In this video, I take on one of my most rewarding DIY projects yet - building a huge natural pond in my backyard for my pet fish. From digging and lining to setting up natural filtration systems ...

The cost of building a natural pool is fairly comparable to that of a chlorine pool — in Southern California, Sara Bendrick, the founder of Sarita Landscapes, who worked on Ms. Carroll’s, said ...

Typically, natural ponds have a waterfall to pump water back into the swimming area. Design and shape options are endless.

For smaller natural ponds, the container can be placed above ground, like on a backyard deck. For a more natural-looking pond, place the container in the ground.

Learn how to build a natural pond that stays clean and algae-free without the use of pumps, filters or chemicals. Water, soil, plants and animals balance each other while living in a DIY natural pond.

Backyard after the stream And that’s the majority of the work in building a stream—lots of digging. The pool at the end of the stream is deceptively deep. The rock floor sits atop two 31.5 ...

Company president Diane Salks has owned ponds for 25 years and once maintained a 4,200-gallon pond – roughly the size of 42 bathtubs – with a one-story waterfall.

The idea of a natural pool intrigued Morgan Castellow, who now shares one in Moultrie, Ga., with his wife, Amanda Castellow, and their four children.

Natural swimming ponds take many shapes. Some look like traditional pools with poured concrete foundations, hard edges and straight lines. Others take forms that more closely mimic nature, with ...