Preformed versus liner pond

+1 for Butyl with one caveat.....don't plant bamboo anywhere near it! Bamboo shoots go through 2 layers of carpet and a good-quality liner like a knife through butter, as I found out last year To be fair, it wouldn't surprise me if they went through fibreglass and concrete as well....

 

Well, I thought the bath was a good idea and I still think that, although I agree it may never look completely natural with its surrounding environment. However, I quite like the idea of the bath becoming a herb garden, so I still have need of a pond

 

Its your garden Luci do what you want with it, you don't have to please anyone but yourself , theirs nothing wrong with the bath theirs nothing wrong with a liner theirs nothing wrong with a preformed liner its down to personal choice, if you listen to all of us you will have a large selection of water features and no garden left .

 

There's advantages and disadvantages to all three. I was just interested in hearing what others have to say. I'm looking at a preformed pond on ebay, which sounds a bargain, but as I can't find it for sale anywhere else on the internet I have to wonder why

Bermuda Lynn Preformed Pond Extremely Cheap 510lts ( Dpd Delivery) | eBay

 

True its personal choice Luci , another reason for me getting a preformed was £ i didn't want to spend lots of money and a good quality liner dose not come cheap, i sat and waited for something cheap turning up local to me,

Have a look through this link Luci theirs plenty of types new and used .
preformed pond - Shopadilly.co.uk

 

With my bigger pond I used concrete with glass fibres and with the two smaller ones I bought round cattle troughs from a farmers' hardware place, complete with ballcocks, and ne're a bother.

 

@ARMANDII , that comment was referring to the preformed liners and the pictures posted by wiseowl, not flexible or butyl liners.

 

That’s a cracking pond, looks so natural Could we have some wider shots?

 

It’s the Ferns that really caught my eye, love those Not sure about the Lettuce though

 

It's so wonderful and looks like a totally natural pond. Love the Urn waterfall .

 

@luciusmaximus I could not agree more. Even if my taste in gardens is more on the formal side, that is, to my eyes at least, exactly the way a pond should look. @ARMANDII congratulations on a job well done.