Raised Pond

So you don’t want to dig, to much like hard work eh!  Only joking, there are times when it may not be the best option to dig out a big hole to accommodate a pond, whether it is pre-formed or a liner. There is an alternative to digging.

Building upwards.

It might not be because it is not viable to dig a large hole in your garden, it may just be that you prefer to go up instead of down with your pond. Some of us prefer the look and a raised pond can look really good.

So how do we go about this, well the basic concept is to build a wall of brick or may be wood that will support either a preformed pond or a pond liner. The wall has to be built with strength in mind as it will be supporting a lot of weight in water.

You could go for a combination of the two, a partially dug out pond that also raises above the ground. I have seen a semi raised pond in the past that was built into a slope. So there were only three side walls built the forth being the slope. This does look pretty effective, so if your garden is on a slight hill then that could be the design for you.

Another consideration to a having a raised pond is the safety of small children, although with a raised pond a child could still climb up and put themselves in danger, they can’t just stumble and fall in as with a sunken pond.

Also you can incorporate a raised pond as a garden divider, to divide two areas or even as a boundary.

They are a great way of adding a pond to a concrete backyard and also small gardens that are not easily accessible. There are kits available for constructing raised ponds that are easy to build.

I have included below a great video of a simple raised pond using wood and earth surround, simple but very effective.

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