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Building a Garden Pond Video
TV gardeners are always banging on about how we should encourage wildlife into our patches. One of the best ways to attract birds, insects and small animals is to add a pond. You don't need a lot of space or a team of experts to do it either. A few hours and a bit of elbow grease is all it takes.
Time to complete the job: 3 hours
You will need:
- Rigid pond liner
- Spade
- Wheelbarrow
- Level
- Shovel
- Fork (large garden variety)
- Marking paint
- 2 bags of building sand
- Straight edge of timber
Step 1: Choose your site
Your pond should be placed in a spot that gets some sunlight, but isn't in direct sun all day.Once you've chosen your spot, put your pond liner in position on the ground.
Use the marking paint to mark its outline on the soil.
Step 2: Dig a hole
Move the pond liner out of the way and start digging.Get the topsoil out of the way first, using a spade. This will likely go down about a foot into the ground.
For the layer underneath, which could be rock, clay or rubble, use a garden fork.
Push the fork into the ground using your foot and pry up to loosen the layer.
Scoop the loosened matter out of the way with a shovel.
Tip: If the rubble layer is completely solid, you can use a pickaxe to chip away at the matter until it's loose.
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