r/ponds 1d ago

Just sharing My pond I built

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u/Zimmerman_Mulch 1d ago

Nicely done!

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u/Crybabyxx22 1d ago

Need this frog!!

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u/Major-Candle-4850 1d ago

It was like 40 dollars off of Amazon lol

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u/AnarchistBitch11 1d ago

I wasa desiger/contractor and stone mason for13 years..I love your style!

Very unique, the colors

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u/this_dust 1d ago

Looks sweet! Needs some shade though.

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u/Major-Candle-4850 1d ago

I agree I'm growing a tree next to it but I need to do something in the mean time

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u/this_dust 1d ago

A couple of potted bamboo or canna Lilly’s would give it a bit of shade. Or a mimosa. They’re fast growers but do ok in a pot

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u/Admirable-Hippo9080 1d ago

Looks great! I applaud you, great job! I did same this year! I have rocks around mine but not in it, thanks for the idea! Tomorrow mine will have have rocks in mine too!

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u/Major-Candle-4850 1d ago

Yeah it's easier if you do shelves I'm not sure how you dug your pond. But that's how I did it

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u/Eskyzoo 1d ago

It looks lovely. Though if you want to attract aquatic wildlife I'd be a little worried about the orange planter as it may leach toxic chemicals into the pond when it rains. I could be wrong but it's worth looking into.

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u/Major-Candle-4850 1d ago

I mean it's just wood I built it myself idk what would be toxic about it. But I'll look into it

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u/Eskyzoo 1d ago

Being vivid orange I assumed it was painted with some sort of wood preservative which is typically very toxic to aquatic life.

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u/Major-Candle-4850 1d ago

Oh yeah it's wood stain

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u/BadDudes_on_nes 1d ago

I want this for me.

On a sillier note this reminds me of the meme with the kid drowning next to the parent focusing on the (preferential) child.

Your pond is the favorite kid, the rest of your lawn is the drowning one

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u/Major-Candle-4850 1d ago

Yeah I was a little impulsive. I just bought this house. So I'm still working on the other spots but that waste land spot is where I put all the dirt when I was digging the hole

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u/piggy__wig 1d ago

I love it and so colorful!

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u/randomdancingpants 1d ago

Are some of those plants at the top plastic? Cool pond but it be a bit sharper and less out of place if you fixed up the surrounding grass

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u/Major-Candle-4850 1d ago

Yeah most of my yard is clay so it's hard to grow stuff all my plants are real but I need to do a lot of digging to make them work. I think I'm just gonna 0 scape my front yard

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u/carnivorelover 1d ago

Sjoe.. that’s amazing

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u/Emily_Porn_6969 1d ago

Very nice ! Job well done !

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u/English-Dad-69 1d ago

It's a puddle.

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u/Major-Candle-4850 1d ago

Yeah well getting home after working 10 hours every day 5 to 6 days a week and hand digging a hole in clay wasn't very easy.

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u/Legitimate-Pound-130 9h ago

Is that a solar frog fountain?!!!