My sister has a pond in her backyard that her husband built. It makes a really neat focal point for the backyard, and turns it into a little oasis of sorts. I’d love to do something similar in our backyard, but I’m not really sure where to start. This website on water gardens seems like a good place to get some general information on what’s required to start your own water garden, and where to find and buy pond supplies. I think our climate would really lend itself to having a tropical pond with lilies and maybe even a few koi swimming around. As long as I can train the dogs not to drink out of the pond, we’d be good.

Have you ever thought about doing something like this? Or have you already done it? Was it hard to create a pond, and did you bite off more than you could chew?

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