You need to get some aquatic plants! Lilly pads as well as really cool koi. Warning you aquarium plants are super difficult. Check out Cory from aquarium-coop. Yes bad gardening bug inside tanks, outside pond and in gardens. 😀
Man, you've gotta get some rice growing in there! It's amazing how quickly new life just shows up when you have a water source. We're in the middle of Phoenix, but our landlord refused to fix our pool for about 6 months. At first, it was just mosquitoes, but shortly after, we started seeing dragonflies and all sorts of other insect larvae in the pool. Raccoons, skunks, coyotes and even had an owl for little while. Makes me wish we could create more greenspace in our cities
Very true we had a pool that sprung a leak halfway up once it drained to that point we ended up with thousands of tree frog tadpoles in the pool. And then thousands of tree frogs in the backyard as they grew up.
The energy Kevin gets when actually talking about his water plants after the build vs. the pond building experience is tantamount, I love it. I love this beautiful, EPIC pond, and Kevin knows how to leave different industry experts to do their thing. Instead of trying to deep dive ponds, he put a pond expert TH-camr front and center and that's game recognizing game. It's truly EPIC. Way to go, Kevin - this was SO worth the teasers and wait to see. PAPYRUS?? LETS GOOOO.
Welcome to “Living the Aquascape Lifestyle!” So happy you will be showcasing your water feature journey to your fans! Watch out it’s addictive!!! Can’t wait to see you and your pond in April when I shoot it for my Vlog Channel 👊
I was wondering about the auqascape stuff I was seeing in the back ground for a bit. can't wait to see what you guys have planed for bamabass's 5 acre pond in the future!
Wow, that really is an epic pond. Those guys really know their stuff, it looks incredible. It totally changes your whole garden, adds so much depth, structure and life to the space. Can't wait to see it all planted up.
GORGEOUS! I'd add some native amphibians to you garden now that you have a pond. They're great for getting rid of pest insects and they're super fun to observe while you're chilling at the pond edge.
@@epicgardening In the Seattle area I would go to new development sites that had wetlands and collect amphibian eggs before the wetlands were destroyed. I’d put them in my pond and watch them grow into frogs or salamanders then release them back into areas that were protected. It’s a lot of fun! Plus more biodiversity in you pond is always cool.
Kevin, I love the drone zoom-out where you show permaculture-goodness.....and then the giant pool in your neighbor's yard, LOL. Makes you appreciate not just the garden even more, but the mindset and the person behind it. 🙂
It would be nice to know what a pond like that generally costs. It’s definitely awesome and whatever the cost it adds value to your home, I’m just curious how much it costs.
I love all your videos, the homestead, main channel, and Jacque's as well. I have been watching for a few years, and you were my inspiration to start my own gardening channel.
A truly Epic Pond! As an Australian viewer, I enjoy gaining tips for water conservation and efficiency, have you noticed the pond gets much evaporation?
Beautiful Pond; makes Our ponds we made in our Bird and Vegetable Gardens look tiny 🤣 but the birds and all of nature love them, so size may not matter, LOL😀❤
I couldn’t be Happier!!! There’s nothing I love more than connecting people with Water…… I can tell by the enthusiasm in your voice that your going to love this “New Medium” to work with! Working side by side with you to create this unique feature was a blast and I look forward to following your progress as you continue to learn and personalize the Latest Addition to the Epic Garden……
What a fantastic feature. On my garden wish list is a natural swim pool, with a waterfall if able. Being in the southwest of England it will be quite a cold swim. Not having the lovely temperatures you have. Really enjoying your new garden.
Beautiful…I would like to see the water tank screened (some type of non-invasive bamboo would look great & fit the “vibe”. Congratulations…still waiting for chickens 🤣
I have a giant bird of paradise behind my pond and it gets 20 ft tall. My pond is about a 4th the size of yours but there is nothing better in your yard. With your weather you could do some beautiful tropicals. You will love this pond, my husband and I dug and built our pond 25 years ago before u-tube lol and we still love it and so do the birds, butterflies and dragonflies. Can't wait to see the progress🥰
You should look into getting a Rhus Integrifolia a.k.a. Lemonade Berry. It's a native plant to our area. Produces a berry you could do a lot with and it help attract native birds to your yard and get insects.
I am so excited to see what this pond looks like in a year with all those lilies and plants grown in!! This is so awesome. I'd love to do something like this when I own my own place one day. Thanks for the inspiration!!!
Hey Kevin, fun fact: if you wanna do some fully underwater gardening (mostly inedible plants but absolutely beautiful) you can go get some anubias or bucephalandra plants, tie them on a piece of driftwood or a rock, throw them into the pond and in a few months to years you will have a beautiful underwater bush! You can do the same with java fern (microsorum) as well. They can sometimes if they get big enough even grow their leaves out of the water and live like that no problem. Or if you want a more cold-water kelp-ish style you can look into some egeria densa or hornwort, they grow incredibly fast and propagate easily and you can feed the excess to for example chicken. Also as for me personally - I always LOVE to see some mosses growing around the waterfall - they need a lot of moisture to be happy and healthy but they are so beautiful and really decorative. I love everything about water features and I hope you'll enjoy it as much as us aqua nerds do!
This is the second video I’ve seen using this company. I will have to note this for the future when I get a house. I absolutely love these water features. They do an awesome job!
This is amazing, I cannot wait to see how the pond gets planted. We had a man made pond at the house I grew up in and one of my favorite memories from that house is sitting out on the deck on a warm summer night listening to the chorus of frog song and watching the fireflies. You will be amazed at the wildlife the pond will bring in. We had so much, from frogs to Blue Herons.
Fabulous! It’s my dream to have a pond someday. Of course grow lotuses which have edible parts to them, as you know. You will attract a lot of birds so maybe look into what they would like as nesting sites and food.
Thank you 1000 times for this video! I’m obsessed with Pond’s and watch Ed and Greg’s videos all the time. However, I have never seen such a thorough video explaining the aqua blocks the filter and how it works. Someday… I hope to have enough money to add mile block filter to my own pond! Your pond is gorgeous and I wish you many many years of enjoyment
Amazing pond! Plant some edible bananas in the basin to shade the patio/ basin! You might need a bib liner from where the final waterfall flows into the basin to direct water to it, but bananas can be planted in gravel as long as the roots can get into the water. Or maybe that moist corner you showed. Also nice that you didn’t do cliff hangers…
I love fresh water chestnuts. Rumour has it that they are easy to grow, too. Also, there are a lot of tropicals that I want to try: ginger, turmeric, edible lotus, and edible bamboo. They all do well in your temperatures but even the land-grown plants need extra water and humidity to thrive. Love your content - keep up the good work!
Wow!! Incredible transformation!! I say add a plumeria and some dwarf bamboo in one section somewhere around the pond!! So cool to see each step of the way!! Looking forward to see what you come up with around the pond!🪱🪱🪱
Been waitin' for this vid to drop! The pond looks tremendous. I really appreciate you documenting this process. I love living vicariously through your many garden/landscape journeys!
Really interested in seeing more about the taro & some recipes too. My partner & I love taro. I'm sure this pond is meant for mostly plants but I'd be super stoked to see some content on ducks. We'd love to be able to do a natural pond & raise ducks eventually so it'd be great to see especially since my experience with ducks has only been with the little above ground pools/baths.
Great work! The pond came out beautiful it fits the area/space just perfect 💗 I’ve been watching Greg Wittstock for a while now and I’ve been collecting rocks and drawing out and marking the layout for my own pond in my back yard for over 3years now I don’t have any sort of large budget but that doesn’t hold me back from dreaming and planning to one day create my own pond 😊 I love TH-cam just watching everyone’s amazing work and input is so inspirational… thank you to everyone that shares their creations and processes on the things they create/build/grow 💗 here’s to all the amazing people/channels out there 💗👊🏻
..and I thought I was doing well to have a 180 gallon horse trough pond this past summer, lol! Beautiful, self-sufficient pond, Kevin. Look forward to seeing what kinds of fish you put in it.
Thank you for sharing so much detail about the process. I've watched many Aquascape videos and they aren't always very informative. I've had a hard time understanding exactly how the systems work. This video is packed with so much helpful information.
Omg I'm such a fan of Ed and the aquascape team. Can't wait to see your plantings around this new ecosystem. I've seen some hoyas directly in the pond, and irises, salvias, and lotus flowers around the edges. The leaves of the lotus are so cool.
Beautiful! When subdivisions are first platted, there was room, and the knowledge that green parks were necessary, and then greed took over and tiny lots on blocks without any park space were the norm.
Awesome Kevin! I would love to see a video (maybe on the homesteading channel) going through how much this project cost for all of us that are curious and might want to put in a pond ourselves one day!
Well, that pond certainly is Epic! I/m thinking of doing a water feature that takes up a bit over a square metre, not half the yard 🤣 The submerged storage is an awesome idea and even on my small scale, I'm thinking of adding it. (probably a 50 gallon plastic drum) Look forward to seeing it fully planted out.
Two (or three) of my favorite channels corroborating!! I was so excited 💕 The pond is beautiful, and you got a whole new world in your garden!! I can’t wait to see the new fish and plants.
I've been waiting for the video on your pond. The house we moved to had a 2500 gallon pond that was neglected for years. Took me an entire summer to clean it out and reshape the waterfall. Evaporation, too much sun (algae), and fall leaves is are real issues. I'm looking forward to seeing how you deal with them.
I put in a very small pondless water fall to my backyard/garden last year, ther eis so much more insects around and a greater variety to. great way to boost local habitat
That is a beautiful pond, I’ve never seen that type of a gravel filter underground pool area. You might need some shade come spring/summer over the fish and for the blue heron’s in SD. They can be kind of relentless, the only thing that worked well for us was a floating alligator decoy. Good luck with the pond, they are a lot of work but definitely rewarding.
The pond looks sick! You gotta plant some cool tropical ferns and stuff around it. Looks like a great place to relax and have a cold Sierra Nevada pale. Cheers!
Congratulations, Kevin! All your hard wirk and planning lead to this truly epic, magnificent landscape. Just really enjoying this part of your journey. Best!!
That looks beautiful, the guys did such a great job in the design and set up! You’ll enjoy many evenings kicking back out there listening to the water falling. Enjoy!
Kevin, Kevin, Kevin-now that is a pond! I should say an Epic Pond!! Did you have to move some of your previous plantings? I can’t wait to see how this area develops! Bravo to you and all the crews that assisted plus the Garden Hermit!
I love that when ed was explaining the filter your eyes just glazed over. It's great to see you noob out. This pond was a bit of a wasted opportunity. You've already diverted your grey water into the garden, diverting it into a a submerged planted "wetlands" reservoir would have allowed you to divert your sink water as well. Essentially it would have turned your entire pond into a natural filtration and nutrient enrichment system which could then be used to water and feed your plants. You wouldn't be able to sit on the filter, but you'd have a ton more plants, would look stunning and filling the reservoir wouldn't have wasted a drop of water. Anyway, welcome to the aquatics community.
You need a kimiko screen to hide the water tank. TH-cam channel Pask Makes did a screen to hide a big tank and it was stunning. I think it would look great in your garden/pond space.
You know, I wasn't 100% sold on a water feature myself, as it seemed like a waste of power to keep a waterfall going and pumps and filters. But then you mentioned seeing beneficial insects and I realized it may be worth it, to provide habitat for some wildlife. Opened my eyes once again, there
That pond is GORGEOUS! such an interesting process to watch. Goodness it's magic what they did with your yard. Super excited to see the taro and how it grow/harvests.
You'll have to keep an eye on those plants in the pond if you don't have something to eat them eventually. I know the water lettuce looks REALLY cool once it spreads, but it can become invasive REALLY fast! My mom got some and it sends out runners (kinda like strawberries). She gave me a bunch to bring back to the farm with me for one of our ponds that needs some help. Unfortunately, something ate it all. (I suspect it was the cows.....they'll eat anything green!) But, I'll just get more from her again in the future. ;) I loved that you used the bio-balls with the filter. I've seen those used with salt water tanks, but not with ponds. However, it makes total sense to use them this way. They will help build your ecosystem in no time! With everything you've accomplished in the past year, it will be interesting to see what develops this year. You've already made mention of several things, so I'm looking forward to future videos. Bravo! EPIC project with an EPIC outcome!
Wow wow wow, the episode I have been waiting for! It’s absolutely beautiful! I can’t wait to see it mature, u definitely need to put some lights at the bottom of the pond so u can enjoy the view at night too.
It was so nice to see Laura mentioned :D I found your page through Mark, then you mention Laura.. my three favorite gardeners all knowing each other... :) Also, grow something fun that attracts dragonflies! I see them where I live randomly, but growing up in Northern California, they were a constant and I love them so much :)
Great start Kevin! Lovely pond construction. Don't forget to cover up that water retainer....Arborvitae would be a beautiful backdrop for your waterfall. BTW, you'll love Greg Whittstock. He Vlogged my pond and was charming!
it's hard not to be jealous of the relationships and talented people and teams you get to meet and work with. Thanks for all the content and inspo! Working on getting 168' of slip fence this summer! Sparks, NV
A gorgeous pond but that must cost a fortune! Good luck and happy planting. I had just a small pond but it attracted so many new animals and reptiles to the yard.
This is just beautiful!! (swoon) I love the sound of the water. It sounds so relaxing. I know the birds are going to love it. The butterflies will too I'm sure. And the bees. The list of benefits you added by installing this pond is long. Would be the perfect way to start your morning and end your evening too. Love it! Great job. I hope you plant some flowers for color as a backdrop to add even more beauty.
Curious if you'll have to worry about mosquitoes laying eggs in any corners of the standing water? Did Ed have any insight for keeping unwanted insects at bay?
@@epicgardeningWhat kinds of fish did you choose? You can actually hang nesting boxes for bats (and birds that you want to attract of course) local to your area, too. They swoop up a lot of mosquitoes and it looks so cool to see them flying. To provide nesting boxes at a suitable location as a substitute for further natural habitats to add to your truly epic pond is really easy.
I have a 2.5k gallon pond and it's 7 years old. Never have a mosquito problem. The fish eat a lot of the eggs and larvae and the pond plants attract dragonflies which means anything that *does* make it to adulthood gets eaten by them. I love being out by it during mosquito season because I never get bit (and I was always the mosquitoes favourite snack before).
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What should I grow in and around the pond?!
Iris Blues & Cardinal flowers
lotus 😍
Mosquitoes. I kid, I kid. :)
You need to get some aquatic plants! Lilly pads as well as really cool koi. Warning you aquarium plants are super difficult. Check out Cory from aquarium-coop.
Yes bad gardening bug inside tanks, outside pond and in gardens. 😀
If possible wasabi
Man, you've gotta get some rice growing in there! It's amazing how quickly new life just shows up when you have a water source. We're in the middle of Phoenix, but our landlord refused to fix our pool for about 6 months. At first, it was just mosquitoes, but shortly after, we started seeing dragonflies and all sorts of other insect larvae in the pool. Raccoons, skunks, coyotes and even had an owl for little while. Makes me wish we could create more greenspace in our cities
It's comin!!!
Agreed!
Sadly phoenix could run out of water completely in a few generations
Very true we had a pool that sprung a leak halfway up once it drained to that point we ended up with thousands of tree frog tadpoles in the pool. And then thousands of tree frogs in the backyard as they grew up.
🍚 = asian
The energy Kevin gets when actually talking about his water plants after the build vs. the pond building experience is tantamount, I love it. I love this beautiful, EPIC pond, and Kevin knows how to leave different industry experts to do their thing. Instead of trying to deep dive ponds, he put a pond expert TH-camr front and center and that's game recognizing game. It's truly EPIC. Way to go, Kevin - this was SO worth the teasers and wait to see. PAPYRUS?? LETS GOOOO.
Eric is one cool dude… 😅
@@katehenderson8194 eric??? wtf
Welcome to “Living the Aquascape Lifestyle!” So happy you will be showcasing your water feature journey to your fans! Watch out it’s addictive!!!
Can’t wait to see you and your pond in April when I shoot it for my Vlog Channel 👊
Love you guys Greg! Can't wait for you to visit
I was wondering about the auqascape stuff I was seeing in the back ground for a bit. can't wait to see what you guys have planed for bamabass's 5 acre pond in the future!
Greg's videos are #goals, for sure. Watched about all of them!
Wow, that really is an epic pond. Those guys really know their stuff, it looks incredible. It totally changes your whole garden, adds so much depth, structure and life to the space. Can't wait to see it all planted up.
This is most likely the most beautifully man made pond I've ever seen. It looks so natural!!
I watched this with my 6 year-old, now she wants a pond 😂 "We're going to need a bigger yard," she said 🤣🤑🤦🏽♀️
Lol that's funny
😂good luck
Welp how's the bigger yard coming along? 😂 That's so cute 😊
😂❤
Well… I guess you have no choice🎉
GORGEOUS! I'd add some native amphibians to you garden now that you have a pond. They're great for getting rid of pest insects and they're super fun to observe while you're chilling at the pond edge.
That's a great idea!
@@epicgardening
In the Seattle area I would go to new development sites that had wetlands and collect amphibian eggs before the wetlands were destroyed. I’d put them in my pond and watch them grow into frogs or salamanders then release them back into areas that were protected. It’s a lot of fun! Plus more biodiversity in you pond is always cool.
Kevin, I love the drone zoom-out where you show permaculture-goodness.....and then the giant pool in your neighbor's yard, LOL. Makes you appreciate not just the garden even more, but the mindset and the person behind it. 🙂
Wow, I would love this in my front yard... so tired of dead grass and this looks like a good option.
@@FlamingBasketballClub yes, but I also love to garden
Not for the council 😅😅
@@diillonmccullough4212 Gophers have destroyed most of the neighbors yards.. it's so hard to get rid of them and they leave dead grass tracks
Add plant and flower beds. Grass takes too much maintenance, much as well have flowering shrubs. Add some hedges and topiary.
I'm jealous of his neighbors lol
It would be nice to know what a pond like that generally costs. It’s definitely awesome and whatever the cost it adds value to your home, I’m just curious how much it costs.
a rough estimate I would say 35-45 thousand us dollars
Great question!
@@BigggRoss ouch.
@@mselizabeth2644 just the material alone is probably 25 grand
Yeah this is basically an aspect of gardening for people with money. A lot of resources too I might add.
I love all your videos, the homestead, main channel, and Jacque's as well. I have been watching for a few years, and you were my inspiration
to start my own gardening channel.
A truly Epic Pond! As an Australian viewer, I enjoy gaining tips for water conservation and efficiency, have you noticed the pond gets much evaporation?
I have never seen an "undergravel filter" in a pond before. You see them in tanks but this design is killer!
Beautiful Pond; makes Our ponds we made in our Bird and Vegetable Gardens look tiny 🤣 but the birds and all of nature love them, so size may not matter, LOL😀❤
It doesn't!
"It's not the size of the boat, it's the motion of the ocean"
I couldn’t be Happier!!!
There’s nothing I love more than connecting people with Water……
I can tell by the enthusiasm in your voice that your going to love this “New Medium” to work with!
Working side by side with you to create this unique feature was a blast and I look forward to following your progress as you continue to learn and personalize the Latest Addition to the Epic Garden……
What a fantastic feature. On my garden wish list is a natural swim pool, with a waterfall if able. Being in the southwest of England it will be quite a cold swim. Not having the lovely temperatures you have. Really enjoying your new garden.
You could at least use black rocks on the bottom to absorb more of the sun's heat and raise it a few more degrees
Beautiful…I would like to see the water tank screened (some type of non-invasive bamboo would look great & fit the “vibe”. Congratulations…still waiting for chickens 🤣
I have a giant bird of paradise behind my pond and it gets 20 ft tall. My pond is about a 4th the size of yours but there is nothing better in your yard. With your weather you could do some beautiful tropicals. You will love this pond, my husband and I dug and built our pond 25 years ago before u-tube lol and we still love it and so do the birds, butterflies and dragonflies. Can't wait to see the progress🥰
You should look into getting a Rhus Integrifolia a.k.a. Lemonade Berry. It's a native plant to our area. Produces a berry you could do a lot with and it help attract native birds to your yard and get insects.
Yes to native plants!
I am so excited to see what this pond looks like in a year with all those lilies and plants grown in!! This is so awesome. I'd love to do something like this when I own my own place one day. Thanks for the inspiration!!!
Hey Kevin, fun fact: if you wanna do some fully underwater gardening (mostly inedible plants but absolutely beautiful) you can go get some anubias or bucephalandra plants, tie them on a piece of driftwood or a rock, throw them into the pond and in a few months to years you will have a beautiful underwater bush! You can do the same with java fern (microsorum) as well. They can sometimes if they get big enough even grow their leaves out of the water and live like that no problem. Or if you want a more cold-water kelp-ish style you can look into some egeria densa or hornwort, they grow incredibly fast and propagate easily and you can feed the excess to for example chicken. Also as for me personally - I always LOVE to see some mosses growing around the waterfall - they need a lot of moisture to be happy and healthy but they are so beautiful and really decorative. I love everything about water features and I hope you'll enjoy it as much as us aqua nerds do!
This is the second video I’ve seen using this company. I will have to note this for the future when I get a house. I absolutely love these water features. They do an awesome job!
This is amazing, I cannot wait to see how the pond gets planted. We had a man made pond at the house I grew up in and one of my favorite memories from that house is sitting out on the deck on a warm summer night listening to the chorus of frog song and watching the fireflies. You will be amazed at the wildlife the pond will bring in. We had so much, from frogs to Blue Herons.
The rain water holding tank is a great canvas for a local artist to paint a mural on.
Looks great. Must be nice to relax and see and hear the water works.
I don’t know how you plan to stock your pond, but I would hope you make a niche for frogs. I love frogs!
You just found a way to make your channel even better. I have a pond with my garden too. Best thing I ever done.
Amen!
Fabulous! It’s my dream to have a pond someday. Of course grow lotuses which have edible parts to them, as you know. You will attract a lot of birds so maybe look into what they would like as nesting sites and food.
Thank you 1000 times for this video! I’m obsessed with Pond’s and watch Ed and Greg’s videos all the time. However, I have never seen such a thorough video explaining the aqua blocks the filter and how it works. Someday… I hope to have enough money to add mile block filter to my own pond! Your pond is gorgeous and I wish you many many years of enjoyment
would love to know the material cost breakdown of everything in this part of the project; looks beautiful cant wait to see everything you do with it
Amazing pond! Plant some edible bananas in the basin to shade the patio/ basin! You might need a bib liner from where the final waterfall flows into the basin to direct water to it, but bananas can be planted in gravel as long as the roots can get into the water. Or maybe that moist corner you showed. Also nice that you didn’t do cliff hangers…
I love fresh water chestnuts. Rumour has it that they are easy to grow, too. Also, there are a lot of tropicals that I want to try: ginger, turmeric, edible lotus, and edible bamboo. They all do well in your temperatures but even the land-grown plants need extra water and humidity to thrive. Love your content - keep up the good work!
Wow!! Incredible transformation!! I say add a plumeria and some dwarf bamboo in one section somewhere around the pond!! So cool to see each step of the way!! Looking forward to see what you come up with around the pond!🪱🪱🪱
How cool! Need to follow Ed for sure!! Carl and his crew built my little pond about 9 years ago... love them!!
Been waitin' for this vid to drop! The pond looks tremendous. I really appreciate you documenting this process. I love living vicariously through your many garden/landscape journeys!
Really interested in seeing more about the taro & some recipes too. My partner & I love taro. I'm sure this pond is meant for mostly plants but I'd be super stoked to see some content on ducks. We'd love to be able to do a natural pond & raise ducks eventually so it'd be great to see especially since my experience with ducks has only been with the little above ground pools/baths.
Ooooooooo, so exciting. I'm really glad you're going to do some landscape gardening.
Great work! The pond came out beautiful it fits the area/space just perfect 💗 I’ve been watching Greg Wittstock for a while now and I’ve been collecting rocks and drawing out and marking the layout for my own pond in my back yard for over 3years now I don’t have any sort of large budget but that doesn’t hold me back from dreaming and planning to one day create my own pond 😊 I love TH-cam just watching everyone’s amazing work and input is so inspirational… thank you to everyone that shares their creations and processes on the things they create/build/grow 💗 here’s to all the amazing people/channels out there 💗👊🏻
..and I thought I was doing well to have a 180 gallon horse trough pond this past summer, lol! Beautiful, self-sufficient pond, Kevin. Look forward to seeing what kinds of fish you put in it.
You ARE doing well!
Thank you for sharing so much detail about the process. I've watched many Aquascape videos and they aren't always very informative. I've had a hard time understanding exactly how the systems work. This video is packed with so much helpful information.
Omg I'm such a fan of Ed and the aquascape team. Can't wait to see your plantings around this new ecosystem. I've seen some hoyas directly in the pond, and irises, salvias, and lotus flowers around the edges. The leaves of the lotus are so cool.
Beautiful!
When subdivisions are first platted, there was room, and the knowledge that green parks were necessary, and then greed took over and tiny lots on blocks without any park space were the norm.
Awesome Kevin! I would love to see a video (maybe on the homesteading channel) going through how much this project cost for all of us that are curious and might want to put in a pond ourselves one day!
I think it's on the discord link?
I love ponds. With a pond in your garden, I'll watch all your garden updates. It must have cost you a million dollar! Luxurious.
Well, that pond certainly is Epic! I/m thinking of doing a water feature that takes up a bit over a square metre, not half the yard 🤣
The submerged storage is an awesome idea and even on my small scale, I'm thinking of adding it. (probably a 50 gallon plastic drum)
Look forward to seeing it fully planted out.
Im glad i came back to see the origins of the pond after seeing it fully functioning. This was a journey
CANT WAIT to see what kind of gardening you do around this!
Yesssss I have been binge watching these natural/recreational pond videos and they are so cool, better than pools!
Wow, I finally have an idea how a beautiful waterscape is created. Thank you! So beautiful!
Two (or three) of my favorite channels corroborating!! I was so excited 💕 The pond is beautiful, and you got a whole new world in your garden!! I can’t wait to see the new fish and plants.
I've been waiting for the video on your pond. The house we moved to had a 2500 gallon pond that was neglected for years. Took me an entire summer to clean it out and reshape the waterfall. Evaporation, too much sun (algae), and fall leaves is are real issues. I'm looking forward to seeing how you deal with them.
Wow this is gorgeous.
I love how excited you sound as you show the plants around the pond!
Me too!!!
Congrats on that cool pond! I can't wait to see how your entire eco system ties in to all the food (& what types) you can produce on your homestead.
I put in a very small pondless water fall to my backyard/garden last year, ther eis so much more insects around and a greater variety to. great way to boost local habitat
I’m so impressed w/ everything that you are doing on your property. Awesome city homestead.
Absolutely gorgeous!! Wow what a peaceful relaxing area you created !
I'd love to hear from your neighbors on what it's been like since you moved in hahahahaha. Never a boring day!
i love his drawing pad with the questions and ideas tab on the side
That is a beautiful pond, I’ve never seen that type of a gravel filter underground pool area. You might need some shade come spring/summer over the fish and for the blue heron’s in SD. They can be kind of relentless, the only thing that worked well for us was a floating alligator decoy. Good luck with the pond, they are a lot of work but definitely rewarding.
It's absolutely beautiful!! You must be so excited! I'd kill to sit and read a book next to that pond!
I love how even as your channel gets bigger and bigger, it's still just mostly you doing everything, including holding the camera!!
Gotta!
How exciting! I love watching the changes in your EPIC homestead!!!
Absolutely beautiful! A dream come true! Epic!!!
It’s very beautiful. They did an excellent job. Makes me want to give my tiny pond another makeover!
The pond looks sick! You gotta plant some cool tropical ferns and stuff around it. Looks like a great place to relax and have a cold Sierra Nevada pale. Cheers!
Congratulations, Kevin! All your hard wirk and planning lead to this truly epic, magnificent landscape. Just really enjoying this part of your journey. Best!!
This looks amazing! Would it be possible to grow wasabi in the pond??
That was my question too!
Kevin!!!! This is amazing!!! Congrats! I can't wait to see it flourish over the next year!!
Wow.. never knew how much work is involved. Well done team.. truly amazing 🤩🤩🤩
That looks beautiful, the guys did such a great job in the design and set up! You’ll enjoy many evenings kicking back out there listening to the water falling. Enjoy!
Thanks for sharing your beautiful garden lovely 🥰
Kevin, Kevin, Kevin-now that is a pond! I should say an Epic Pond!!
Did you have to move some of your previous plantings?
I can’t wait to see how this area develops!
Bravo to you and all the crews that assisted plus the Garden Hermit!
With the sun on that pond the water lettuce will need regular thinning... those things multiply like crazy... lol... love the pond 🥰
I love that when ed was explaining the filter your eyes just glazed over. It's great to see you noob out.
This pond was a bit of a wasted opportunity. You've already diverted your grey water into the garden, diverting it into a a submerged planted "wetlands" reservoir would have allowed you to divert your sink water as well. Essentially it would have turned your entire pond into a natural filtration and nutrient enrichment system which could then be used to water and feed your plants.
You wouldn't be able to sit on the filter, but you'd have a ton more plants, would look stunning and filling the reservoir wouldn't have wasted a drop of water.
Anyway, welcome to the aquatics community.
Absolutely beautiful! Epic Gardener!! Awesome! Your back yard garden is AMAZING ❤️ Privacy too😂🤣 YOU ROCK! 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽
I was already jealous with the rain water tank, and now this? Oh well. I'll just plant some more trees instead. :) So cool, Kevin.
You need a kimiko screen to hide the water tank. TH-cam channel Pask Makes did a screen to hide a big tank and it was stunning. I think it would look great in your garden/pond space.
Trust me I've got a plan :)
That's going to look gorgeous once it is all grown in a bit and settled in.
You know, I wasn't 100% sold on a water feature myself, as it seemed like a waste of power to keep a waterfall going and pumps and filters. But then you mentioned seeing beneficial insects and I realized it may be worth it, to provide habitat for some wildlife. Opened my eyes once again, there
That pond is GORGEOUS! such an interesting process to watch. Goodness it's magic what they did with your yard. Super excited to see the taro and how it grow/harvests.
I'm glad you were finally able to get your pond!
This really is turning into the most epic garden.
You'll have to keep an eye on those plants in the pond if you don't have something to eat them eventually. I know the water lettuce looks REALLY cool once it spreads, but it can become invasive REALLY fast! My mom got some and it sends out runners (kinda like strawberries). She gave me a bunch to bring back to the farm with me for one of our ponds that needs some help. Unfortunately, something ate it all. (I suspect it was the cows.....they'll eat anything green!) But, I'll just get more from her again in the future. ;)
I loved that you used the bio-balls with the filter. I've seen those used with salt water tanks, but not with ponds. However, it makes total sense to use them this way. They will help build your ecosystem in no time!
With everything you've accomplished in the past year, it will be interesting to see what develops this year. You've already made mention of several things, so I'm looking forward to future videos. Bravo! EPIC project with an EPIC outcome!
Wow wow wow, the episode I have been waiting for! It’s absolutely beautiful! I can’t wait to see it mature, u definitely need to put some lights at the bottom of the pond so u can enjoy the view at night too.
It was so nice to see Laura mentioned :D I found your page through Mark, then you mention Laura.. my three favorite gardeners all knowing each other... :) Also, grow something fun that attracts dragonflies! I see them where I live randomly, but growing up in Northern California, they were a constant and I love them so much :)
I love them both!
@@epicgardening Mark and Laura or Gardeners and Dragonflies? :D
To me, the pond screams TROPICAL. So topical fruit trees would look great set up in a food forest system...
So pretty! Living garden is so lovely!
It’s gorgeous!! I’ve always wanted a pond with a waterfall. Incredible!
Great start Kevin! Lovely pond construction. Don't forget to cover up that water retainer....Arborvitae would be a beautiful backdrop for your waterfall. BTW, you'll love Greg Whittstock. He Vlogged my pond and was charming!
Well thank you! 👊
it's hard not to be jealous of the relationships and talented people and teams you get to meet and work with. Thanks for all the content and inspo! Working on getting 168' of slip fence this summer! Sparks, NV
To think earth has naturally done all this work for itself given us some of the most beautiful ponds and waterfalls all over the 🌎
Lotus! Yum! Looks incredible!!!
A gorgeous pond but that must cost a fortune! Good luck and happy planting. I had just a small pond but it attracted so many new animals and reptiles to the yard.
Would love to see some carnivorous plants in the pond area!
This is just beautiful!! (swoon) I love the sound of the water. It sounds so relaxing. I know the birds are going to love it. The butterflies will too I'm sure. And the bees. The list of benefits you added by installing this pond is long. Would be the perfect way to start your morning and end your evening too. Love it! Great job. I hope you plant some flowers for color as a backdrop to add even more beauty.
Curious if you'll have to worry about mosquitoes laying eggs in any corners of the standing water? Did Ed have any insight for keeping unwanted insects at bay?
I'll have fish that mostly feed on all of the larvae!
@@epicgardeningWhat kinds of fish did you choose? You can actually hang nesting boxes for bats (and birds that you want to attract of course) local to your area, too. They swoop up a lot of mosquitoes and it looks so cool to see them flying. To provide nesting boxes at a suitable location as a substitute for further natural habitats to add to your truly epic pond is really easy.
I have a 2.5k gallon pond and it's 7 years old. Never have a mosquito problem. The fish eat a lot of the eggs and larvae and the pond plants attract dragonflies which means anything that *does* make it to adulthood gets eaten by them. I love being out by it during mosquito season because I never get bit (and I was always the mosquitoes favourite snack before).
It will also likely attract dragonflies which will gladly eat mosquitoes.
I can’t wait to see the fishes (and maybe turtles??) you’ll put in the pond!
Beautiful! What ever you put in it will be fantastic.
It looks great. Good job
Thank you! Cheers!