Picking bridge stone in Pennsylvania.

This video shows stone being placed in a Japanese pond garden with the help of a crane. Many of the stones weigh over 3000 pounds. For more details on stone as well as pond & Japanese garden design and construction visit jaggedmoss.com

Every square foot of the pond must be covered with rebar. Rebar provides the structural strength required and prevents cracking within the concrete. The rebar is all bent by hand and ties are used to fasten the pieces together. For this project, a whopping 1.5 miles of rebar were used. For more details and photos visit www.jaggedmoss.com

Based on the plan, measurements are taken and spray paint is used to define the areas to be excavated. Measurements are also taken to ensure proper depths are achieved. The earth is then moved to the front of the site, for removal by Bobcat to awaiting dumpsters. For more details about pond garden design, visit www.jaggedmoss.com

This pond garden was designed by Jagged Moss. Concrete pond construction by Austin’s Concrete and Jagged Moss. The building of the pond and structures is complete. All that remains is final landscaping and planting. For more details and photos, please visit www.jaggedmoss.com

For this project, it was necessary to build forms around the entire perimeter of the pond. Spray paint indicates where forms are to be built for the island. The forms act as a backdrop for the gunite, concrete mixed to be shot against. The forms also act as a base for the rebar to be tied to. Plywood was used in some areas, however because of the many curves, masonite was chosen for its smoothness and flexibility. For more details and photos visit www.jaggedmoss.com…

For the front section of this site, a crane was required to lift the massive stone. Some of the larger stone weighed over 3000 pounds. The stones were carefully moved into position, then shimmed to be steadied. For more details and photos visit www.jaggedmoss.com

Around the top of the pond, a form is created. And a smoother concrete finish is applied overtop the rougher gunite. This is called parging. The concrete is also applied to the walls and bottom, resulting in a super-smooth finish. Here we see two concrete piers that have recently been poured. For more details and photos visit www.jaggedmoss.com