If you are searching for the next thing to do to your landscape and you do not have a water feature, look no further.  The sound of running water is one of the most soothing sounds in the world and to bring that to your landscape is indescribable.  I have built many ponds over the years for my clients and finally found the time a couple of years ago to build one for myself and it is awesome. Here is a picture of it just after I built it.  It is a few years old now and has matured some so it fits into the landscape even better now.

We love hanging out by it on the deck and I take a morning walk to it to feed the fish.  Birds play in the stream which is very cool to watch. I have seen 10 – 20 birds hanging out by it at one time, its amazing. The pond has become a center piece in not only our landscape but our family.  

Streams and ponds and waterfalls are built in a way these days to minimize the amount of cleaning needed, in fact the ecosystem you set up does a lot of the work for you.  You are basically copying nature and in doing so you create a very healthy environment for the fish and the wildlife that lives around the pond. 

If you are contemplating the idea of a pond I am sure you are wondering two things.  How much is it and how much work is it going to take to build one.  Well neither one is an easy answer because they do cost some money to build.  How much depends on the extensiveness to your ideas.  How much work is also directly correlated to the extensiveness but I guarantee the payoff is more than you can imagine.  There is also some payoff on the backend should you decide to sell your house in the future because there is an attractiveness to the sound of water that is hard to resist.   I remember when I was a kid, before all of this pond building stuff was around my dad had us build this fountain in the basement of the house we lived in.  It turned into a great family project. We would go out searching for rocks each weekend and I remember finding some really cool ones, in fact it is probably a big reason I love stones so much till this day.  Anyway, when my parents went to sell the house the fountain was what did it.  The people buying the house just had to have the fountain.   

Well back to the present – I will be providing some videos soon on how to build a pond.  I know there are tons of videos out there but mine will be on line – they will be free and they will be full of great tips to help you build the best pond you can on whatever your budget might be.  Believe me, I have built some ponds on a budget.  Some of my customers have not wanted to spend a whole lot of money but I knew a water feature would really be an outstanding addition to their landscape so I did whatever I could to make it happen. 

In the meantime, if you have any questions at all, feel free to post a comment and I will be happy to answer any questions you might have.   

Thanks for stopping by and happy landscaping. 

Todd Wilson

Arbor & Turf Landscaping Services.

Atlanta, Georgia.