Remodel an old pond?

12 years ago

Any thoughts on cleaning up a small old cow pond? It has been worn down around the edges by a doggie day care, and there is a lot of tree debris in it. Once it was deep enough to swim in, but now dogs can almost wade across it. How does one clean out a pond and fortify the edges? It would be nicely landscaped afterwards.

Who does this kind of work? Landscapers? Construction crew with a backhoe?

Thanks for any and all suggestions!
FC in mid-Missouri

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PRO
Spring Creek Aquatic Concepts
12 years ago
The best waters are designed by Biologists.
apple_pie_order
12 years ago
Post is several months old. Landscapers have access to crews with construction equipment. They can figure out how to put in a pump to drain it, and also where the drained water will go.
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PRO
Spring Creek Aquatic Concepts
12 years ago
Landscapers likely built the first pond that needs to be fixed.
PRO
Revolutionary Gardens
12 years ago
"Landscapers likely built the first pond that needs to be fixed." At first I bristled a little, but you know what? Valid point. The best pondbuilders are the ones who have done it a bazillion times, and 2-4 ponds a year hardly qualifies. I think it would be a huge boon to the industry overall if every metro area had at least one dedicated pond and water feature company, but unfortunately you just don't see it.
PRO
Spring Creek Aquatic Concepts
12 years ago
Revolution, repetition will never match inspiration. The photos of your projects look better than most who have done many ponds. An eye for nature is the key.

Apple, as far as access to construction equipment, here is the beginning of a usual project for us.