Pond Building – formal and informal ponds
October 10th, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed
Your taste will influence the style of your outdoor pond. An important point to remember is to blend your pond style into your overall backyard design. When adding an outdoor pond to your backyard design one of your first considerations is the choice between formal and informal ponds. Your final choice will influence not only the pond look but other options such as plants and materials to use. Pond Building styles are normally classified into formal and informal ponds. Let’s talk a bit about them.
Formal Ponds
Formal ponds are strongly influenced by the architecture of its surroundings. A formal pond is clearly man-made and generally use a shapes like rectangles or circles. A formal pond will use common building materials such as marble, bricks, glass and metal.
Things to remember: First, if you a creating a raised pond, make sure your walls can hold the weight of water inside. Ignoring this important factor could be the cause of loosing your pond and garden. Second is your budget, make sure you add materials and work costs to build your formal pond.
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Informal ponds
When building an informal pond you should take your inspiration from lakes, rivers and natural ponds. To achieve the natural look use rocks, sand and pebbles and vegetation to define the edges of the pond. Below the ground ponds are the only option for a naturally looking pond. Its outline is normally created with a beach at one bank and different types of vegetation on the other. The important point here is to blend the pond into its natural surroundings. Features that you may consider adding to your pond are waterfalls built with natural rocks or small imitations of water streams.
On the budget and skills side informal pond have a significant smaller list of building materials and is often easier to make than an over the ground pond.
Notes: First, if you are planing a wildlife pond your only choice is an informal pond. Second, consider pond leaks and runoffs, debris and changes in the ground when planing your pond.
Conclusion
Don’t forget your personal tastes and overall backyard design when choosing between a formal or informal outdoor pond. You can search the internet for inspiration and pond ideas from nature and historical places. Now you only need to choose your style to make your first step in designing your pond.
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