Ponds, Pond Liners & Rocks.

The addition of any water feature in the garden gives the opportunity to create a point of interest and beauty as well as a natural haven for fish and birds. Indeed, this attraction of birds to water is one of the unexpected benefits of creating a water environment in your garden. There are many books and magazines available with ideas on how to build your water garden feature and it is not the purpose of this page to dwell on these contructions techniques.

Basically, there are four different mediums in which to work with. These being:

1. Preformed fibre glass pools

2. Concrete ponds and

3. Pond liners in the form of vinyl or synthetic rubber or butyl sheeting.

4. Artificial rock water features.

Fibre Glass:

The fibre glass ponds are quick and easy to install but relatively expensive.

Concrete:

Concrete can involve a lot of work and unless done properly can be subject to cracking and leaking later. Unless adequately treated, the excess alkalinity leaching from the cement will be harmful and possibly lethal to fish. Proper sealing and curing of a concrete pool is essential before placing fish in your new pond.

Pond Liners:

The flexible vinyl, EPDM or butyl pond liners are generally more cost effective, when creating a pool of a length two metres or more. They are easy to work with, lend themselves more readily in adapting to a given area and their flexibility makes them less prone to cracking or damage from earth movements or tree roots. Pool liners come in many sizes and can usually be custom made in the factory to accommodate special sizes on request. Black polythene sheets commonly available from most nurseries or hardware supplies are generally not suitable as pond liners as rapid deterioration in sunlight usually occurs.

Pond Liner Prices:

Vinyl:

Vinyl liners are black in color. Liners designed for pond use are UV resistent and have a long life. We sell off the roll and do not cut narrower than what is the roll width.
Any length is available up to 25m.
Cost:
2m wide X 1m $10
4m wide X 1m $10
6m wide X 1m $10

Stoneflec:
Vinyl liner with 20 year warranty. This liner has an imprinted pebble pattern making it ideal for streams. It is 4 metres wide and can be cut to any length.
Cost: $80 per linear metre (ie: 4 x 1 metre)

EPDM Liner:

EPDM is more UV resistant than Butyl rubber liners. Available in 3m, 4.5m and 6m widths.
Twenty years minimum life.
Cost: $20 per square metre.

Special Double Sided Liner Joining Tape:

Special Double Sided Liner Joining Tapes are now available.
Cost: POA

Liner Proctectors:

Placing rocks directly onto your pool liners has always been a bit risky owing to the fact that heavy rocks may penetrate the thinner liners. We have now solved this problem and help the environment at the same time. Discarded motor tyres are shredded and made into round mats of about 50mm thick. The mats are placed directly onto the pool liners where you are going to place rocks. The mats are a dark green/black in colour and easily blend into the water feature. They are strong and readily support the rocks.
Available in three sizes :
52cm diameter $10 each
65cm diameter $15 each
90cm diameter $25 each
liner protector

For more information on PVC and UPVC liners, see our page 'To PVC or not to PVC.'

Artifical Rock Water Features:

We can supply a range of artifical rock water features made by UNIVERSAL ROCKS. We invite you to ask for a catalogue which details all measurements of these ponds and waterfalls. Upon selection of the items which suit your requirements we will then be pleased to give you a firm price. Note that this price is ex-nursery only. We will not deliver. You will find our prices especially competitive.

We also have artificial rock water features from other manufacturers as shown on the attached pictures but no specific catalogues of these items are available. We invite inspection but note that our normal retail trading days are SATURDAYS ONLY.

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