I've built a couple of ponds in years gone by and never been happy with my attempts at hiding the liner. I'm not a perfectionist by any means, but even seeing a minimal amount of black rubber can mar the appearance. It's human nature that your eye goes to the bits you aren't happy with. So I was delighted to discover Ed's videos and his concept of building walls on the ledges, within the pond, to hide the liner. I contacted Ed and he confirmed there isn't any particular need to mortar in or use sealant on the stonework. At least not on your own pond build. Clearly it's different if you've built something ten times the size for a customer 150 miles away, you don't want rocks being dislodged by hedgehogs, foxes, crows and the like. So I followed Ed's advice and built an albeit much smaller pond. And I'm so pleased I discovered the channel. It's September and the plants wont be seen for a good few months yet. But it's a thing of beauty if I say so myself. The stone wall itself gets heaps of praise and plenty of friends and family ( not to mention neighbours ) are now seriously considering having a pond installed or even doing it themselves. I have of course pointed them in the right direction. When the Iris, Caltha and Aquatic Forget Me Nots strut their stuff next Spring, I'm sure the feature will persuade them still further. Building and renovating ponds is hard. The materials used are heavy and the manual labour needed, intense. And of course it's the UK, conditions can be anything but favourable. Ed builds the sometimes huge water features with good humour and equal good grace. He's an uncomplaining guy who just gets on with it. His helpers likewise. I thank him profusely, his advice and tips have been invaluable. His videos should be watched by anyone thinking of installing a pond, big or small. The only complaint I have is I now drink a lot more. Who wouldn't want to sit by a lovely expanse of water, bubble fountain working it's magic, with a can or five of Stella in hand ( I'm not sophisticated enough for wine or G&Ts ). Good job we don't have too many idyllic Summer evenings, I'd be skew-wiff far too often. Many thanks.
Tony this is one of THE nicest comments I’ve ever had-thank you so much and I’m really pleased that you’ve been able to create a feature you’re happy with-well done!! Thanks for your support! Best, Ed
Good evening ed I'm one of your subscribers and I was wondering give me some advice on building a railway sleeper pond whether it's a good idea roughly speaking 8 ft in length and about 30 inches tall any advice you could give me would be greatly appreciated
Great job as usual Ed. Not many people would take as much care or spend as much time as you do on every detail. Bout time you revisited the Asperion in Guildford for us, that was one of my favourites. 😊
Thanks David! Funnily enough I was at the Asperion hotel yesterday giving the pond a service- its really establishing nicely and I’ll absolutely do another follow up video next season! Thanks for watching and commenting! Best, Ed
Just finished watching this episode. I'm impressed with how much thought and detail you put into the construction of your projects. Love that mind your own business, can it grow in a bog filter?
Thanks for watching and for your kind words!! Bog filtration would usually rely on plants that grow in water (marginals) rather then moisture loving, so sadly mind your own business wouldn’t be a great choice. However if the system you are making is large enough and you have an area of gravel/substrate exposed above water level then I’d def encourage you to have a go! Best, Ed
Thanks you for watching and commenting! I’m starting to get used to some familiar names in this comments section and I see yours quite often so thank you!! Best, Ed
Great suggestion- I’ve always found floating skimmers like that a great way to help prevent duckweed getting out of hand. Thanks for watching and commenting! Best, Ed
Thanks for your positive feedback Paul! Max was adorable, bless him! As for my watch-I only ever wear a g shock (square) for work so would have been that! Best, Ed
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I've built a couple of ponds in years gone by and never been happy with my attempts at hiding the liner. I'm not a perfectionist by any means, but even seeing a minimal amount of black rubber can mar the appearance. It's human nature that your eye goes to the bits you aren't happy with. So I was delighted to discover Ed's videos and his concept of building walls on the ledges, within the pond, to hide the liner.
I contacted Ed and he confirmed there isn't any particular need to mortar in or use sealant on the stonework. At least not on your own pond build. Clearly it's different if you've built something ten times the size for a customer 150 miles away, you don't want rocks being dislodged by hedgehogs, foxes, crows and the like.
So I followed Ed's advice and built an albeit much smaller pond. And I'm so pleased I discovered the channel. It's September and the plants wont be seen for a good few months yet. But it's a thing of beauty if I say so myself. The stone wall itself gets heaps of praise and plenty of friends and family ( not to mention neighbours ) are now seriously considering having a pond installed or even doing it themselves. I have of course pointed them in the right direction. When the Iris, Caltha and Aquatic Forget Me Nots strut their stuff next Spring, I'm sure the feature will persuade them still further.
Building and renovating ponds is hard. The materials used are heavy and the manual labour needed, intense. And of course it's the UK, conditions can be anything but favourable. Ed builds the sometimes huge water features with good humour and equal good grace. He's an uncomplaining guy who just gets on with it. His helpers likewise. I thank him profusely, his advice and tips have been invaluable. His videos should be watched by anyone thinking of installing a pond, big or small.
The only complaint I have is I now drink a lot more. Who wouldn't want to sit by a lovely expanse of water, bubble fountain working it's magic, with a can or five of Stella in hand ( I'm not sophisticated enough for wine or G&Ts ). Good job we don't have too many idyllic Summer evenings, I'd be skew-wiff far too often.
Many thanks.
Tony this is one of THE nicest comments I’ve ever had-thank you so much and I’m really pleased that you’ve been able to create a feature you’re happy with-well done!!
Thanks for your support!
Best,
Ed
I love these natural looking ponds , another great job ed
Thanks for watching and for your kind words Mike!
Best regards,
Ed
Good evening ed I'm one of your subscribers and I was wondering give me some advice on building a railway sleeper pond whether it's a good idea roughly speaking 8 ft in length and about 30 inches tall any advice you could give me would be greatly appreciated
Great job as usual Ed. Not many people would take as much care or spend as much time as you do on every detail. Bout time you revisited the Asperion in Guildford for us, that was one of my favourites. 😊
Thanks David! Funnily enough I was at the Asperion hotel yesterday giving the pond a service- its really establishing nicely and I’ll absolutely do another follow up video next season! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Best,
Ed
Just finished watching this episode. I'm impressed with how much thought and detail you put into the construction of your projects. Love that mind your own business, can it grow in a bog filter?
Thanks for watching and for your kind words!! Bog filtration would usually rely on plants that grow in water (marginals) rather then moisture loving, so sadly mind your own business wouldn’t be a great choice. However if the system you are making is large enough and you have an area of gravel/substrate exposed above water level then I’d def encourage you to have a go!
Best,
Ed
Hi Ed,Another great pond jobl especially love the split in the cascade into the two spillstones to the pond.
Hey Norman. Thanks for watching and commenting as ever and hope your pond is doing well!
Best regards,
Ed
Saved this video to watch uninterrupted..absolutely love your work & attention to detail. Keep them coming 💪👌
Ha ha! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Best regards,
Ed
Brilliant job as always Ed, musics great too.
Thanks you for watching and commenting! I’m starting to get used to some familiar names in this comments section and I see yours quite often so thank you!!
Best,
Ed
Awesome job as always Ed. Some of my favourite content on TH-cam.
Thanks so much for saying so and glad you enjoy the videos!
Best,
Ed
Superb job ~ bet your client was pleased, I would be
Thanks for your kind words Sue!
Best,
Ed
Cracking job Ed.
Thanks Ian!
Best,
Ed
Looks amazing enjoyed watching this build 👌🏼
Thanks for watching and for your kind words!
Best,
Ed
Could pop in a swimskim 25 or 50, just for a couple of days every now and again, brilliant for removing duckweed I found
Great suggestion- I’ve always found floating skimmers like that a great way to help prevent duckweed getting out of hand. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Best,
Ed
another nice video Ed but two important questions.....1. is Max a new employee? and 2. what is the watch? Thats not a Tuna
Thanks for your positive feedback Paul! Max was adorable, bless him! As for my watch-I only ever wear a g shock (square) for work so would have been that!
Best,
Ed