Viewing post #440980 by Marylyn

Hi! I have a spot in my front yard that has terrible soil (the previous owner had gravel there) and nothing grows there. It's between my other beds. I'll go out in the morning and try to get some photos if it will help. It's at the center of the yard, right in front of the house, and it should be a focal point - and instead it's a brown ugly eyesore. I would really love to put a pond there, but it isn't close to any electrical outlets so I can't do a pump or electric filter. I spent a lot of time looking into the costs a few years ago, and it just isn't in our budget, so I've given up on the idea.

I found the link to this video (http://videos.howstuffworks.co...) in the tips sticky thread here, and the guy there said that for a little pond you don't need any power. Is that right?? I can't get a deep pond anyway, because it is in my unfenced front yard and anything deeper than about 2 feet is considered a pool and involves a LOT of rules, regulations, inspections and fees here in the city. If I get one of those preformed ponds, or a watering trough, and plant water plants and toss in some mosquito fish, will it actually be ok? It would only get about half a day's sun, and there are some crepe myrtles above the area, so I would have to skim leaves and blossoms out of it fairly often...

Suddenly hopeful....