Makin' Ponds: How to Build Garden Ponds, Streams, and Waterfalls From One Easy Step to Another Paperback – September 9, 2025

Makin' Ponds shows you how to design, build, and maintain ponds of all sizes and shapes! The equipment, materials, tools and strategies are all shown and explained. For beginners you'll find out how to build The Simplest Pond, all the way up to large scale koi ponds for the experts! Hundreds of photos and illustrations show it all!This book was written by David Henderson, who has been professionally building ponds and fake rock water features for decades. With hundreds of photos and illustrations covering those decades of pond construction and the DOs and DONTs of the craft, you will see how things are done from start to finish.As you read you will find sample projects with photos, hand-drawn diagrams, and project reviews. The chapters of this book cover a variety of projects and contain a wealth of information, all written to help you accomplish your goals and build the stunning pond or water feature you've been dreaming about."Thank you for checking out my newest book!" - Author Dave Henderson"I’ve always liked water. It's sound, look, taste, and feel. From the smell of the ocean or after a rain, to rivers, waterfalls, lakes, and ponds, there’s nothing better than hangin’ out around and in water! It always soothes the soul and heals the spirit. This is probably true for you, I’m guessing. Being around water seems to touch a deep part of us. With this book, I’m going to introduce you to the awesome reality that WE CAN bring water, and its amazing healing properties, directly into our lives, yards, or even businesses! Doing this one easy step at a time." Excerpt from page 9If you're considering purchasing this book but want to learn more about author and entrepreneur David Henderson first, take a quick look at his website, Daverhenderson.com. There you will find customer testimonies and free resources to help you with your project. Read more