Premium Bermuda Sand Pre-Formed Pond 128x84cm - Heavy Duty Pond Liner for Garden Water Features, Koi Ponds & Outdoor Landscaping | Perfect for Backyard Decor, Patio Water Gardens & DIY Pond Projects

I bought this product so that I could build my first wildlife pond into my first woodland garden. I am an avid young gardener and this product really has been great. Was a very easy abd straightforward product - the only difficulty was grtting through my extremely heavy clay soil that was littered with bricks and old tree roots all the way down. After digging a hole the right size (spray paint works well for marking it out) and remove any sharp stones or other objects from the edges of said hole, you simply backfill with sand to provide a more forgiving surface for the preformed base to sit on, potentially exending it's life quite dramatically as, once filled, the weight of the water can press onto hard objects such as stones that may lay underbeath the base, eventually causing it to crack and drain out. I found it a very easy solution for a first time pond "build."The size was good. I have a very small "postage stamp" garden and so it was a nice size for me, whilst still being deep enough for frogs and some dragonfly species tolive on or hibernate over winter without being frozen solid.There are two shelves, with which I have filled with kidney pond baskets filled with several plants, along with a tiny waterlily variety and some oxygenating plants for under the water surface. This is plenty enough to fit in with the heavily planted borders that surround the pond.Perhaps my favourite - and a much needed - feature is the wildlife escape slope. This helps to stop any creatures such as hedgehogs or even frogs from falling in and being unable to leave the pond, eventually drowning. Although I definitely recommend adding a couple of small logs as I have done to allow other exit routes - it also allows more variety of habitats for different species of dragonflies.All in all, a great performing, very easy product for use as a first time or just a quick and easy pond build. Although I think if I moved I would perhaps prefer to now make a custom pond using pond liner, instead of a pre-formed. But I would still perhaps use another of these products as a second pond tyat would be much easier to manage.