Types of garden pond
<p>Before installing your pond time should be spent thinking and planning what you want from your new water garden. The list of different pond design choices is as endless as your imagination. Here, we will give you a list of just some things to consider before you take the plunge.</p>
<p><strong>Nature Pond</strong></p>
<p>These ponds are sometimes called wildlife ponds. They consist of a lined excavation.....and that is about it in terms of equipment! They are built to encourage wildlife into the garden and depend on natural methods to keep clean. Such a pond requires a significant number of pond plants to help generate oxygen to prevent them going stagnant and smelly.</p>
<p><strong>Fountain Pond</strong></p>
<p>A <a href="http://www.pondkeeper.co.uk/subcat.asp?SubCatID=5"><strong>fountain pond pump</strong> </a>brings movement to the water. This movement looks aesthetically pleasing as it takes the form of a fountain water jet spraying into the air. The falling water helps to oxygenate the pond and it creates a relaxing sound.</p>
<p><strong> Waterfall Pond</strong></p>
<p>By the nature of the way it is created most pondkeepers will be left with a pile of displaced earth by the side of a new pond build. This can be a good thing as it can be used as the foundation for the creation of a waterfall. We are used to seeing waterfalls in nature as they wind their way down the mountainside and they often become a real focal point of the garden due to their elevated position and great sound.</p>
<p><strong>Pond Liner Waterfall</strong></p>
<p>It is quite simple to create your own waterfall, this can be to any design that takes your fancy but ensure that it is lined with <a href="http://www.pondkeeper.co.uk/pond-liners.asp"><strong>pond liners</strong></a> and <a href="http://www.pondkeeper.co.uk/underlay.asp"><strong>pond liner underlay</strong></a> before you introduce any rocks or boulders to finish your project. It is essential to keep the waterfall base fully lined and waterproofed and at a slight gradient towards the pond. If you do this then any water that leaks through the waterfall will simply run safely back into your pond.</p>
<p><strong>Pre-formed Waterfalls & Watercourses</strong></p>
<p>If you like the idea of a waterfall but don't fancy the idea of creating your own out of stone then there is any easier alternative. We offer a comprehensive range of highly realistic <a href="http://www.pondkeeper.co.uk/subcat.asp?SubCatID=79"><strong>preformed watercourses</strong></a><strong>.</strong> These watercourses are very easy to install and look great.</p>
<p><strong>Pondless Waterfalls</strong></p>
<p>A new concept we have recently introduced is the idea of the <a href="http://www.pondkeeper.co.uk/pondless-waterfall-kit-1-medium-featuring-draper-swp144a-pond-pump/p1458"><strong>pondless waterall</strong></a><strong>.</strong> This idea is very popular in the USA and consists of a waterfall running down into a hidden pond/reservoir that is covered by stones (stones supported over the reservoir by a heavy-duty grid. No part of the actual pond is exposed so you can creat the dramatic effect of water magically disappearing. These ponds are particularly good for young families or when installed in public places as there is no danger to children.</p>
<p><strong>Goldfish Pond</strong></p>
<p>Perhaps the most popular pond in the UK is an ornamental goldfish pond. These ponds can have can still have fountains and waterfalls (as mentioned above) but they should also include <a href="http://www.pondkeeper.co.uk/pond-filters.asp"><strong>pond filters</strong> </a>in the scope of their design. The pond filter regulates the dirty water, usually with mechanical and biological levels of filtration to ensure the water is healthy for fish.</p>
<p><strong>Koi Pond</strong></p>
<p>Koi are arguably the most spectacular pond fish. They can easily grow to over two feet long and produce a lot of waste. Due to in-breeding for their colour their immune systems are often weak and it is because of these reasons they require special <a href="http://www.pondkeeper.co.uk/subcat.asp?SubCatID=41"><strong>koi pond filters</strong> </a>.</p>
<p>Finally keep in mind that your garden pond should be in proportion with the overall dimensions of the garden, complimenting and not dominating it</p>
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