Cascade Form pond
It is very important for such an element of decor to choose a suitable location. It is necessary to take into account soil characteristics, assess the relief of the territory. If the terrain is hilly, then it is better to arrange a stream or fountain with a cascade of water runoff, and to issue a flat piece of land better than a little pond. You should also consider the location of the trees relative to the reservoir. Over time, the roots can break the integrity of the reservoir. In addition to the water with trees will crumble the leaves and other debris, so that will have to deal with cleaning the pond often.
The modern decoration of the reservoir
Do not interfere with water and sunlight. They heated the water, allowing you to fully develop the plants and the fish living in it. Positioning the pond relative to the cardinal stands so that the sun was at his side most of the daylight hours.
A pond in the country with their own hands. Step by Step Photo Instructions
There are two ways of arrangement of the pond in the country with their own hands. Step by step photo collection demonstrates both processes. For ease of use, you can buy ready-made form. Today's manufacturers offer tanks made of reinforced plastic or rubber rubber, but if the funds are not enough, you can use the usual insulating film, only thicker structure.
Along the edges of a small pond arranged rockeries
Construction of the pond using a formulation
Picking the optimal location for future reservoir must formulation was put on the ground and note path. Marked by lines dug pit. Its dimensions are approximately 8-10 cm should be more than the form itself. After installing the container into the prepared hole, it must be filled with water by about a third and slowly pour sand around the existing void.
1 and 2 - the choice of plastic forms and mark the contour of the future reservoir, 3 - Preparation of pits, 4 - installation in a hole shape
As the bedding, the container is filled to the brim with water. Along the edges of the established form laid wild stone or planted plants. To do so is allowed only after complete shrinkage capacity.
5 - laying stones, 6 - landing flowers
Equip reservoir via film
In several stages carried pond improvement in the country with their own hands. Step by step photo instructions will not get lost in the intricacies of the process. For the construction of such a design element is required:
- a rope or fishing line;
- film of polyvinyl chloride;
- brick;
- sand or gravel with a fine fraction;
- round stones or slabs;
- shovel.
Step 1: digging the pit
Using fishing line or rope, refer to the outline of the future of the pond. Dig a trench the required size and with its bottom removed all the debris interfering: stones, roots, trees, and other objects that may damage the film. After training at the bottom of the pit pour sand. To the insulating film does not get damaged layer thickness must be at least 10 cm. Then it is possible to produce a film stacking.
Step 3: filling the pond with water future
It is advisable to make a hole for the pond multi-level, even if you do not plan to create a stream of imitation. On the resulting bouts will be seedlings. They are planted in small pots, because the land in a pond is simply no.
Step 5: Laying the stones on the pond circumference
On the perimeter of the pond to dig a small trench depth of 15-20 cm. It will serve as an assistant for fixing the film edges. Subsequently, they fall asleep with stones or gravel. Allowance remaining from the top should be at least 50 cm, and only in this way can be securely structure edge. Ready pond can be filled with water.
Step 6: The design of the pond walls with stones
As you can see, it is easy to create a pond in the country with their own hands. Step by step photos shown below - a vivid example.
Step 7: planter
Water filtration plants and disembarkation
The next and necessary step in the regeneration of the pond should be the installation of a filtering station. It is especially necessary if you plan to run into the pond fish. Filtration can be found in stores. These applied instructions, by which is easy to implement the installation and configuration of the station independently.
Pond with waterfall
you can start planting plants after the launch of the filtration equipment. For the first deep level suitable plants such as hippuris or arrowhead. Look good floating plants. Among them, you can select the lily, water hyacinth and other. To design the space around the pond using fern, reed or cane.
For registration of the reservoir can use a cane or reed
Useful advice! Pond with fish and aquatic plants require periodic maintenance. Bottom cleaned of silt, remove debris, leaves. Overgrown herbs are cut or partly removed. Cleaning necessarily produce twice a year.
Pond asymmetric shape in the country
pond decoration in the country
An artificial pond at any site is its central decoration. Decoration in addition to plants pond are stones, statues, figurines interesting, small trees. With these elements, you can create a unique work of art.
Near the pond undeveloped arbor for relax
The bottom of the reservoir is necessary to decorate the only round stones without sharp corners. Masking the edges can be carried out, landing on the shores of broadleaf plants. If you wish, you can foresee illumination of the pond, it is necessary at the stage of digging to reach the wiring.
Decorate cottage pond can be flowers and plants
Some tips on arrangement of an artificial pond
Creating something for the first time, it is very difficult to avoid mistakes. Construction of the reservoir - is no exception. The following tips will help to create a pond without problems in the country with their own hands. Step by step photo gallery will help in this:
- Equipment reservoir rocks of approximately the same diameter will give him quite dullish look. It is best to combine large blocks with smaller-sized stones;
The pond in the country can be diluted with fish
Preparation of pond for the winter
Root prepare pond winterization need long before the onset of colds. At the first sign of leaf fall it is necessary to cover the fine mesh to excessive dirt and leaves do not fall into the pond. Deciduous rot, leading to a spike concentration marsh gas. This is very harmful to plants and fish. The grid is removed after the first frost.
The pond is surrounded by wood and stone walkway
Now we should start cleaning the bottom of silt and debris. This procedure is required because all this decaying, poison the pond inhabitants. To clean the most convenient water cleaner. Do it after the water pump. Hibernate any body of water should be no equipment, so all filters, pumps, Nozzles and fixtures cleaned thoroughly and clean the room.
Small pond, created with their own hands
Small pond in the winter freeze completely to the bottom. Of an artificial pond for the winter removed all the plants, fish and send them to spend the winter in a warm room. If the foundation was ready capacity, it is necessary to lower the number of bottles filled with sand to form in cold weather will not crack or burst. Run reservoir can be after the night temperatures will be above zero marks.
