The Waterfall

Now that you have your main pond, you can concentrate on the waterfall and rockery. We put a row of flat slate type stones over the edge of the liner and then built the rockery up in rows. We were lucky to have a relative who wanted some land clearing on his farm, which meant that we got hold of some nice weathered and lichen covered rocks for our rockery. As we laid each row, we back filled the rest with the top soil that we had dug out of the pond. Mainly bedded in concrete with gaps for the plants to grow through, sloped down to where the water will re-enter the pond.
Planning your Pond Making a Start Construction Shaping The Pond Lining The Pond The Waterfall The Electrics Stocking and Planting				When you have built the main rockery up you can start shaping your waterfall. I used old bricks to get the stepped affect, using them lengthways down the sides but raised higher to keep the water in the main runway. I had a small pool at the top for the water to first enter from the pump, another near the bottom that split the water flow into two that then fed a larger pool at the bottom that then fell back into the main pond.
		Once I was happy with the shape, falls and direction, I lined it completely with sand and then the pond liner. I completely covered the liner with flat rocks and slates, building the sides up with more rocks, cementing it all in place so that none of the liner could be seen. When this had set, I used a Pond sealer (G4) to glaze and waterproof the entire waterfall. The liner here is just an extra backup, a leak here will empty the pond!

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