There is nothing as relaxing as having a pond in your back yard.  Whether you go with the tranquil scene of a water garden with waterlilies and goldfish or you go with the beauty of koi, having a pond in your back yard can be a source of hours of enjoyment. 

Planned correctly, your pond can be installed with long-term maintenance issues in mind.   Not planned correctly, and you can easily have problems from the first day onward.  A pond can be a source of great enjoyment or one of constant frustration.  It’s all in the planning!  (Due to the differences in a water garden and a koi pond, proper planning in this area is even more important!)

Many people want to put a pond in their back yard and do it themselves.  There is something especially gratifying to know that you built your pond yourself.  There are also a lot of people who want to have a pond and have a professional pond builder handle all of the construction aspects. 

If you live in the San Antonio area, The Pond Planner can help you.  Whether you are planning on building your own pond or having a pond builder do it, The Pond Planner can work with you in designing the operational aspects of your pond.  If you’re planning on doing it yourself, The Pond Planner will work with you in designing a pond that can function at its maximum while at the same time keeping future maintenance chores as easy as possible.  If you are planning on having it done, The Pond Planner can review the builder’s recommendations and be sure that you are getting what you want.  And just as importantly, what you NEED.

There is no such thing as a guaranteed problem-free pond.  But with proper planning, you can increase the chance that your pond will be built to help minimize those concerns.  There are plenty of unhappy pond owners who had a pond installed without fully knowing what they were getting into.  Don’t YOU be one of them!

Let The Pond Planner help you through the process.
 

The Living Water World

In your garden there should be a place
where you can hide from a humdrum life.

Your spirit quietens and senses recognize
previously ignored subtle tunes of nature.

Imagination plays with the silhouettes of sun and shade;
while the wind reflects the pond into waves.

As you trail fingers in the pond’s edge
and lean over to catch the perfume of lilies,
goldfish flash silver and gold as they play in the cool depths
and you realize there are worlds within worlds
and your spirits soars and worries gain perspective.

We all need somewhere to be alone,
to relax and regain the inner strength
to face the realities of the world again.

And you bless the living water-world in your garden
for the tranquility it brings you.

 




Written by
Sheilla Tierney in Australia
Used by permission

Photographs by
Duane Eaton


 

 
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