How you design and install your pond will depend upon many variables including the region in which you live, the size of the pond you desire, foliage, etc.
A waterfall is a great addition and a skimmer is essential. Will you install it yourself or hir
e a landscape contractor? If hiring a contractor, get one experienced
with ponds. There is a guy in suburban Chicago, Gary Wittstock, who is purported to be the! expert on ponds, pond construction and pond equipment. He has a company called
Pond
Supplies of America, which has a website – http://www.pondsuppli.com – or call him
at 630-553-0033.