So you’ve decided to build your very own backyard water garden. You are in
process of actively planning out your design, and you’re visualizing end-result. But have you paused to consider what kind of pond construction you will be using? Do you know what kind of pond constructions exist? The majority of garden ponds utilize one of two types of constructions: a preformed shell, or a pond liner.Traditionally, preformed ponds are large shells, which are extremely burdensome and difficult to transport. For example, a typical preformed pond kit would come in a box that is 60” x 48” x 24”, which is too large for many car trunk sizes. Liner kits, on other hand, present many difficulties for beginner pond gardener. Since every liner pond shape is different, pond gardeners must customize their own pond and ensure that it is level, and that it does not have excessive wrinkling.
Recently, Algreen Products Inc. has helped leverage both these problems by introducing a flexible preformed pond. The folding preformed/liner hybrid is created with a proprietary blend of materials, which allows it to hold a customized shape. Yet it is easily transportable, since a typical folding kit comes in a box one-sixth size of a regular preformed kit.
The only problem with folding pond shell was that it was a dark solid black color. Black is a color that does not occur naturally in a pond environment, nor is it very easy to disguise. No matter how much landscaping you apply around black shell, it is still extremely difficult to hide fact that you are using a preformed pond.
New for 2006, Algreen is proud to announce development of a granite flexible rock pond kit! This new folding pond shell has all benefits of its black preformed predecessor, but both pond and streamlet look like rock.
