pond edging

[cicididae]

I am creating a new pond. It is going to be 44' x 22'. I hate the look of liner at the edge and yet dread lugging in that many large rocks. Can I use sod? Will it grow if I anchor it to the earth on one end and sort of let it drape over the liner? Does anyone have any ideas of lightweight pond edging?
I am in Kentucky USA and I think my zone is 4. Not sure tho.
Thanks in advance!
Kare

[Tadpole]

You might check this out.

http://www.justliners.com/edging.htm

[jatfla]

I used regular bricks to top my edging.  The moss grew over most of them & I like it very much.  I still can't get pictures on here but maybe this will take you to my picture & give you an idea.

https://picasaweb.google.com/jatfla0/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCI7aqp-Lgb3P8QE&pli=1&gsessionid=jqpg5wby_pVxp8Qc69ZAtQ#5588180951897275970

[PondmaninAL]

Jo Anne, are you saying that the moss grew there on it's own? Lucky you.

[jatfla]

Yes, it was a nice little surprise for me.   There is a layer of bricks on the edge with the liner pulled up behind them and then another layer on top of that.  It added a couple more inches of depth and the moisture from the pond water (plus our humidity!!!) caused it to start...then it took off.

[HOPI]

Hi,  I used this to edge my pond.  I really like the look of it compared to my other pond edged in rock.  I followed the raised edge method on the website and was able to cut the rolls in half to double the amount.  Laura



http://www.rock-on-a-roll.com/index.shtml

[perplexed ponder]

Hmmmm, rock on a roll looks interesting. Wish the pictures were more close up though. I like the skimmer cover idea. I made a faux rock of foam and fiberglass. It ended up costing ALOT and is sharp on the edges.
I'm also looking for inexpensive ideas for edging, but don't want grass or plants. Only things I can come up with are stone (heavy and expensive!) or decking, also expensive, but less heavy. My edge may have to stay just liner for a looong time :'(

[-Greg-]

I used the rocks that I dug up when I built the pond, and slate left over from our pool build, just cemented them in. Only cost was the bags of pre-mix.

[-Greg-]

Then picked up some river rocks from Lowes and cemented them in...

[-Greg-]

They are all now covered with algae, however even a month after the build they looked pretty natural...

[greenthumbnails]

I like all your pictures Greg 

[Rick40]

Nice pics Greg

Jo Anne

Wow! Your looks fantastic and so natural. Thank you for the idea. I am having trouble covering the liner in one part of my pond.

Rick

[Waterbug]

I know this is an old topic, but others may find it useful.



And instructions.

[Jerry]

Jatfla NICE!  My tutles would love the easy escape edge.
No Turtles? It's perfect!

[davin]

A note on the moss.  I haven't tried it personally, but other installers have told me that if you put some moss and some milk into a blender and mix it up.  It will kinda form into a paste.  And if you brush that on rocks/bricks the moss should grow.

I really like moss.  Makes water features look more natural