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Water features made easy and stress free!
This DVD was recommended to me by a friend and colleague who has visited my home in upstate NY. Here I have many acres of land just begging for a water feature or two. <
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>As a land and homeowner I have undertaken many indoor and outdoor projects. I usually come to a quick conclusion that I not only ill equiped, but I was also ill informed about how to competently complete a project on schedule and within budget. <
>Until now I had never been exposed to comprehensive instuctional DVD that REALLY explained how to get a project done. This DVD takes us through every single step toward completeing a custom water feature of your very own. <
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>I feel this DVD has properly prepared me to add a water feature to my home. I feel as though I am armed with information that is realistic and will help me keep my contractor focused on the job. I am also not feeling that sense of panic just before a project, like I am in over my head. I feel prepared and informed! <
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>I you like the sights and sounds of moving water, this DVD is for you. <
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I dig their work
This DVD ultimately delivers. You get to see every step of how a backyard pond is built. Having seen it done in such detail, I saw that I will never be able do it, but I would love to have these two designer/builders build one for me. These were two honest dudes (Bill and his worker/friend), who not only really knew what they were doing, they seemed to love the subject. I would trust them to build a pond in my backyard. One small point, it was hard to tell at first whether the "worker" was the homeowner, but after a while you realized, this was not the first pond he ever built. He knew his way around a weir. The final result was marvelous to see, and you realized how much detail went into it. Strangely, I found the entire process very gripping and was entertained to the end, almost like an action film. I even found myself listening attentively, as if I could fool the narrator (if he saw me) or myself, that I was actually trying to remember each step of the process, and might go to work on my pond the next morning. I guess that showed that the presentation was so convincing that I began to believe that maybe I could do it. Until my wife, sitting next to me, said with tongue in cheek, "So, when are you going to build our pond?" and I was brought right back to reality.

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If you want a water garden, you must watch this DVD
The DVD was recommended to me by a friend who knows that my yard is large enough to build a pond. This DVD teaches every step in the process of building a pond. In short, it is quite good. <
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>Teaching videos can be very cheesy and almost embarrassing to watch. Not this one. When I first began the video, I was struck by the high production values. The videography and editing are very professional and it maintains a crisp pace. <
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>The video shows the complete installation of a pond in a homeowner's back yard. It is hosted by Bill and Mark. Bill is the "teacher" and Mark is the homeowner. In reality, Mark does most of the work. As the video progressed, I started to suspect that Mark has more experience in pond installation than the average homeowner. This does not detract, however, from the educational value of the video. <
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>The video starts in the back yard. Bill gives advice on the best location to install the pond to optimize viewing from the yard as well as from different rooms in the house. Bill also shows how the landscaping should be improved. He runs through all the changes that should be made to the yard to make it aesthetically pleasing after the pond is installed. <
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>Then, Bill teaches us about the different stones that can go in a pond as well as the different materials used to make the pond. After that, Bill teaches Mark how to decide on a shape for the pond. Then, for a long time, it's all Mark; digging holes, installing the waterfall and skimmer boxes, installing the plumbing, the pond liners, etc. Next come the rocks, lots of them. They look really heavy. After the rocks come plants and stuff, the pond is done. <
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>The completed pond is beautiful and my wife now wants to put one in our yard. Although I now understand how a pond is created, I think that I would need some help with this project. Mark seemed to have all the right tools and lots of tips that a novice would not normally have. <
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>I would recommend this video for anybody who is considering adding a pond with a waterfall to their property.