Tips Buy Bulbs Recipes Click here for a printer friendly version of this page. The first thing to do is to layout your pond. Take into account the available space and how much you want to spend on a liner.
Bigger liners are more expensive and bigger ponds require more labor to excavate.
The easiest way to layout the pond is to take a garden hose and outline the shape of the pond that you want. The more popular shapes resemble kidney beans or rectangles. This helps to moderate the water temperature. Try to pick a spot in your yard that is relatively level. A sloping floor is also good.