Water Gardening

Hi Gloria, thanks for that info. Preformed ponds are pretty durable and tough but I would be careful of letting anyone walk around in it. Another question....... what do you intend to do with it?, plant it up with marginal, oxygenators, etc, put fish in???

If you have ever tried removing a large water lilly from a pond you will know it aint easy. Transportation would also be a problem.Might be easier to just take the photos at a pond that actually has lillies growing in it already?

I would say fish poo is the problem too many fish for the filter or that could do with a good clean out which they all need periodically to keep them working well I would also suggest to him to do PH test of the water and then check if thats ok ? , quick fix is to to do regular water changes...

.....it didn't take long for them to germinate! Good stuff!

I would just leave a Rush and not prune. (Personal opinion.)

One or two would have done!!!, noksucow, as it will grow quite quickly and help take out the nutrients and also oxygenate the water naturally. A good choice, and don't be afraid in the following year to remove some if needed.

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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