Water Gardening

Towards the end of last season my little pond was nasty. I bought a solar powered two stone air pump to increase oxygen levels. Being a tight old git I got to thinking how I could use the Solar panel and it,s installed 4xAA chargeable batteries which charge from the sun when theres enough solar...

yeah I did just think of wood! I've got some pieces of old tree roots lying about the garden. It was a cotoneaster tree that suddenly dried up and died last winter. You don't suppose there could be any fungi or viruses that affect both trees and amphibians? sounds far-fetched but who knows I...

On YouTube there is an episode where Geoff Hamilton makes a stream with a pond. I'm sure the principles would be the same for a stream/reservoir. Here's Part 3 (but the other parts should show up on the right hand menu: Garden project 3: Stream Garden - Making The Stream

I really should do the same. The fish are stirring in the green cloudy waters. Time to get the pump up and running and hope the plantlife starts to aerate it so it goes clear again.

Oh and for a miniature water lily like plant suitable for a small pond, Nymphoides peltata (water fringe/floating heart) Its leaves will provide shade for pond creatures and the yellow flowers will look good with the forgetmenot

The forgetmenots do seed around but not uncontrollably... Sounds as if great minds think alike

Hornwort is an excellent native oxygenating plant and it's easy to pull out the excess. It can just be thrown in and may put down a few roots, but mainly floats mid water. Love the sound of your project. I wouldn't plant Iris pseudacoris in a small pond, it can get a very strong hold and be...

Or, perhaps you could make one ....

They need to be grown more and thinking about it I wouldn't mind trying this year so will add to the top 3 of new plants for this year , its getting the right spot to get them growing , a lady by my mums has a huge clump in her front garden and never watered and totally bone dry area next to a...

That raised Bog Garden is fabulous (and good thinking outside the box). Very impressive.

You obviously like making things, and working with water. So when you've done that your next project can be a steam driven car. Best wishes for the festive season, to both of you, from Mrs Shiney and Myself

Lovely looking pond sir I like how said above how it blends and looks natural well done

Yeah something like that :DSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi Maj, well, firstly you can go onto a site where they sell pond liner, such as Bradshaws and you will find a pond liner calculator there for you. It's basically length X width X Depth I would include an extra 12" all round for the overlay on the banks. Don't forget to calculate for some...

A concrete cattle trough? We have some concrete cattle in Milton Keynes. They may appreciate a concrete trough

Hello,I built a large artificial garden Stream or Garden creek in my backyard.It's a natural way to filter a large pond.See------> How to build a meanders garden StreamRemoving lawn with stovel:

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Eichhornia crassipes is a fascinating plant indeed. Native to the Amazon it has become invasive in parts of the US and in Africa. However, it is being looked at as a serious biomass crop for green energy production and it also has the ability to absorb pollutants from water, and it is also...

Jenny but watching...

I want one. does it come with the blue bikini too?