Phase II - The Pond

The next thing I did was refinance my house. The housing market was booming so I was able to take some equity out of the house to put back into the garden. So I had a pond built. I hired Horizon Outdoor Projects out of Kissimmee to do the job. They talked me into getting their largest pond; however, they couldn't talk me out of putting it in the front yard. We spent a lot of time in our back yard, so I wanted something in the front yard to give us a reason to spend time there and to have a great view from my living room picture window.

Here is a photo of the pond being built.

And here is the finished product with landscaping by Donna (me).

Mulch makes all the difference. Here is the pond after mulch.