Water Gardening

Ya better get an early night then pick a sunny day its easier to spot themand i hope everything runs smooth on the move for your sister xx

Yep it sure is; a lovely plant, I've grown it in the past. It also grows in the margins of our local canal round here....

I've got one, works fine, bit tricky to fill (hose is OK-ish, but long wait!, from water butt not possible unless mounted very high up ...)

Hi Gaz, yes I am following your progress. That's gonna be one heck of a nice pond. My second to last pond was 8000 gallons and your koi are gonna luv it gazania

Actually I need some advice regarding water plants in comtainers. I have a waterlily in a pot that is sitting in a large container full of water. Can I keep the lily in a pot, will it be okay or does it have to be out of a pot and sunk in earth in the bottom of the container? I have noticed...

Yeah, I'm not going to let my cat lick me face for a while. She obviously hadn't kissed it as it didn't look at all pleased!!

water blue flag iris......stunning flower , shame they don`t last long

Most aquarium shops have them or similar. They are nice because they work underneath so don't turn the water green.

I can`t say about the other two as I don`t have a pond, but I do have a 2m long aquarium and the Frogbit will devour any excess nitrates and help keep the algae down. Doesn`t need a huge amount of light to thrive. That is Amazon Frogbit I`m on about though but I guess they`ll work on the same...

AS Ever Top Tips Mission on ile have a Go at that :WINK1:

wow really nice idea , the idea is great and it can actually be improved as well , I would put a glass on the top , or plexiglass in case some heron decide to have a quick meal and it will stop the heavy frost in winter , plus a side glass to actually make it look like a fish tank........but...

Hi Dean, I dug my pond in 1993 and used sand, about 3 inches deep, two layers of carpet, and I haven't had a problem so far. Watergarden is right in saying that the weight of the water pressing down on the liner and the underlay is the problem. But if you've checked for any stones and removed...

Walter Wallcarpet, over the years I have found that there is no "wonder cure" neither is there a "100% this will work option" In more detail. Additives: Over the years there have been a whole variety of "wonder cures" and derivatives, including straw, magnets, news paper. All have been...

A mix of Ajuga and creeping jenny would look very effective around a pond. I wonder what LollyB thinks ? She seems to have dropped off.

Roots are not an issue whatsoever.I do have a length of the brown, 4" underground drainage pipe laying around and thought of using that. The perforated would possibly be better, but since my aim is to drain the hole where the pond is rather than the surrounding area, a 4" pipe would...

Finally got round to writing a part two on our pond build!

Blimey mate, you're not expecting to get it signed off today are you? I mean ... even getting someone out there with the reel of red tape this week is pretty doubtful. Then there is the fuel strike, won't be able to come out then, and if that clashes with the Easter public holidays we'll have...

Whatever you do make sure you know where the electric supply is, ensure it's properly isolated before ripping up the pond. I'd attack it with a pick axe to break it up. Bag it up and take it to the dump or hire a skip. Then fill in the holes with topsoil, or if the holes are very deep (over...

This is a rather dubious benefit, caused mainly by the shade from the duckweed. Clear, shaded water under a duckweed carpet does not support a great deal of life (some around the duckweed itself, detritivores on the bottom, not much in between). Green water shouldn't be much of a problem...