BUILDING A ROCK POND AND GARDEN: June 2009

Building A Pond With Very Little Money

I have to start this with a toast! A toast to everyone that has given me donations to build a pond with very little money and this is how you do it..
#1
Go find some rock you like and use what ever means it takes.Dig it up,take road trips, ask people if they need it removed from there property be resourcful.
#2
Be ready to work hard and I mean hard.
#3
Have some friends that now people.It's not what you know, It's who you know
#4
Find some one that does not need what they have in there back yard or lot. Like cinder block.Thanks to a man by the name Roger Rines he donated all the block I needed it was going to the dump any way, so we have to help him out and take it for him.
#5
Drive around and locate things you think will help you build what you want. I found rail road tyes and used them for my corner.Just another example.
#6
One of my buddies I paddle with hooked my up with some liner for the falls. It just so happens I also bought some rock from His friend and he gave me a great price on river rock that you see.
#7
This item will cost you but if you know some one that can help reduce the cost this will help a lot thanks to Brian Jones, I got my 15x20 liner for only 131 dollars
#8
Finding a good pump 85 dollars for a 3200-gph with a 18ft. lift with a 2 year warrenty.. total 112 dollars.
#9
The filter system "Skippy Filter" Thanks to Sheb Majors he has given me the tank and filter padding to create a Keen filter system.Still have to buy parts to make a cool filter system.Parts will be PVC pipe some fittings and some patience.

I have 2 pumps..............................................................$225.00
I have a liner..................................................................$131.00
I have rock.....................................................................$215.00
I have hose kit...............................................................$045.00
I have some plants........................................................$050.00
I have some tiki torches...............................................$020.00
I have a bird bath spitting water................................$015.00
I have a light system ...................................................$060.00
I have a bird house "yard sale"...................................$003.00
Total cost out of pocket is a little over 764 dollars at this time.
Pond estimate at $4,500-5,500 when complete

Sunday, June 28, 2009

A LITTLE MORE!!

BARGAIN HUNTING,YARD SALE ROAD TRIPS..AND A LITTLE MORE TO ADD... 91% COMPLETE

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Some R n R !!....

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

PHASE 13 PLANTING SOME SHRUB AND BUSH!

STARTING TO ADD SOME RUSTIC ITEMS,SUCH AS A BARREL THE OLD RADIO FLYER WAGON AND SOME OTHERS.THIS WILL MAKE FOR A NICE RUSTIC LOOK,AS WE MOVE INTO THE NEXT STAGE.

HERE IS SOME OF THE BUSH AND A FEW OF THE PLANTS WE WILL HAVE AROUND THE POND.THIS IS THE BEGINNING. LOTS LEFT TO DO! To save money we have almost 2 acre of land with a lot of bush and shrub. This will make a great barrier around the pond.So I went on a search and dug up some of what you see.

A NICE VIEW FROM THE KITCHEN WINDOW

TIKI ROOM VIEW

Well this view is from the Tiki room.
This is another reason I like what I'm doing with this pond.The view is nice when we hang out in here.OK here we have started setting the bush."SHRUB-AGE I CALL IT"...This will make for some nice privacy and then will plant the other stuff.By next spring,summer it should all be sweet!!!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

BACKYARD GET AWAY,,,,,,, ;-)

Hey here ya go, check it out, a little freaky one, just for some fun!!!

BACK YARD GET AWAY!!

This is just a view of the inside.What we look at when cooling off.Still have some small plants to place.The other is placing the fencing around the filer tank and then we start on the bush outside the pond, so here it is and we will have invested $850 into a nice back yard get away.Will post the rest soon.

RUNING THE FALLS!

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Phase 12 Inside The Pond

WELL HELLO AGAIN!! I have made a lot of progress and need some RnR for my back ,Pond is looking pretty keen.Here is a lot of pictures to look at.
As you will see I have taken the falls that we see from the house and built it over again for the third time and this is what I came up with. I must say It looks great. Next will be the out side of the pond. The grass and bushes will be next, after some time off.

BUDDY HELPING OUT!

Hello again so you seen the other side and now I will focus on this side I have some other plans for this and we'll let ya see them soon all n all she is looking well.