A simple Japanese polis easy to create both indoors and out. If you live in a hot climate you can have a pond going in your back yard all year.
The size of the pond that you create in your garden depends on your budget, availability of materials, drainage methods and filtration requirements. However, fortunately there are no hard or fast rules for pond construction.
Buying a premade plastic tub that is set into the ground is the simplest way to create your own pond. These can occasionally be dumped out and refilled with water from a garden hose. Larger ponds are more complex both in terms of construction and maintenance and involve the use of such devices as drains filters, pumps. skimmers and anti-float devices.
Before you construct a pond, you might want to take into account that they can be very high maintenance. They can become fetid and odorous and attract a lot of mosquitoes. They can also attract animals such as raccoons, rats and opossums. The koi fish in these ponds can also be easy prey for birds and animals and larger ponds may present a safety hazard to children in the neighborhood.
The smallest of ponds can be constructed out of plastic tubs. These tubs are usually molded in irregular shapes. If the pond is over eight feet in length it is recommended that it be lined with black polyethylene sheets to slow the leakage of pond water into the ground. If you want to build a pond that is over fifteen feet in place then it is recommended that a professional construct it.
Ferns are especially effective for providing attractive coverage at the water’s edge. Ferns also naturally serve to stabilize the muddy edge of the pond while at the same time presenting a striking display of foliage.
Water plants such as the Japanese Iris and the lotus can be used to disguise equipment such as pumps and floating devices. Clumps of iris can also prevent the banks of your pond from eroding. Lily pads can protect fish and other wild life in your pond from being preyed upon by birds and other creatures.
One of the simplest of these pools is a reflecting pool. The purpose of a reflecting pool is exactly what is implied by its name. These pools of standing water are used to reflect the arms of trees and other attributes of the garden. The Japanese particularly revere this effect. In traditional Japanese gardens this form of mirrored asymmetry is capitalized on wherever possible.
Reflecting pools are often irregular in shape and surrounded by circular garden paths. Thesis paths also possess many resting-places so that the visitor to the garden can contemplate the shimmering reflections in the water.