Edge the pond with stones that trap the liner to finish vertically:
Adding stone to the shelf edge
- Before adding rocks to the shelf area lay an off cut of liner on the shelf to protect it from damage.
- Add the rocks or cobbles to trap the liner between them and the ground around the pond.
- Hold the folds in place and the vertical upstand in position by piling the stones up against the rim.
- Blend the hard landscaping from the shelf level and up and over the rim edge. The vertical liner should be covered and not seen
- Water will fill halfway up the vertical liner upstand
- Leave pockets or gaps between the rocks to add baskets of suitable plants later
- Plants will grow between or over the hard landscaping and soften the look.
One side completed and trimmed off at ground level
completed pond with no liner showing
- When all the stone work is in there should be no slack in the liner and all folds should be weighted into position
- Fill the top shelf with water to its planned level
- Wait a few days to check your pond holds water and is not leaking
- Trim off or dig the surplus liner behind/under the last row of stone
- The finished pond with all edges complete has no liner visible.
- The stone forms the link between the water and the rest of the garden both visually and for the wildlife visitors
- Plants can then be added. Read our Tips and Advice on How to plant a pond
