20 Innovative DIY Pond Ideas Letting You Build a Water Feature From Scratch!

Nicole and Bianca CuteDIYprojects Blogger

The kind of serenity a water feature or a beautiful pond can add to your garden is simply out of the world. However, it’s quite an expensive deal to get a pond professionally installed, while getting it all done all by yourself comes under a fraction of that cost. Below are 20 DIY Pond Ideas taking you through building a pond in your yard right from the very scratch.

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DIY Pond Ideas
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1. How to Build an Easy and Cheap Pond

How to Build an Easy and Cheap Pond
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Once you mark the desired size of the pond, excavate the land to a good depth and lay a cushioning material at the bottom. Fill with water, hide the liner and add your choice of plants or accessories.

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DIY Details : thegardenglove

2. DIY Pond and Landscape Water Feature

DIY Pond and Landscape Water Feature
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Get creative with the landscaping and define a backyard pond with lots of stone pallets and plants. Work out the shape of the reservoir with a plastic pool and adorn it with a mini DIY fountain.

DIY Details : ohmy-creative

3. Concrete Pond with Waterfall

Concrete Pond with Waterfall
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Now that’s really not an ordinary garden pond, this prettiness is worthy-enough of transforming your yard into a whole resort-like space. The 9 feet deep pond sports concrete sides and a lovely waterfall amidst the stones.

DIY Details : koiphen

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4. DIY Tractor Tire Pond

DIY Tractor Tire Pond
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Recycle an old tractor tire into this breathtakingly beautiful pond for your garden, coming with a perfect round shape. Decorate it with your choice of stones and pebbles, popping a few water lilies on top.

DIY Details : thewhoot

5. Decorative Pond From Old Tires

Decorative Pond From Old Tires
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Cutting off the sidewalls of two tires and stacking them is the key. Simply fill the bottom with sand, place a polythene lining and load water. Those plants installed in a wire mesh and compost around the tires are incredible.

DIY Details : cutediyprojects

6. Above Ground Koi Pond

Above Ground Koi Pond
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An enchanting above-the-ground Koi pond constructed out of landscape timbers rests on top of a concrete footing. The plants thrive on an underwater pump sending water to bog areas at upper ends of the pond.

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DIY Details : creativebackyardideas

7. DIY Water Garden and Koi Pond

DIY Water Garden and Koi Pond
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This gorgeousness comes with a raised bed pond and a beautiful 15 inch granite rock wall. Use a pre-formed pond liner for the shape, adding touches of grace with a stone waterfall and flowers around.

DIY Details : learningasigotips

8. Wildlife Pond Decorated with Vivid Plants

Wildlife Pond Decorated with Vivid Plants
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All credits to those brightly colored water lilies, lovely tall grasses, amazing alpines and herbaceous plants installed on the outside – this garden wildlife pond lined with rocks and pebbles reaches true heights of beauty.

DIY Details : idealhome

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9. A Sloping Stream

A Sloping Stream
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The gentle curve of the walkway defines the outlines of this pond that flaunts different-sized boulders and a whole bundle of colors, plants and materials. Dwarf evergreens sit between lilies and black-eyes Susans with unbeatable elegance.

DIY Details : bhg

10. Build a Garden Pond and Deck

Build a Garden Pond and Deck
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Not just a lovely rectangular pond alone, this inspiration takes you through the steps to charm your garden with a glossy, easy-care ground-level boardwalk too, ending up in a totally serene setting for the space.

DIY Details : familyhandyman

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