How to hide pond liner around the edge of a pond.

How to hide pond liner, pond edging, pond planting. Pond liner repair • Pond liner repair

[@joonkim3289]

What a beautiful video. Amazing knowledge and intention in your work. Thank you for sharing!

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Thanks very much for watching and for your kind words! Best, Ed

[@user-xp5qx8wg9x]

Based on this video alone it's well worth subscribing to your channel. Thank you for sharing your wealth of information.

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Thank you for your kind words! Best, Ed

[@bandolero5068]

Nice start to a Sunday: watching a well presented, to the point tutorial. Inspires me to get out and improve my own set up, and, as always, some great tips.

[@nailer65]

Great video Ed. A method I've used in the past is to tuck some hessian sacking under the grass verge and let it drape into the water about 10cm below the water surface. Moss tends to grow on the sacking after a few months, hiding the lining quite well. For planting I've used marsh marigold, yellow flag iris, water lilies, bogbean and parrot's foot. The only plant I've used that I'd never use again is water mint - it's a total thug, taking over the pond and happily spreading out of your pond and across the lawn!

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Thanks for your comment-I’ve done the very same thing myself with some great success. I did find however water loss was rather high as a result of the wicking from the hessian-although the surrounding planting was very lush and healthy!! Mint is certainly a thug-but the runners are easy to pull and remove (when in water) and the benefits for pollinators and the wonderful smell justify its use for me!! Best regards, Ed

[@ding5040]

Thanks. Beneficial information in the planning stages of my pond. The Aussie sun really dries out any exposed liner.

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Thanks for watching and glad you found it useful. I imagine your ‘down under’ sun would degrade pond liner much faster then our uk sun! Best, Ed

[@edwardpinner]

A wonderful video. Thank you. My 1,000 litre pre-formed pond should arrive in the next week or two so I’m on the lookout for info and came across your videos. Love your laid back, informative style.

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Thanks very much! Good luck with your new pond! installing preformed shells can be a little tricky to get level- once in the ground and as level as you can get it backfill with soil AND fill the pond with water at the same time, to try to counteract the forces from inside and outside (if that makes sense!) Once it’s full of water any gaps around the sides are best filled with sand and then watered in with a hose. This allows the small grains of sand/grit to settle and compact around the pond shell properly and reduces the risk of the pond moving/sinking over time. Take your time, persevere and you’ll get there!

[@carolrawsthorne7655]

Wow. That’s the best video I’ve watched and I’ve watched quite a lot. I’ve just finished relining my pond today and I’m ashamed to say my plant’s roots have become like a carpet. Your easy manner and relaxed tone make this a very relaxing and informative watch. Thank you Ed.

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Ah thanks for saying so Carol and glad the video was of some help to you! It’s an old one this- hopefully you catch up on some of my more recent videos- the sound quality leaves a lot to be desired for in the older ones!! Best, Ed

[@jeijei6719]

Hi, super informative. I am in the middle of building my own pond, will definitely opt for gravel instead of compost. I'd be interested in a demonstration of a natural bog filter.

[@pedalfast9062]

Reall useful tips for a novice like me! Wouldn’t have thought of washing the gravel before putting the plants into the pond. Also choosing the right sized plants according to the size of your pond is helpful advice. I enjoyed watching this. Geared up and ready to go with our pond now!

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Thanks very much for your kind word!

[@doghouseriley4732]

On one hand washing the gravel, on the other, using cement.......................... Not sure about that. Nice flat stones will sit still there is no flow to the pond.

[@barbarapregger8526]

Wow that was a good job. Thanks for showing it step by step.

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Thank very much!

[@grantharvey2503]

Great video Ed, top tip about using the 10mm shingle as to the aquatic compost. I for one will be a convert to it when I do a full clean out of my pond as I can not see my fish anymore. Keep up the great work.

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Thanks for the kind words and glad you found it informative!!

[@andreaberryman5354]

I love the idea of the natural grass edging-really nice. I'm imagining a lovely plant shelf of cattails, rushes, lillies and iris blending into the grass. Great video-thank you! I always put my plants in plain plastic pots with no holes and let them soak to waterlog the contents before placing in the pond-it gets pretty heavy. Then I place in some large rocks to beautify and keep the fish out.

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Thanks for your lovely comment! Be wary of using solid planters in ponds: roots of pond plants, marginals, water lilies etc etc require oxygen. Traditional mesh planters, or planting bare rooted amongst gravel, will allow the roots to freely grow and seek out micro currents and supplies of nutrients and oxygen, which plants require to prosper. The use of solid baskets really restricts both the explorative nature of the plants roots and the quantities of nutrients and oxygen available for the plant. In worst case scenarios plants become so pot bound that then end up sitting in essentially stagnant anaerobic conditions, which won’t do them any good at all. Simply punching a load of small holes around the plant pot before use will make a tremendous difference to the plants success. Best regards, Ed

[@IndoonaOceans]

Fantastic presentation and film making - thanks!

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Thanks very much!!

[@freshimpactco.8698]

How simple it is to add a water level sensor or a top-up device. Just a few pounds and the problem has been solved. Or if pond builders just rock up the pond from the beginning and thus there never has to be an issue to worry about in the first place. Good video, great content, well done.

[@kevinjamesparr552]

Great video. Nice chap . I use big laundry plastic baskets for water lilies as with handles both sides and strong with weaved open type sides can be lifted easily in ponds and when dividing every three years easy to haul out.Hope this helps all who grow water lily as they are thugs really and can grow larger than told when buying

[@philmorris7964]

Thanks for the video handsome man, very helpful

[@onthefence1492]

Favorite pond channel now..

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Favourite comment now…!! Thanks Charlie! All the best, Ed

[@nobody7232]

Lots of benefits to having some stone wall covering the liner.. Lots of nooks and crannies for pond life to live in, and good bacteria to colonise.... Nice job, new sub..

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Thanks so much for watching and subbing and hope you take a peak at some of my other videos! Best regards, Ed

[@marie-christinebrazier3297]

Really helpful - thank you so much!

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Thabns for your comment and you’re welcome! Best, Ed

[@TheReverentSqualy]

You've an excellent presenting style and I really appreciate your explanations on pond basics. Personally I'm only starting my pond journey. Great video man, well done. Any plant tips for dressing up a gravel border? I was thinking Marsh Marigolds. Thanks!

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Thanks for your kind words! By gravel border you mean in the pond? Ie in the margins? If so then yes, marsh marigolds are a must for any pond! Accompany them with some taller architectural plants, such as purple iris or a dwarf reed mace/bull rush for a nice display. Good luck with your pond journey and always experiment- you’ll find so much conflicting advice in this trade that I encourage anyone to find their own feet and dabble. Best way to learn!

[@rogercoates2940]

Very informative, well done.

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Thank you kindly!

[@Jim804]

Thank you for this, I’m going to do exactly the same.

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Good luck!

[@littlevillagewindowcleanin8802]

great video so helpful well done

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! Best, Ed

[@JP-kb4yi]

I use to only use gravel in my submersed plant baskets. Now I use crushed coconut grow medium in the bottom of the pot and top it off with gravel. It makes the pot much easier to remove when I need to do any plant maintenance. Additionally the plants seem to bloom longer because the crushed coconut seems to filter the water of nutrients better then gravel.

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Fantastic idea and thanks for sharing! I do find though that the added ‘ballast’ or weight of the gravel is an added bonus, keeping the plants well anchored, helping prevent taller plants from toppling in the wind and preventing water lilies from floating up to the surface once they’ve grown so large that buoyancy becomes an issue. But in those instances where manoeuvrability is a necessity this is a great idea! Best, Ed

[@janegreen9340]

Very helpful thank you

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

No problem and glad you found it helpful! Best, Ed

[@willyseitz6106]

such a beautiful, calm and informative way of great and useful explainations. When do you come and visit me to in Germany helping me with my Koi pond project ??? hehehe

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Ha ha! I thanks for your great comment- am flattered! Best regards, Ed

[@liammcgirr1778]

Good video! Where do you get your rocks from? That idea of a wall is a great idea my ponds liner is slightly exposed so could do with upgrading it.

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Thanks for the kind words! Most landscaping centres would stock a range of walling/rockery stone which could be put to good use. In this instance I highly recommend Lindsey Clark brothers in Churt, Surrey, somewhere I source lots of my pond build materials from.

[@wayneeaston7163]

Hello I've got a preformed pond in my back garden I'm looking to make a bigger pond just wondered if you could help me I have no idea what I want tbh but any suggestions or ideas I would be very grate ful Thankyou

[@kalsti1]

Great tutorials! How would you recommend deepening a flex liner pond that is surrounded by flagstone?

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Thanks for your kind words! there’s no ‘quick’ solution to this I’m afraid-the correct solution would be to lift the flag stones and remove your old liner. excavate your pond to its new desired depth, re-line the pond with a new liner and re-lay the flagstones. hope this helps!

[@brigitte4635]

I planted my water lily 3ft deep , and it did well!

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Great to hear! 3ft is generally a good average depth for large lily varieties in a sunny position.

[@epiphgd4302]

Could you use expanding pool foam instead of cement? Great job btw!

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Hi there, Thanks for watching and commenting- absolutely; aquatic expanding foams can be used to construct ponds and cascades and used to help edge a pond. I have used such methods on many of my commissions and have documented some of these on my channel! Best, Ed

[@kevc4976]

Hi Ed, great video , would there be any concern regarding rain run off from the surrounding grass / plants taking unwanted nutrients going into the pond? I've just starting building my small pond and was thinking this regarding the edge being higher than the original ground level

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

HI Kev, thanks for watching and commenting and my apologies for the delay in responding- it’s a great question! Run off is something that should always be considered- potentially adding nutrients that would encourage algae blooms and even potential contaminants and pollutants that could wipe out livestock in a pond. As much as possible run off into a pond should be prevented, although a small amount is often inevitable and generally harmless. I’d def try to prevent run off from turned soil/borders and never add compost/mulch/fertiliser etc to the borders close to a pond if run off contamination is a concern. Blanket weed and/or green water would quickly become a nightmare with the increase in nutrients. Run off from established lawns is less of an issue, but be wary of treating your lawn if there’s a risk of heavy rain soon after application that could wash treatment into your pond. Setting the pond edge fractionally higher then the surrounding ground level can be beneficial, as long as it doesn’t cause you a headache with grass cutting etc. Hope this helps and good luck with your build! Best, Ed

[@clarkriccobuono3903]

Looks nice. Would you remove those containers every winter?

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Hi there, thanks for your comment and my apologies for the slow response! No- such planted baskets would remain in the pond all rear around. Only a select few tender non frost hardy plants would require removal and storage over colder winter months and there are no such varieties in this pond! Best, Ed

[@jamesharper636]

Nice looking pond but I fear that wildlife might find it difficult to get in and out safely as the sides are all quite 'steep'.

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Thank you! Not one of mine- simply commissioned to conceal the back edge of pond lining. Good point re entry/exit points in ponds for wildlife and always something to consider when designing/building a pond; in this instance maintaining a full pond will be more then sufficient for any struggling critters to climb out of the pond. Should the levels drop significantly some strategically positioned rocks, plus the marginal planting baskets are there to also provide a step up if needs be. Best, Ed

[@hoppyb6113]

How much turf needs to be in the pond please..?

[@miless2111sutube]

great video, can you share where you buy the rock that you use? Do you break the stone into the thin strips or does it come that way?

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Thanks very much! Most of my stone either comes direct from the Horsham stone quarry, just outside of Horsham-or for other rock such as York and purbeck I frequently use a friendly local firm called Lindsey Clark’s in churt, Surrey. In this vid the stone used was a combination of York rockery (mostly for the pond edging and the cascade) and York natural paving-used for the seating area and the seating area retaining wall. The paving stone tends to be a uniform thickness and I then split by hand some of this and some of the rockery stone to provide different thicknesses for some interest when wall building. Hope this helps, Ed

[@miless2111sutube]

@@CrystalClearAquatics thanks for the detail :)

[@dansjullie4912]

curious, how do you keep the dirt from the grass from running into the pond?

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

A very good question-as it’s important to try and prevent run off and soil contamination in ponds where possible- in this scenario any loose material/soil is held in place by the turf above and very quickly the fine web like root structure from the grass will bind and stabilise any loose materials. This is something to consider carefully when edging a pond, ensuring downward slopes directing water to a pond can be checked with some raised stones or some heavy planting with good rapid growing ground cover to bind the soil together. Thanks for watching! Best, Ed

[@karenteasdale7341]

⁰i use different moses...and large flat natural srone overhangs so the moss isnt as accdsible to birds

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Great thing to do! One of my Nick names when I was younger was ‘moss boy’ as I would do exactly that to soften pond edging and cascades!! Thanks for watching and commenting! Best, Ed

[@giovanidiamonds]

Why do I get the feeling you bought / rented this place with the pond already existing

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Not entirely sure I understand the question?.. my client in this particular video had built the pond themselves some years ago and had issues in trying to conceal the visible pond lining- which is where I was enlisted to do the documented work...

[@oldbloke135]

Surely the industry approved solution to green water is to spend £1000 on filtration equipment, water treatment chemicals and algae loving koi, not just using gravel to plant in?

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Thanks for your comment-although I’m not sure I follow you?!.. The only guaranteed solution to green water is indeed correctly sized filtration equipment-consisting of a pump, filter and uvc-although other methods, particularly heavy planting, can be partially effective. This video is a brief window into pond liner concealment/pond edging-not green water/algae control. Although that is something I’ll be covering later this season!! Best, Ed

[@mr.unorthodoxed7821]

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[@jill-of-all-trades]

What? Can't hear you over the music.

[@CrystalClearAquatics]

Turn your music down then! Ha ha! Sorry couldn’t resist! Apologies for the sound levels- have been learning/stumbling my way through my introduction to KZbin. Hopefully sound gets better with my more recent videos. Thanks for watching, Ed