--- title: Canton, Michiagan Backyard Pond Design build description: Pond, Michigan,canton, backyard pond, design, build, excavating --- [Home](https://www.pondperfection.com/) | [Contact Us](https://www.pondperfection.com/contact-us/) | [Blog](https://www.pondperfection.com/blog/) [![Pond dredging](https://www.pondperfection.com/Portals/34005/images/Pond-Perfectionlogo4.png)](https://www.pondperfection.com/) - ![](https://www.pondperfection.com/hs-fs/file-3974121893-jpg/gallery/album/3798/(n)_canton%2c_michigan_backyard_pond_install_(56).jpg) - ![](https://www.pondperfection.com/hs-fs/file-3974121903-jpg/gallery/album/3798/(n)_canton%2c_michigan_backyard_pond_install_(62).jpg) - ![](https://www.pondperfection.com/hs-fs/file-3974121913-jpg/gallery/album/3798/(n)_canton%2c_michigan_backyard_pond_install_(65).jpg) - ![](https://www.pondperfection.com/hs-fs/file-3974121923-jpg/gallery/album/3798/(n)_canton%2c_michigan_backyard_pond_install_(75).jpg) - ![](https://www.pondperfection.com/hs-fs/file-3974121933-jpg/gallery/album/3798/(n)_canton%2c_michigan_backyard_pond_install_(80).jpg) - 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We had to remove many trees and remove an existing swamp/pond. ![(N) Canton, Michigan backyard pond install (56) resized 600](https://www.pondperfection.com/hs-fs/file-3974122033-jpg/images/(n)_canton%2c_michigan_backyard_pond_install_(56)-resized-600.jpg)         ![(N) Canton, Michigan backyard pond install (62) resized 600](https://www.pondperfection.com/hs-fs/file-3974122043-jpg/images/(n)_canton%2c_michigan_backyard_pond_install_(62)-resized-600.jpg)   ![(N) Canton, Michigan backyard pond install (65) resized 600](https://www.pondperfection.com/hs-fs/file-3974122053-jpg/images/(n)_canton%2c_michigan_backyard_pond_install_(65)-resized-600.jpg)   ![(N) Canton, Michigan backyard pond install (60) resized 600](https://www.pondperfection.com/hs-fs/file-3974122063-jpg/images/(n)_canton%2c_michigan_backyard_pond_install_(60)-resized-600.jpg)   ![(N) Canton, Michigan backyard pond install (75) resized 600](https://www.pondperfection.com/hs-fs/file-3974122073-jpg/images/(n)_canton%2c_michigan_backyard_pond_install_(75)-resized-600.jpg)   ![(N) Canton, Michigan backyard pond install (85) resized 600](https://www.pondperfection.com/hs-fs/file-3974122083-jpg/images/(n)_canton%2c_michigan_backyard_pond_install_(85)-resized-600.jpg)   ![(N) Canton, Michigan backyard pond install (136) resized 600](https://www.pondperfection.com/hs-fs/file-3974122093-jpg/images/(n)_canton%2c_michigan_backyard_pond_install_(136)-resized-600.jpg)   ![(N) Canton, Michigan backyard pond install (141) resized 600](https://www.pondperfection.com/hs-fs/file-3974122103-jpg/images/(n)_canton%2c_michigan_backyard_pond_install_(141)-resized-600.jpg)     ![(N) Canton, Michigan backyard pond install (142) resized 600](https://www.pondperfection.com/hs-fs/file-3974122113-jpg/images/(n)_canton%2c_michigan_backyard_pond_install_(142)-resized-600.jpg)   ![(N) Canton, Michigan backyard pond install (148) resized 600](https://www.pondperfection.com/hs-fs/file-3974122123-jpg/images/(n)_canton%2c_michigan_backyard_pond_install_(148)-resized-600.jpg) To save on cost we burned many of the trees and stumps. ![(N) Canton, Michigan backyard pond install (161) resized 600](https://www.pondperfection.com/hs-fs/file-3974122133-jpg/images/(n)_canton%2c_michigan_backyard_pond_install_(161)-resized-600.jpg) Here is the finished pond about half full. ![(N) Canton, Michigan backyard pond install (176) resized 600](https://www.pondperfection.com/hs-fs/file-3974122143-jpg/images/(n)_canton%2c_michigan_backyard_pond_install_(176)-resized-600.jpg)   ![(N) Canton, Michigan backyard pond install (182) resized 600](https://www.pondperfection.com/hs-fs/file-3974122153-jpg/images/(n)_canton%2c_michigan_backyard_pond_install_(182)-resized-600.jpg) We then added a boulder wall once the home was built. ![(N) Canton, Michigan backyard pond install (188) resized 600](https://www.pondperfection.com/hs-fs/file-3974122163-jpg/images/(n)_canton%2c_michigan_backyard_pond_install_(188)-resized-600.jpg)    Backyard pond design builder Michigan [Home ](https://www.pondperfection.com) | [About Us](https://www.pondperfection.com/michigan-pond-digging-company) | [Projects](https://www.pondperfection.com/2014-pond-projects/null) | [Reviews](https://www.pondperfection.com/reviews) | [Contact Us](https://www.pondperfection.com/pond-designs) | [Blog](https://www.pondperfection.com/blog-pond-clean-out-mich) | [Services](https://www.pondperfection.com/maintenance-michigan-ponds) | [Pond Aeration ](https://www.pondperfection.com/pond-aeration-) | [Windmills, Docks and Fountians](https://www.pondperfection.com/windmill-systems) | [Our Equipment](https://www.pondperfection.com/2014-pond-projects/null) | [Before & After](https://www.pondperfection.com/before-after-0) © 2026 Schlicht Excavating