frugal ideas for pond liner, rocks, plants?
kraftymom_WA
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Comments (7)"Percolation test - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percolation_test A percolation test (from percolation, colloquially called a perc test) is a test to determine the absorption rate of soil for a septic drain field or "leach field"." I don't know what kind of drainage system your part of Houston has but a perk or perc test is a good start to your preparation. I understand about the runoff. We used to live in Texas. Really different for someone raised in the mountains. Can you ask your neighbors if they used native clay or added Sodium Bentonite? Allowing it to dry out would be a no-no for a pond with plants and fish so your native clay may not be good enough. There are a number of videos on youtube for Bentonite lined ponds. You can at least get an idea of what is involved in making a clay lined pond. In general it is easier and probably less expensive to line a small pond as you propose with EPDM. Why exactly do you not want to use EPDM? A bowl shape with sloping sides is probably a good bet for you purpose. A straight sided clay lined pond is much harder to maintain but there are many examples of old clay lined canals that are still in existence after a century or more. It all depends on proper material, compression and exclusion of foreign materials. If that is not done correctly you have wasted a lot of time and labor, not to mention money....See MoreJapanese style pond- No rock edging? or liner?
Comments (8)To create the edge of my pond, (it's in a Japanese style garden) I used several different techniques. 1) A beach of 1-2" stones, held in place by a small lip beneath the liner and covered with stone, so the stone is a couple of inches below the water level. The liner then extends under the beach and above the waterline. 2) An area where the edge of the liner is scalloped (and pinned on the longest scallops), then planted with creeping thymeall around and close to the waters edge.The Thyme is starting to grow over the liner. In it's 1st year it's covered about 1/2 the water's edge.(I used seed, so I could cover a large area) 3) The traditional shelf with rocks, about 12-15" diameter interspersed with maginal plants. 4) An area planted with Japanese junipers (procumbens nana) with creep thyme around. Since the plantings are only added last year, I'm expecting full waters edge ooverage this summer. Regards, Tony The pond edge is still maturing...See Morerocks and pond liner - problems!
Comments (1)Kashka Kat, What type rock are you talking about? In WI you could be talking about quite a few different type rocks that would be in your area. Normally rock is not a problem for EDPM rubber liner unless you have some very sharp edges or points on it. I have put rocks that have weighed more 4000 lbs directly on the liner with no extra padding with no problems. Where you can run into problems is sliding the rock on the rubber. I have also seen 30 lb rocks put holes in the liner if they were set down carefully. That is one reason why I prefer to use Wisconsin granite cobblers as they were created by the glaciers and are mostly smooth. Mike...See MorePond Liner White Lines
Comments (6)YIKES! Thanks,ral923, I think :-). I know, and that's especially true in our case since it's in sun. I just wanted to at least start off with something that looked presentable even if only for a short time. We have a bed and breakfast and I was hoping to have this really looking wonderful for our guests. BarbB...See MoreCopperlilac
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