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Personalizing a Basic Pond Kit
Nearly every
home improvement store or garden center sells a
variety of do-it-yourself pond kits.
Each kit contains
the basic elements you will need to create and
install a small pond in your home garden.
Typically, you may find the following items in a
basic pond kit: flexible liner or pre-formed
pond shell; pump; filter; tubing; and possibly a
fountain head or separate pre-formed ‘streamlet’
component. While these pond kit elements create
a great start to a pond, you may find the whole
effect a little bland once everything is put
together. At this point, your imagination is the
limit. You can turn your pond into a lush
tropical oasis filled with exotic plants, or
perhaps a more starkly beautiful
riverbed-inspired pond. Maybe you want to fill
your pond with Koi or make it a habitat suitable
for the local frog population.
Here are a few suggestions that will help your
pondscape sparkle:
- In order to
look natural, a pond must blend in with the
surrounding landscape. Nothing looks quite
as strange as a flat, unblemished lawn with
a pond right in the center of it. To avoid
this effect, consider building up the
surrounding plantings with berms, rocks,
shrubs and other plants so that the wider
area around the pond is not vastly different
from the area right at the pond. To
accomplish this look without spending a lot
of money, consider placing your pond off an
existing garden, or incorporating it into a
wider landscaping plan.
- If you’ve ever
sighed over the beauty of a natural stream,
in all likelihood you were struck as much by
the landscape and greenery around the stream
as by the water itself. The same holds true
for a garden pond. Once you have installed
your pond kit, add some plants to the area
around the pond, and perhaps in the pond as
well. Many pond kits come with pre-formed
liners that have plant shelves built in so
you can incorporate plantings such as
beautiful and fragrant water lilies, water
iris, water hyacinths, lotus, cattails and
bulrushes, which are all hardy plant choices
to personalize your pond kit.
- Accessorize!
Adding decorative extras goes beyond a fancy
purse to match an outfit or a throw pillow
in the living room. Quaint sculptures,
floating islands and even artificial flowers
can add color and personality to your pond.
Outdoor design
guides:
Outdoor pools and hot tubs
Outdoor backyard landscaping ideas
Patio and backyard relaxation
Chairs and furniture for
the outdoor space
Outdoor recreational
activities
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