seeking St Louis area pond builder

dsommerl

16 years ago

Hi all

I am looking for good (and bad) experiences with St Louis, Missouri area contractors

I'm in the process of contracting to have a large pond constructed in my back yard (50X40' or so)

Looking for any direction--any advice

Thanks!

David

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greenmountainponder
16 years ago
That sounds like a great project!

You have an amazing resource in St. Louis. As you probably know, the St. Louis botanical gardens are world class. They have an outstanding Japanese Garden.

This information is 5 years old but, a friend (who lives by Forest Park) talked to the curator of the Japanese Garden who agreed to transform her back yard. Over a weekend it was completed and is amazing. Her pond is much smaller than what you have planned but it is integrated perfectly in her new landscape.

So, I'd take a trip to the gardens one day and chat with the staff and inquire about contractors. Something like "would you happen to know anyone who could help me ..." With luck you might find one of the most knowledgeable and highly skilled landscape architects in the country take your job. If not they would certainly know who they use when they have a project to do.

I'm partial to Japanese gardens but every garden there is first rate. If you have a style in mind that is the area i would gravitate to.

Good Luck

Here is a link that might be useful: Come Join Pond Chat!
blueyz75
16 years ago
Try st. louis water garden society. They have lots of contractors that work with them. If you go to their webpage and pull up the newsletter you will see the advertisements there.
I'm just over the river, but I am building my own pond.
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fujimook
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Too bad you just missed Pond-o-rama (June) put together by the StL Water Garden Society. Excellent opportunity to view a lot of ponds, sizes and styles and talk with the pond owners to get their first hand experience with pond builders and construction. We went last year and got some good ideas for our pond while we were building it. I believe the SLWG also has another pond tour coming up for members only so like blueyz75 suggested, might be worth the effort to make contact.

john
dsommerl
Original Author
16 years ago
Great comments all

The pond dimension indicated is actually already cut into my yard. 15 years ago at the final grading of my back yard after a 2K sq foot house addition--and while the heavy equipment was working--I had them carve a 3' to 1' "hole" in the yard and then had a country guy I came across sow some bentanite (sp?) into it--put in a minimal liner and then some large guage rock
A flagstone border drain and over flow--it worked fine (no aeration) and held water fairly well until 3 years ago

I have left it empty for two years and it's time to either "kill it or cure it" fill it with topsoil and return it to grass OR do a first class pond as I had originally envisioned.

Your right--I hadn't thought of Shaw's Garden (the MO botanical)---super super idea.

This on top of a planned kitchen blow up and re do---oh baby!--I sure hope the mortgage market doesn't totally implode--I'll need to take this one to the bank
blueyz75
16 years ago
Where are you located in the St. Louis area?
You too Fuji.
I'm in Caseyville, IL.
fujimook
16 years ago
Sorry for the delayed response; just check the board periodically. We're in the Oakville (so county) area.
blueyz75
16 years ago
I have friends who live in the area so I am familiar with it. One lives on flamewood and the other on oldewick
watershed
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That would be me. I would be more than happy to fill your hole with liner and water. 14yrs exp

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