This inspires me to build our own Pond in our Back Yard, which I've wanted to do since 1999!!! Thanks!

said springtimelove16 2006.01.26 at 18:28:41 PST

Hello Jim, Wonderful pond! I just sent an invite to my husbands computer. He is going to redo our little pond and you have great ideas to share. He also will love looking at your bikes since he to is a owner of one. I am the photographer no he so want to say your photos are wonderful,clear, and well composed. This only the second album I have looked at today, but I will download one so I can re-visit you soon. Laura/OR

said hereslaura 2006.01.03 at 18:20:51 PST

I love these and can't wait to build one of my own! Thanks for sharing! :)

said jensurge 2005.08.28 at 22:02:40 PDT

My wife and I are just starting our pond. Just removed some nasty unkempt Aloe plants from a 6 x 6 area. After looking at your pictures we will definately enlarge the area of construction. We liked the step-by-step process of your album and we made a few notes along the way. We forgot about drainage and overflow problems. We will take photos of ours along the way. Very nicely done.

said jessiejames15 2004.04.16 at 07:46:22 PDT

Really my name is Karen and I have a pond up here in the Gulf Island right on the West Coast of Vancouver. It has been my 1st one and we've had it for 4 years now and I have learned tremendous stuff each year, but I am no where close to what you have. Both my husband & I are physically disabled but the only mobile interferance is with our walking, only to the extent of how fast we cango.so slowly but surely we are getting stuff done every season. I wonder if you could give me some advice on some of the more important things we should be doing that we probably haven't done yet. If you are interested in rather responding to me via email...ours is klowden@shaw.ca...I would really appreciate some of the obvious incrediable knowledge you have evident just by looking at your beautiful photographs. I really look forward to your response. Thanks so much anyway Jim for entering your photos to Webshots s o that I can have them as Wallpaper on my computer. Sincerely Karen

said karan 2004.04.03 at 07:45:59 PST

thanks for the step by step jim ..it helped a lot while i was struggling thru with mine.. wish i had found you when i first started . sharon

said lilypond31752 2004.01.20 at 16:10:03 PST

Loved your pond and the progressive pics. I've been thinking of one myself. Check out my Sand Bar Carribean Club pics. Love those rope lights. Randy

said eaglcoach 2003.10.30 at 19:16:43 PST

Your pond looks great! Thanks for sharing the progression pics. Cheryl from Windsor, Ontario

said becr8tive 2003.09.04 at 07:50:07 PDT

Hi Jim: Your home is amazing. I love your pictures and the ideas in making a spectacular pond setting. I am from Woodstock, Ontario and my son just finished re doing my back yard connecting a small pond with a river into a larger pond 12X14, 4 ft deep. When I get some pictures into my computer I will email them to you. It was by chance I found this site and boy if I lived closer I'd love to meet you. I am also divorced love gardening and building fish ponds. Do you raise any of your fish? My son is going to try this summer. He would love to get into it as a profession. If you like to reply my email is rosieqgirl@hotmail.com. Love to hear from you.

said lanidugan 2003.06.24 at 08:00:02 PDT

I am so glad I accidentally stumbled upon your photo album. I have always wanted a pond in the backyard. Unfortunately, we live in an apartment complex so.... for now, I think I will just live vicariously through you! Your pond is just lovely- you should be very proud. I think I shall come back to visit it often! Thanks for sharing and documenting so well. I feel like I could really could build our own someday!

said divan222 2003.06.10 at 07:47:48 PDT

Your pond looks great, very impressed. I also have a pond, not as big but i enjoy it. If you get a chance take a look at mine look under leannakaye....Lea's Pond let me know what you think. Thanks for the pics!

said leannakaye 2003.06.06 at 08:06:16 PDT

Your pond is beautiful. I very much enjoyed your album showing the progress from start to finish. Very impressive. Thank you for sharing it.

said cathyb1124 2003.05.12 at 10:02:20 PDT

Your pond turned out just beautiful and I'm really impressed at the six day schedule..........I've been building mine for two years now...my kids gave me a preformed pond in 2001 and put it in for me that summer, since then I've been digging the rocks out of the old rock garden that filled the bank along the road the entire width of our property (2- 2 1/2 acres), and reshaping the donated broken rectangle patio blocks...(broken and donated by friends that break them at Martial Arts Games and Tournaments). The end results of all your work show me that all my work will be worth it in the end -- the end hopefully being this spring!!!

said kchurch101 2003.04.07 at 07:45:31 PDT

I really enjoyed the pictures of your progress through building your water garden. I live in an apartment and can't build a pond of my own, so I have a 77gal. aquarium with 11 various different plants. I hope to one day build a pond as beatuiful as yours. Thank you for sharing you pictures. Mitch

said tuthmosis 2003.04.06 at 10:15:35 PDT

What a great project, and a perfect turn out!!! Nice album!

said blazeofglory02 2003.04.01 at 16:07:59 PST

Great pond!!!! I am very impressed. You did a wonderful job. I know the Dallas area somewhat. Had a friend who lived outside Dallas, used to fly over to see him occasionally. I live in NW Florida, so we are probably in the same zone (8b). Anyhow, what a great job you did. I also have my pond on webshots. Do a search for rylaff to find mine.

said rylaff 2003.03.11 at 07:59:54 PST

Great album. I really enjoyed it

said obsessivegardener 2003.02.15 at 20:44:09 PST

I live in San Antonio and it took me three months to dig my pond out by hand. The clay/soil here really fought back. I know how much work you put into your pond. It is beautiful.

said raeraley 2003.02.09 at 04:43:34 PST

Great spot! That pond really sets it off. I also like your plant choices alot. B

said dangerdoggy 2003.02.05 at 08:16:05 PST

I enjoyed your pond pics. I had a small pond last summer & now the fish are living in my basement until I get the bigger one finished in the spring! Next winter they shall live outside! Right now it is just a hole in the ground filled with snow!!! I just love sitting by a pond in the evening! This is a lovely pond. Thanks, Lori

said ryanx4_ 2002.12.05 at 10:26:02 PST

thanks jim.. i spent the summer digging my pond,before i broke down and got a backhoe in. you are much farther along than i am. it looks great! i will hang on to your addy for ideas! sharon

said riva31752 2002.12.03 at 14:08:40 PST

well Jim its just THE most beautiful pond and home....it makes me crazy jealous and reminds me what a failure I am at all of this but I sure do try :) hugz Lexy

said shugahpop 2002.11.07 at 12:23:33 PST

Very nice pictures and you have done some wonderful work on the ponds. As well as helping others in their creations of beauty. Blessings, Angel2u41

said angel2u41 2002.11.02 at 21:17:39 PST

Hi, Jim, Great!! what I see is not only a pond, but also your efforts!!! Although I'm from the other side of the earth, HongKong, the pond like just near me.

said iancheung 2002.10.22 at 09:48:23 PDT

Thanks for a wonderful lesson on pond construction. The 6 weeks of planning and 6 days of development seem to have yielded something that will be enjoyed for many years. I ran the slide show and paused regularly in order to view the photos and to read your comments. This is an excellent album.

said poppadac 2002.10.01 at 09:57:45 PDT

Hi Jim, you have a great pool there, it looks so nice and peaceful to come home to. We also have a pool and waterfall but not as grand as yours, ours to is nice to relax by- with a glass of wine in the evening.

said erle1_ 2002.09.21 at 22:12:08 PDT

Jim, your pond is beautiful. The sequence shots showing construction will be a great help to anyone considering building a pond. Hope you get a female appreciative enough to join you by your pond.

said grangy2 2002.08.07 at 18:28:14 PDT

beautiful pond... envy, envy....

said ilaurea 2002.08.03 at 18:22:59 PDT

Jim Looks like you got a great three-some offer there...my boy....a guy and his girlfriend at your pond...LOL

said 2002.07.26 at 19:31:33 PDT

My girlfriend and I are both single and we love your pond and your pool. It would be easy to imagine spending a few relaxing hours with a nice bottle of wine after coming home from a long day at work. This would be the perfect setting to finish the day off right. Add to that your company and the scene would be perfect....JAG and KAV

said frenchiris 2002.07.26 at 19:02:09 PDT

The Night view is fabulous. Loved seeing the whole process as well. Great pictures.

said linda 2002.07.06 at 00:57:42 PDT

WOW! I just stumbled upon this! I know you sent me a finished picture, but seeing the whole process was facinating! You always do such cool stuff! Jenn

said 2002.07.05 at 16:31:38 PDT

interested in viewing ponds for future pond in my yard if possible.

said 2002.07.04 at 05:12:23 PDT

very nice pond ,,, i love the landscape design and water flowers ,,, great work covering up the bio water fall. i have only one comment, as i noticed with my large pond, how do you you have the time to clean all the little pebbles, i started out with pebbles then moved to stones and then hudge rocks (eaiser to clean) p.s go with a UV cleaner, i have one and it saves me alot of time !!!

said chris 2002.06.30 at 14:56:11 PDT

Great looking pond. We also live in Dallas 75234 area! I had the kids take out 40+ years of shrubs & landscape material to re-landscape using a pond as the focal point. I have work to do and 6 days is not enough time for me~ My hats off to you and your son. What a beautiful view, enjoy as I know I have just looking at the pictures! Thanks for sharing. Phillips family

said phillipspix 2002.06.28 at 08:51:19 PDT

Hi Jim, Very good job. I especially like the father son relaionship being enhanced with the pond experience. Don't do the UV thing. Your is great as is.

said 2002.06.15 at 15:44:43 PDT