Jose and Primo beginning to dig out the two foot depth of the pond.Having built the retaining wall of 4x4's and putting in 60 yards of sandy fill we've been starting to shape out the pond for our water feature over the last two days. Our liner is 20x30 feet and we're going to make a pond approximately 14x 24 and 2 feet deep. The electrician is coming to wire up the big pump (one and a half horsepower). Having most of the rock work done by the end of the day. That's going to consist of a little less than four tons of Florida field stone and a little more than a ton of ( log cabin) flag stone and about a ton of Niagara jacks. Now take the ingredients, mix them all together carefully, season with an artistic eye, and you should have one beautiful water feature. Ours will have one major waterfall that will cascade down into a bunch of rocks and a smaller river effect on the other side. Tomorrow we'll be putting on the finishing touches and then of course the plants will be the thing that be brings it all to life in the end. Check out our next blog tomorrow to see the progress. Our crew for this endeavor includes Mike, David, Steve, Primo, Jose, Roland and me, your Garden Monkey Florida. 
By the end of the day the pond is dug out, the liner installed, and we begin to fill it which ended up taking about 5 hrs. It's a big pond!
By the end of the day the pond is dug out, the liner installed, and we begin to fill it which ended up taking about 5 hrs. It's a big pond! 
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