Planning your Koi Carp Fish Pond

Initially, choosing a good site is the most important factor when planning your Koi Carp fish pond, and keep in mind that getting it right the first time is essential.   Plan your location well.  Think about what you want to do with your Koi pond.   While you can easily change the size and shape of a flower garden, you will find it much more difficult to do this with a Koi fish pond.  Once the Koi pond has been established, the hole dug and the water added, it will be very costly to redesign or relocate.  When professionals plan a Koi fish pond project they will usually inquire about your goals and lifestyle.

What do you want to do with your Koi pond?  Do you spend most of your time outdoors, in your yard, or is it more of a backdrop area for your house?  Will the pond be centered around a source of entertainment for your guests, such as entertaining on your deck, or will it be a Koi pond to view from inside your home?  If you entertain, you may perhaps want to plan a small koi pond with just a couple of fish, softly bubbling in a corner.  This type of plan can offer great potential as both a mood setter and conversation piece.  Or, planning a Koi pond that is big and splashy with a gushing waterfall may heighten  happiness and excitement.

If you enjoy working in your garden, you can plan a Koi fish pond to be as demanding as you like.  A koi pond will offer possibilities that are endless for adding plants or even rearranging the ones you already have, plus the added attraction of your Koi and other pond inhabitants.

Since your view of the Koi fish pond will greatly determine how much you enjoy it, you will want to lay out your plan so that ideally you will be able to watch your pond change throughout the seasons.  Plan your Koi pond so that you can observe it from as many vantage points as possible.  With proper planning, you can view your Koi fish pond even in inclement weather.  You will be able to see the reflections of clouds, the splash of raindrops and the formation of ice.  If your area of the country experiences long winters, or if you're the type of person who spends relatively little time outdoors, plan about where you might be able to see the pond from one or more windows.