It started with a pile of stones. Then, over several years, TOH reader Gary Rensi grew his pond plans to include a 30-foot-long waterfall, a bridge, some fish—and over 150 plants
WHO> Gary Rensi WHERE> Monroe, Mich. WHAT> Spent three years building a pond and waterfall, then landscaping around it.
I'd been collecting rocks for years. I'd always wanted a pond, so even at my old house I'd been piling up big stones from around the yard to eventually use for the project. When my wife, Jody, and I moved into this Cape with our daughter, Hailee, in 2000, we got 16 acres of land along with it, and a front yard that was just weeds and some scrawny, sickly pine trees.
Shown: A rock-lined waterfall channels water through three small pools before it flows into the pond. Grasses and junipers add texture; water lilies shade the koi.
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