthy exhibition on landscape design can do without projects of this kind. The most common use of this style in private property is the front (entrance) area of the estate in classic style or the classic symmetrically regular design of the patio, where the water looks like canals, fountains or a mini-pond.

Special attention formal decorative pools of a new generation deserve, of which there are a great many in the projects of the best European designers, in particular those who take part in the exhibition in London Chelsea Flower Show, and of which there are almost none in Russia. These are reservoirs of ideal geometric shape, usually of very shallow depth, the main role of which is to create a feeling of freshness in the garden and play the role of a natural mirror, giving reflections of the sky, clouds and graceful vegetation surrounding such reservoirs.

I would like to separately note that the ponds in each of the listed regular styles can be arranged either flush with the ground level or have a bowl raised above the ground with walls up to 0.5-0.7 m high, which is almost never found in landscape gardens.

Landscape style

The landscape style embodies freedom and naturalness: the trees in it are never trimmed, they try to make the paths inconspicuous and asymmetrical, and they try to give the water the appearance of a natural body of water, as close as possible in its appearance to the natural one. The most ancient examples of this style belong to the Far East - China and Japan, and the most common today follow the principles of creating gardens in the British Isles.
Chinese gardens, as a rule, occupy quite large areas. For centuries, their owners have treated reservoirs with great trepidation. Typically a garden will have a central pond and several additional streams and waterfalls surrounded by rocks and lush vegetation. The ponds and lakes in the garden were usually large, and it was possible to ride in dragon-shaped boats in them, thus moving through the entire garden. Today, ponds may be small, but there must be one or more bridges across a watercourse, of a characteristic shape, most often stone or wooden.

Ponds in Chinese gardens often became a refuge not only for magnificent aquatic and coastal aquatic vegetation, but also for animals : Koi carp, silver crucian carp, and mandarin ducks are frequent guests of such gardens. The streams of the Chinese garden are very beautiful - it’s not for nothing that they liked to put elegant gazebos on their banks...

Island Japan has always suffered from a lack of space for gardens, and therefore their landscape art is, in fact, the art of miniatures. This statement has nothing to do with monastery gardens and large parks. “Secular” Japanese gardens are mostly small, from several square meters, areas intended for viewing and short walks. In any case, for the Japanese, a garden is a small model of the Universe. Water is not always present in the garden, but if it is, its forms are very diverse and specific.

Japan is characterized by a tendency to value not so much the surface of the water as the dynamics of the flow and the sounds made by streams and waterfalls. Waterfalls in a Japanese garden can be simple or complex, multi-stage. The location for the waterfall is chosen with special care. They are almost always covered with vegetation, which makes the landscapes even more romantic.

Garden ponds in the eastern garden always have islands, one of which is considered paradise and is not connected to the shore. There are several types of islands: forest, mountain, rocky, with young pine trees on the sand. In modern Japanese kindergartens ponds replace small stone pools of water, and sometimes there is not even room for them. Then this element of nature can be introduced into the garden composition in the form of a tsukubai - a stone bowl with water in the form of a barrel, in which hands were traditionally washed during the tea ceremony. In some cases, tsukubai may be at ground level, but most often it is raised to a height of 20-30 cm. Typically, tsukubai is placed on a low, small, level area in front of a stone wall, hedge or in the center of the garden and is certainly illuminated with a stone lantern.
Another decorative element of the garden that is directly related to water is a thin water pipe made of a hollow bamboo stem through which water runs. The Japanese name for this watercourse is shishi odoshi, which means “scaring deer”, because it was originally invented by farmers for this very purpose. Most often, such structures are located at the edge of the pond.

Fascinated by the beauty and naturalness of the Far Eastern gardens, the English colonialists “infected” their compatriots with a love of natural landscapes. Today, Great Britain is considered a state in which the landscape style (words such as English, romantic, natural have become its synonyms) reached its heyday. Landscape composition techniques strived for beauty and naturalness. A characteristic feature, in addition to the beautiful “bouquet” tree plantings, was the vast spaces allocated for lawns. Beautiful ponds, streams, waterfalls and cascades surrounded by greenery and moisture-loving vegetation are a characteristic feature of such gardens.

The naturegarten style is very similar to the English landscape, with the same naturally shaped ponds and streams, but its main principle in the design of a reservoir is the rejection of the most beautiful coastal plants, possibly imported from afar or, on the contrary, long ago included in the culture and subjected to selection, in favor of “savages” - that is, that vegetation that is characteristic of a given area and grows literally behind the fence. Decorating the coastline with coastal plants characteristic of the area makes this solution as viable as possible.

Avant-garde gardens

Today, the most interesting garden ponds are found in those gardens that are designed in an avant-garde style. Landscape architects who love the avant-garde have always treated water with special trepidation, rightly believing that one can only relax and truly relax near a body of water. Life-giving moisture can be present in such gardens in a variety of forms. For example, one of the exhibition gardens from The 100% Pure New Zealand Garden was a fairy-tale fantasy of the aesthetics of an uninhabited seaside. The water seemed to flow from the mountains, trying to reach the sea, and on its way passed the rain forest, the wild cliffs of the western coast, and the wind-swept dunes. More than 3,000 species of plants were used to create the garden!

The water of an avant-garde garden can become a symbol of caring for this valuable natural resource. For example, in the project Bradstone: Walking Barefoot with Bradstone, which won gold medal at one of the exhibitions in Chelsea, a special garden drainage system was used: through special funnels rainwater collected from the roof of the house and from the walls of the blind fence that surrounds the garden on both sides, accumulates in large tanks inside the walls and is used to keep the water level within the closed water system of the garden. Of course, in the absence of rain, water resources are replenished from civilized sources, and yet this system is very interesting and environmentally friendly.

The combination of glass and water is very advantageous. An example is an interesting “water” project - “Ravine Garden: gift of the Glacier” from the Lake Forest Garden Club. Glass blocks installed among the greenery of trees on a hillock seem to melt, giving life to a stream. The stream flows down, surrounded by simple but very graceful plants, but the water does not just go into the ground: it falls on a glass platform, similar to an unmelted block of ice, and from there it falls into the canal, creating an interesting lens effect.

An absolutely wonderful avant-garde pond was shown at an exhibition in Chelsea in 2008. Designer Arabella Lennox-Boyd. A thinly curved ribbon of water lilies running down the center intersected with a garden path, which was also a bridge from one edge of the reservoir to the other. The composition was structured by beautifully arranged stones set in the water.

Russians will soon celebrate 20 years since landscape design came to the country in its modern form. Obviously, their preference is landscape-style ponds and streams. But allowing yourself only reservoirs of this kind is too strict a restriction, significantly narrowing the number of options. To appreciate the variety of shapes and design styles of modern reservoirs, it is enough to visit one of the European landscape design exhibitions, for example, the English exhibitions in Chelsea or the Hamptons.

At the dacha, city dwellers like to spend free time on weekends, relax and enjoy the beauty of nature. To make your vacation more enjoyable, create a pond in your yard. In this article you will learn how to do pond at the dacha with your own hands photo step by step. This work can be done by anyone, regardless of their level of training and knowledge. Construction will take 5-10 days and requires purchase necessary materials. As a result, you will receive an aesthetic element of landscape design with minimal cash costs for equipment.

Before starting work, decide on the location and type artificial reservoir. The best place is the lower part with sufficient solar lighting during the day. It is advisable to start construction away from large trees, which pollute the water with fallen leaves and disrupt the waterproofing. The shape of the pond depends on the wishes and imagination of the home owner. Its depth: 0.5-1.4 m.

Species classification of artificial reservoirs

The shape and size are up to you. Decide on the type of pond:

mini. An excellent element of landscape design;
decorative pond. It is decorated with decorative elements and plants;
water. Designed for fish breeding;
pool. Used for swimming.

Pay attention to the choice of the shape of the reservoir, especially the mini version. To create it, old bathtubs, deep basins and other containers made of strong, durable materials are used. The choice of base will determine the shape, size and depth. For a bathtub pond and basin, select 3-7 plant species.

Interesting fact! A round pond is easier to make than all other types! It is suitable for decorating the garden and yard of a country cottage. To form them, use concrete rings, tubs made of wood and molds made of durable plastic. The use of car tires is allowed.

The rectangular shape of the reservoir is combined with flower beds of a similar shape. This is the best solution for landscaping the interior of the yard. Use of irregular shapes, curved lines and exotic plants- option for fans creative solutions and modern design.

How to choose a design style

This will seem like a daunting task. To get the desired result, you should read the relevant literature and our advice. The number of modifications is huge, among them you will find the one you need. For fans of classics and brevity, the formal style is perfect. Such a pond has the exact shape simple design, a minimum number of decorative elements and plants. Arrange it on a site in the Art Nouveau, hi-tech, minimalist style.

Romantic individuals should pay attention to landscape solutions for arranging a reservoir on the site. This is naturalness, irregular shapes. You are not limited by certain rules and can realize your ideas. Consider the terrain and budget so that unpleasant situations do not arise during the work. On flat terrain it is possible to create all types of ponds, and for sudden changes, slides and bridges are suitable. Here you should be careful at every stage of work, to the choice of materials, laying the film and digging a pit.

Choosing a place to get started

This is a crucial stage. Make sure there is sufficient depth of groundwater in the area to prevent unpleasant consequences in the future. The value is needed to determine the depth of the pond. Proceed to choosing a location by finding an area that gets 5-7 hours of sun a day. This way the planted plants will be able to develop and grow normally. Shady areas and places under tall trees are the worst solution for starting work on an artificial pond.

Make sure that the pond looks aesthetically pleasing, harmonious, and has a proportional shape from all sides of the site. On its surface in sunny weather clouds, a house, and plants will be reflected. This is a beautiful element of landscape design for a country cottage, available to your family right now!

When choosing a place to dig a pit, pay attention to the following factors:

garden plot area;
terrain;
soil and depth of groundwater;
amount of time exposed to direct sunlight.

Pond area- a place where the sun shines 5-7 hours a day, with good visibility from all parts of the site, a sufficient degree of surrounding landscaping. You can decorate the finished structure with plants in barrels. Provide power to the reservoir to provide illumination at night and connect filters, a pump, and music.

Planning - important stage work that should be given attention and think through the sequence. Decide on what is feasible design solutions, buy decorative elements, plants, choose a design style. Plants are planted according to different patterns, after studying which you will create a unique composition.

The sizes of reservoirs vary. For a small area, set the container to 10 liters. It will not dry out, will take up little space and will make the yard aesthetically pleasing. But growing plants and breeding fish in it is impossible. An old bathtub will do for him, plastic container, basin. After choosing a location, you should dig a hole 30 cm deep than the height of the container being used. Level and compact the bottom of the hole, lower the bathtub into it, filling the free space with earth.

To add naturalness to the created pond, paint the bathtub with paint. It is acceptable to use natural shades of paint, finishing materials, and concrete mortar. Pots with flowers on the sides will be a beautiful decorative element of the created composition.

A medium-sized pond is an original solution for owners of a spacious yard. By creating such beauty yourself, you will make your yard a real work of art, turning your design ideas into reality. The device is complex, but you can make it in the following ways:

The reservoir bowl is made of concrete mortar. This is a time-consuming and expensive method;
installation of a purchased plastic container. It will determine the size of the pond, its shape, depth. Choose between single-level and multi-level systems;
film with waterproof properties. Simple and fast. You will create a unique design yourself without significant time investment.

For a PVC pond, prepare a film, a shovel, ropes, bricks and gravel, sand, and stone slabs. You will need 5-7 days to work. First of all, mark the pond using rope and stakes. After marking the dimensions, start digging a hole according to the diagram you made. For a large pit, rent an excavator. Afterwards, inspect the bottom of the hole, remove sharp stones, branches, and roots. Cover the surface with sand, 10-15 cm thick, cover it with the prepared material, level it and secure the edges of the film with stones.

The next stage is filling the prepared pit with water. Only after this should the unnecessary edges of the film be trimmed 24 hours after completion of the work. Decorate the shores using pebbles, pots, plants, and landscape figurines. Install the pump by connecting the filter. Remove all pipes unnoticed and disguise them with plants, flowers, and stones. The final stage is planting plants from the pond.

Pond sizing

Sizes do not always depend on the financial capabilities of the owner country house. The dimensions of the pit are determined by its location on personal plot, width and length of the allocated land. Also consider the following zones:

for planting plants (10-40 cm);
place for deep-growing plants (40-100 cm);
for fish breeding (from 1 meter). Depends on the number and size of fish.

Interestingly, large ponds are easier to maintain than small ones. Every master will confirm these words to you.

The dimensions can be determined by the parameters of the purchased plastic container or old bathtub, the wishes of the home owner, and the purpose of the artificial pool. Tires, bathtubs, PVC film, concrete mortar, basins, plastic bottles - all this will become material for creating an aesthetic design on a personal plot in the hands of a talented person. The choice is up to you!

Rules for digging a pit from experts

Having chosen a place for a reservoir, mark the area in accordance with the size of the container. Use sand, rope, paint, stones, and a strong stream of water for this. Then start digging. Do small amounts yourself with a shovel, and for the pool, rent special equipment and hire workers. The depth of the pit will always be 5-30 cm greater than the height of the container used.

After removing the stones from the bottom, level and compact it. Use a layer of sand 5 cm thick. Install the container or lay out a layer of film, securing it with stones along the edges. After completing the creation stages, proceed to improving the area around the reservoir. Try to give the creation a natural look by using plants, stones, and figurines planted in containers. It is possible to install a fountain to create a harmonious composition.

To achieve an unusual effect, use lighting and music, entrusting the work to a specialized company.

Do not forget to change the water in artificial ponds 2 times a year. This is necessary to maintain its cleanliness and prevent the appearance of an unpleasant odor, which will occur after the development of microorganisms begins. The process is natural and cannot be prevented. To improve cleanliness, snails, water striders, and fish are used. You can catch this living creature in the river or buy it in specialty store. An economical option is to order online.