How to Build a Waterless Pond

Butterflies are a welcome addition in garden areas. These elegant insects like to drink from shallow water sources, such as the morning dew that collects on blades of grass and rocks. Adding a waterless pond to your garden is an ideal way to give butterflies a drink. A waterless pond is a shallow hole filled with heat-absorbing rocks. The dew that forms on the rocks drips down to the bottom of the pond, so you never need to fill the pond with water.

Stones
Rake
Trowel
Thick plastic sheet
Sand (Optional)

Instructions

- 1
  Select several light-colored or white stones for the pond. Choose stones that are all about the same size. The number of stones you need will depend on the desired pond size.
- 2
  Rake leaves, grass and weeds away from the spot where you want to establish the pond.
- 3
  Use a trowel or stick to trace an outline for the pond in the dirt. Make the pond any shape, such as a circle or square.
- 4
  Dig out a shallow area in the ground deep enough to hold the stones.
- 5
  Line the dug out area with a sheet of thick plastic. Landscaping plastic or a thick trash bag works well.
- 6
  Spread a layer of sand over the plastic, if desired, for aesthetic purposes. Lay the stones over the sand.
- 7
  Allow the morning dew to collect on the stones. This draws butterflies to the pond.

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