pond question

[jc]

I have 5 different lily plants. Only two of them are showing signs of life after this winter. I'm sure the other ones just need some more time.

[jc]

Here is my semi-finished pond. Due to a mistake I couldn't alternate the length of each board. So I went ahead and built each side up equally. I used long lag bolts with washers to attach the boards. Basically what I have is 7 wooden rings stacked on top of each other. I then lined the inside walls with sheets of plywood and screwed them to each ring. The bottom was covered with sand. After laying the liner inside I screwed some 1x6 deck lumber on to the top, over the liner. After that I trimmed the liner back. Next, I plan on adding a simple lattice roof to give some shade. As you can see my lilies came back to life.

[JimD]

Looks pretty cool, shoulda mitred the top board for cosmetics...

[jc]

Does mitred mean making a 45 degree angle? If so I did want to do that but was not confident enough in my sawing skills. I might try later when I add the roof.

[JimD]

Yup, it does... You can use one of these to make your cuts, just use the edge as a guide for your saw. Its called a speed square, very inexpensive and very effective, just be carefull...