Pond Siting and Orientation Resist the temptation of situating the pond in the lowest point in your garden. Such areas are not only often in a frost pocket, which will limit the range of pond plants you can include in your garden pond, but a low lying garden pond might be susceptible to run-off from higher ground elsewhere in the garden, including chemicals, which will encourage algal growth such as blanket weed, even if they don't kill everything else. Site the pond away from pipes, drains and cables.

Cables and Pipes Avoiding important cables and pipes when siting your pond Cables and Pipes The UK is criss-crossed by a buried network of cables	Gradient Placing your pond where the gradient is remotely lateral Gradient Gradient is a very important factor when deciding where your pond will
Position Where is the best place to position it? Building a pond near your house will probably cause no problems unless you want a deep pond.	Reflection Finding the right positioning that will show the best reflection off your pond surface
Trees Avoiding heavy tree coverage and vegetation	UV Rays (sun) Preventing too much UV light affecting the pond's ecosystem