Water Gardening

I've not been on here for a while, so, I thought I would provide a little update.... I got far too paranoid.... Here is the garden at the end of Summer 2013....

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the comments!Hopefully this year can have lots more time sat watching the fish rather than making them a new home!

Should be able to keep Mr & Mrs Heron out too?

An inspired idea, indeed! Haven't tried it personally. On the heron front, I have heard of putting a "barrier yarn" a certain height .. but that wouldn't stop detritus from falling into your pond My concern, given the winds we are battling recently with, would be in keeping those hoops...

Well, depending on the size of the plants it's not a bad selection especially as it includes the baskets which will save you messing around. I doubt whether the offered plants are of any real size but are probably young and plug sized so it will take them a full year to become sizeable. ...

If the pond is not very deep, and just "punctured", it will not drain properly to function properly as a bed. Better to remove the liner, sort out the soil under the pond (e.g. loosen it a bit - it won't have had any air for years) and then put topsoil in if that is what you want.Agree with...

It's a known-known to those who know me, my humour and my principles! Just ... experience a typical day in "M"'s world and the barking will become apparent (although the "mad" part I will vehemently argue! ) PS: That tail wagging? Pah! That's not a tail ... ... that's a TALE!

Here's 2 of my newest buddies, presumably taking advantage of the pond.

It does make you wonder @honeybunny! I told my husband what Clueless said, haha, the face he pulled!! He thought he was invincible!! :lol:

Hi Harry, my apologies I'd forgotten about this thread. You'd want to replace them with something more naturally looking, that's just my opinion. You could try your local freecycle type website. My parents surrounding stones all have moss-type organisms spread across which makes them look...

Barrington Court this afternoon, went for a picnic to de stress.Wish I had a polaroid filter though. Too much glare off the water surface.

Took the pot out of the water container and then tipped the pot out.Nothing alive unfortunately

Agree with the above...once you add fish, life will become a constant battle for clear water.

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2,000 litres / hour sounds loads doesn't it? but thinking about it that's 0.5L per second, which sounds about right for a decent trickle.

Thanks, Pete, that sounds logical

Thanks Freddy, I'll have a good browse

I've made a suggestion in your thread

hi, would one of those solar powered pump thingys work in a wee pond? Thanks

I'm not sure what size they need to be but I believe the females need a certain number of hours at a certain temperature to produce eggs for the following year and they spawn only when the water reaches a certain temperature. If they are chasing each other you will probably be in luck. The...