I've been lurking around lately just enjoying all the chatter. One thought on building a pond. My pond is a dug pond. I hired the first phase of digging and then dug a good portion myself. The guy that started my pond in an experienced pond builder, he gave me a piece of advise that turned out to be golden for my situation. He insisted that the banks should be as steep as the soil type will allow. The reason is to control rooted vegetation. I've ready so many posts about guys how have weed infested ponds but in my case the weeds can only grow within 5 feet from shore and where I have islands, therefore I don't have a problem. The weeds only grow where you want them to grow. I also have very dark colored water which helps this work for me. Just a thought.
