Pond design in the country 50 photos to decorate their own hands

Pond in the country - a unique element of landscape design, an object for a pleasant contemplation. In addition, the pond will humidify the air and improve the garden light, due to the reflecting surface of the water. If you are thinking about settling personal artificial pond, once you need to intelligently approach the selection of style, lighting and decorative elements.

Choosing a place for the reservoir

Choosing a place for the creation of the reservoir depends on many factors, should take into account the soil, terrain, topography, lighting, the presence of vegetation.

Topography and soil	When choosing a place for the future of the pond is better to stay on the site long stay wet after rain. It is clear that somewhere in the layers of soil on the site has clay or loam. If the choice of places is limited, it is always better to choose low-lying areas.
Illumination	Proper lighting choices will give the opportunity to avoid the strong proliferation of algae and pond bloom. Ideal - noon shading reaches not less than 40% of its area, and the total illumination reaches 6 hours.
The proximity of the plants	The pond should be broken up into an open area, away from tall vegetation that will contaminate the surface of the leaves, seeds and litter.
Landscape	Waters must integrate harmoniously in the landscape site. he often settling in front of the house or near the gazebo.

There are some specifics, if you plan to build a pond with live fish, for example, with koi. In this case it will be important to provide them with an optimal temperature of the water, depending on the fish species.

Excavation and waterproofing works

You have chosen the place for the pond and determined what form it will. Now it's time digging the pit. First, turning points, and the contours are marked pegs. Then detached terraces, the depth and width of 30 cm - 20 cm. You can create several terraces level, for placing on the plant them.

Now dug up the main bowl. shores tilt level should be approximately 45 ° C. The walls of the cup must be narrowed down to prevent shedding of soil and reduce the load of water. The minimum depth of the water should not exceed 60-80 cm: small pond will freeze completely in winter and in summer to warm up much, making it impossible to cultivation of flora and fauna.

If you plan to waterproofing film comes off pit depth of about 15 cm for fixing it on the perimeter. Once ready the pit, its bottom is leveled, cleaned all the stones, roots that may damage the film. Surface slept clean washed sand 5 cm, is poured on top of a monolithic slab of concrete M150. After hardening it completely closes geotextiles. All these activities will protect the waterproof film from damage and prolong its service life.

The next step will be waterproofing - laying rubber sheet Butyl rubber or PVC. the web is calculated from the total length and the double pond depth. To secure the fabric along the edge enough about half the stock. Freely laid sheet, securing the edge on the edge of the bricks. In order to eliminate the negative impact of groundwater, to create a reliable drainage system, which is also part of the waterproofing system.

All of the above waterproofing work carried out prior to concreting, if you choose this form of waterproofing. When you create small ponds, first performed concrete work, and then the concrete surface is treated with several layers of a mixture of Gidroschit.

Construction of concrete foundation with his own hands

Concrete work start before the waterproofing baseplate with the casting of concrete M150, which is intended to protect the reservoir from the ground motions of the bowl. On top of the slab, waterproofing is placed after it dries.

After the base was dug under the bowl, equipped with a drainage system, sprinkled on sand and gravel cushion thickness of 20 - 30 cm, filled with concrete preparation 10 cm thick walls performed reinforcement pool. This will require the reinforcement A 12 mm. Rods bind the binding wire in a grid with a mesh of 20 x 20 cm.

Installing mortgages - an important stage of the work. Before the start of the formwork works set mortgages: bottom drain, nozzles, lights, skimmers. Also laid electrician.
Installation of the formwork is carried waterproof plywood 15 mm thick wooden supporting beams. Quality of shuttering can save material and other leveling agents.

Concreting made of heavy concrete high marks with plasticizers. The walls vibrate, so as not to void. It is more convenient to fill the cup in 2 divided doses - first floor, then the walls. That water has not penetrated through the cold seal leaky joint, butt fit by pouring self-expanding bentonite cord expanding when exposed to water 6 times.

Alignment of the pool is made plaster layer. With the help of plaster can achieve perfect smoothness of the pool. Plastered surface of the bowl has no cracks, voids, depressions and other irregularities.

A device for generating lighting effects and water

If the original pond was planned with the use of water effects: fountains, cascades, streams, then it is necessary to take in advance underground waterproof electrical cable. Lighting and pump can be connected to a single source.

What elements energodizayna can be incorporated into the design of the pond in the country:

• Fountain closed cycle, where the pump from the reservoir in the bowl drives water fountain, from which the water flows back into the tank. Subsequently, the water flows back into the tank.
• Cascade or waterfall is better positioned on the coast, where it will be in harmony with the alpine slide.
• As the backlight lamps can be used, which are located in water, and the water fountain even embedded in the body. On the contour can be set garden lighting, recharged from the sun and give light at night.

Aquatic plants in the design

There are a myriad of aquatic plants. To design the pond looked attractive and to function properly, you need to present it in the following types of aquatic plants:

• Oxygenators - plants that produce oxygen. They carry out biological treatment of water and are food for fish (such as koi). These include hottonia palustris, Ceratophyllum, Myriophyllum spicatum, water asterisk.
• Floating plants are used to decorate the mirror pond. They can be placed in containers submerged terraces. The most popular are duckweed, vodokras, azolla, eyhorniya tolstochereshkovaya.
• For shallow ponds are used in combination with floating deep-water plants. They also planted in containers. Most are easy to care for lilies, Potbelly, apongeton.
• Naberezhnye plants are needed to decorate the pond edges and to protect the water from overheating. Usually used for this purpose are low embankments plants: ferns, arborvitae, barberry, juniper and others. It looks good and other plants, planted in pots.

Making banks and pond

Ways to design a coastal body of water lines a lot:

• the use of large stones of different shapes. The main types of stone used for decoration marble, granite, sandstone, quartzite, etc .;
• decking and construction of bridges of logs;
• clearance shore plates or tiles;
• special decorative film coated with a layer of gravel directly simulating and rocky terrain.

Choosing a way to design the pond, it is necessary to build on its size and shape. stone size should be proportional to the pond. Large stones will be in harmony with a large pond and small - with the smallest. Ideally it should be similar and the shape of stones.

Large boulders are so placed along the perimeter of that part of the rock hung over the water. No need to make a continuous coastline of stones. The reservoir must alternate edging plants and stones in a particular order. After placing all the stones they need to be fixed in cement, buried in a solution of one-third of their height.

Reservoirs strict geometric shapes better okantovyvat similar materials: tiles, beams, planks.

stylistic design

pond clearance may be different - the main thing that it was combined with a portion of the landscape. A variety of stylistic solutions allows you to create amazing compositions, showing the beauty of the water element.

Chinese

Pond - an indispensable companion of Chinese gardens. Traditionally, the Chinese pond must keep track of large boulders, and the banks should gradually descend into the water. Across the pond often tossed small wooden bridge, and next to him put a gazebo for meditation and tea. Koi and lotus flowers - a typical element for the Chinese pond. The pond in the Chinese style is made bright and lush vegetation.

French

French pond - a sample of elegance and sophistication, and with the severity of forms. He draws clear boundaries and neat form. Usually coast rise above ground level in the French style. For this style characters fountains, cascades, steps and sculpture.

Italian

A characteristic feature of the Italian pond is its symmetry. Waters regular geometric shape is usually a decorative fountain or cascade type is in the garden chapter. Since the Italian landscapes - regular, composite, terraced, too, there can be multiple levels in the pond. Coast framed by many decorative plants in pots made of terracotta, or in tubs in beautiful containers. Italian ponds often make out the streetlights.

Japanese

Japanese pond should as much as possible to resemble the natural. You will never find in the nature of rectangular ponds, so they are not in the Japanese style. Japanese pond can be a waterfall, but not a fountain. In general, the art of creating a Japanese pond is similar to creating bonsai - all present, but in miniature. The pond should be similar to the ocean, a pebble on the beach - on a cliff overlooking the ocean. On the coast it is possible to put a sculpture with the image of Buddha, dragon, animal or bird that is reflected in the water.

English

Pond in the English style is much easier to build, since it does not require the definition of borders. English pond line should be smooth. English pond is usually created landscape type - about him in abundant trees and shrubs. English look natural ponds.

A few tips for care

After the device at their summer cottage pond and landscape design for the pond will have to take care of. What is included in the concept of care:

• In the spring of filters and pump are included usually in mid-April. Immediately necessary to conduct a bottom surface cleaning and cleaning of debris. At the same time planted annuals.
• Since June, planted tropical plants.
• Bottom cleaning must be carried out regularly and by means of the bottom of the vacuum cleaner.
• In the summer of the skimmer be sure to remove debris from the surface of the water.
• Summer must be removed filamentous algae. If oxygenators do not have time to clear the water from the green algae, can be used special chemicals - algaecides.
• Water lilies and irises need to feed fertilizers.
• All summer long you need to monitor water quality by special tests.
• In the autumn of tropical plants are taken out of the pond, placed in containers with water and put on a bright winter in frost-free room.
• Autumn leaf fall period pond surface will be easier to cover a fine mesh that does not yellow leaves have fallen to the bottom and remove it for the winter.
• In winter, the water from the pond is drained. It is necessary to flush all of the pipes and hoses. Remove and clean the filters and pumps.

conclusion

Pond in the garden near her house - it is prestigious, stylish and simply beautiful. If you have a big deep fish pond quite troublesome, then build a small pond with his hands on the tools and the power of even the owner of a small area.