CHAPTER II 



Economical Pond Construction 



Ponds built entirely of brickwork or con- 

 crete offer certain serious objections. In the 

 first place, their banks cannot be planted. 

 Besides, where the winters are very cold, 

 projecting brick or concrete walls must be 

 protected, and it is only where the ponds 

 form part of a formal plan, that the grey 

 masonry edges, projecting half a foot or more 

 above the ground, are appropriate. As a • 

 general rule, a combination of concrete and ' 

 puddling is to be preferred. ' 



For a brick and cement pond, excavate to 

 a depth of two and one-half feet. The sides 

 are given a circular slope, which forms an 

 angle of about 45° with the perpendicular. 

 After the floor has been thoroughly levelled, 

 bricks are laid and cemented into place. 

 Then the walls are built in the same way. 



