Thanks Everyone,
Nico no most people around here don't have ponds like mine. I would say I have seen very few like my pond. People here like the natural look from what I have seen. I didn't know what I wanted out of a pond. All I knew is I didn't want a pond that leafs and grass goes into when doing the yard work and when the wind blows. I was at a friends house and saw some concrete work he had done and liked it. So that's why it looks this way.
Scott is right the pond is a gunite pond. Here's a few pictures of how they did it.
Then the gunite was sealed with CIM.
With regards to the landscaping that was all my wifes planning. Palm trees are starting to be the look here in Southern California. She liked the look of a few model homes we went to for idea's. Then we did our yard to the look she wanted. I have to say, I like what she went with. All I had to do is plant them, the easy part.
Tom