Water Gardening

This was mine last year - am about to empty and refill it! Im afraid I dont encourage frogs cos I have a prob with them :( but it works quite well! Have to buy a new pump for it this year though. I bought the large pot very cheaply and varnished it inside and out, drilled a hole for the...

Update:The goldfish were starting to take too much interest in the frogspawn so a small corner of the pond has been sectioned off with curtain net draped over a cane and weighted on the bottom with some stones. A few taddies have hatched outI'm well pleased with the home made filtration...

Thanks Frogesque, that'll be very helpful - it's brilliant to have specific plants to look for when you're as indecisive in garden centres as I am! Alpine strawberries sound lovely and hostas sound great - especially if they divert the slugs away from the veg patch, double bonus :D

I threw some water cress in bucket of pond water and kept it in the greenhouse for a week. Other pieces I put directly into the pond also rooted but the roots didn't develop quite as quick. It's hardy stuff so as long as your pond isn't going to freeze solid I reckon you can just chuck it in at...

I agree, that is really lovely. Specially at this time of year when there's not too many flowers about. I'm just planting up my pond, must get one of those! They seem to be recommended in most of the books and articles i've read too. How big a container does it need to go in? I guess a...

Excess nutrient could be from animal or bird poo getting into the pond. Try to strip the nutrient out with watercress or even just let duckweed take over for a bit and keep fishing it out. Eventually you should get the pond back in ballance. Water change is a last resort as you will be starting...

Its not common, but in a power cut / power restored it has been known for pump impellers to either:Not spinStruggle to turnTurn backwardsI have actually seen it happen with expensive and inexpensive pumps.The idea of not running a pump in winter is that if it is to supply a biological...

Hi Richard and welcome. One suggestion is a buzzie lizzie (Impatiens). They hate it dry and need a lot of water. In fact when you cut through them, they don't have much inside except water. Also they are one of the best known pot plants. However it is mainly their leaves that droop, rather...

I managed to get a complete liner and the pond was filled today. Despite being a bid of a mud wallow getting the hole sand faced then installing two layers of Geotex membrane underlay it went in OK then finally the liner was added.Just in time as there there were a couple of amourous frogs...

Thanks Wiseoldowl thats been most helpful. I will let you know how I get on.

thanks Hex....I'll look into thatall the best, Alexei

I am so glad that the pond is Mr sponges department I just had to design it dig it out and plant round and in it but once the fish were in it I wasn't allowed to touch it anymore. I have managed to drop my mobile phone in there though lucky only in the shallow end but up to my armpit it fell...

Not a lot you can say to that, Dave :rolleyes: :D

Although this was posted almost a year ago (sorry I have just joined) I add this in the fact it may help some one.A dedicated outdoor fountain will always become green / dirty because of photosynthesis, The sunlight will turn the water green.Commercial fountains when designed properly never...

May I point out that in particular with solar operated water features, you get what you pay for.Never buy one, which has the water running over the solar cell. Why, because the water cools the cell, leaves deposits on it and so reduces the efficiency of the cell / panel. The best ones to get...

I know its some what late, but i have only just joined.Never line a pond with clay.1) Clay needs to be kept wet 100% of the time. If it dries out it will leak when water level rises.2) It can be expensive3) Clay must be at least 50cm thick to avoid breaking...

Walnut, I bought a lot of my aquatic plants from bromfield very reliable and plants are in excelant condition. there is no minimum order.

Hi Fancy, sounds like you've cracked it! Good luck. Suggest you might like to pay a visit here: http://www.ilfordaquarists.co.uk/index.htm Go to 'Newsletters'and starting from November 2006 there will be a series of pond tips month by month. Short but informative.

The Pond I went out walkin yesterday Not a fish could see It was all cold and frosty As I bent down on my kneeTo peer into the murky gloom And softly call their name But no one answered, cos you see They played the heron�s gameSo next year I feel I have to change Solution for to...

So are you putting this on some kind of wall?The patio is on two levels and the upper level is due to be dug out to provide more space on the lower level. In a corner of the lower level is where I intend to put a new pond and it's in the right-angle of this I'd like to put some form of...