Start Planning for Your Back Garden
Most of us would love a peaceful back garden.
The sound of water trickling is gentle music to ours
ears. Is it easy to create a stunning water
feature? Gerry Fung tells us all about it.....
Water gardens are great focal
points for any backyard.
With spring in the air, now
is the time to start planning for your backyard
garden. For many homeowners, a backyard pond is a
perfect supplement to your existing layout. The
trickling of water in the background is the ideal
way to supplement the natural, serene and relaxing
atmosphere that the outdoors should offer.
A pond or
water garden will likely become the focal point for
your entire backyard. Backyard ponds and water
gardens will attract birds, butterflies, wildlife,
and family members. Ponds are usually small and no
larger than 3 to 4 feet in diameter, and often can
be used to raise fish.
At night-time, a garden pond
can be lit up with both surrounding and submersible
lighting. An extravagant light show can be produced
by projecting underwater lighting directly onto
trickling or falling water.
In the past, the
installation of a water garden was a convoluted
process that either involved the expense of a
landscaper, or trial and error to perfect the art of
pond installation. However, preformed pond kits are
now available that can make pond installation
relatively straightforward. Preformed pond kits are
affordable, lessen the risk of mistakes, and come
complete with all the accessories that you will need
to complete a garden pond installation.
Before
purchasing a preformed pond kit, make sure that it
fulfils all of your requirements. How large of a
pond are you looking for? Do you want to raise fish?
Would you like water to trickle down a waterfall?
How long is the warranty on the pond kit? One
preformed pond kit that comes highly recommended is
the Algreen 180 gallon folding preformed pond kit.
New to the Algreen line of products, this kit
includes easy-to-follow instructions. The
instructions minimize the effort required to install
the pond, after a hole is dug. The pieces in the kit
fit easily together and leave you ample flexibility
to creatively position and landscape the area around
the pond, according to your heart's desire.
The 180
gallon kit comes complete with both a preformed pond
shell and a preformed watercourse that is
manufactured from a revolutionary rubber/plastic
composite (this composite material is guaranteed to
be more durable and resist wear more than any other
existing preformed pond kits). The kit includes a
powerful 792 gallon-per-hour SuperFlo pump with flow
control; this pump is used to feed varying flows of
water to both the watercourse and the built-in
fountain. The pump is purposely oversized to allow
it to channel water to your watercourse and
fountain, and to accommodate fish in your pond.
Up
to 4 fountain heads are included with the kit, to
allow you to vary your fountain according to your
mood. An underwater light is also included free with
the kit. This underwater light utilizes colored
filters to shine luminous light from the bottom of
your pond to accentuate the falling water from your
fountain and/or your waterfall. Small backyard
garden ponds are usually low maintenance.
The
occasional debris from your pond can usually be
trapped with a mechanical pre-filter, which is
included with the SuperFlo pump. However, if you
decide to raise fish in your pond, it is recommended
that you increase your filtration capacity. Because
the pump is purposely oversized, this can be easily
accomplished by upgrading your pre-filter to a
larger filtration device.
Optional filtration
devices include the mechanical and biological SuperFlo submersible filter, or the Algreen
pressurized filter.
You will need to start planning
for your water garden now in order to have it
completed by spring. Before commencing any project,
it is always recommended that you conduct research
to learn as much as possible about the topic.
Therefore, it is recommended that you use the early
part of the season to read more about pond
construction. Read more about the 180 gallon granite
preformed pond kit.
This article was provided
courtesy of GardenSM.com
Article Author - Gerry Fung
Gerry Fung is the Vice President of
GardenSM.comGardenSM.com.
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