Water Gardening

Good afternoon still going strong and the Ghost carp are loving the pond

Head height,flow and wattage is normally what i look at. I`d try and get power to it instead of solar personally.

Thanks all, did not appreciate the problem of a liner being lifted by the ground water. Think a boggy area is the more likely outcome, a collection of hostas sounds good as long as the local snails cannot swim !

I would be inclined to dig into the bank and make the back higher, leaving the front your one foot above, this will both support and insulate the three sides, just leaving the front to carry the weight. I would be inclined to make the front rail above the ground out of a thicker timber and when...

Thank you got Hozelock Reel

A bit late to the thread but play sand is fine for ponds. I have used it in mine for putting around the shallow margins to protect the liner and to give the plants something to root into initially, before sediment has had time to accumulate. Cost about £90 for a builder's bag delivered.

Good morning my water Lilly is in bud early this year

I had a 6" tiddler which grew to a 2ft monster, had to redesign my pond to stop him getting out

Looks nice. What filtration are you using?

Hello friend,I built this 22 feet x 5 ft wide garden bridge.Arched design.Detailes DIY instructions ---> My Pond BridgeComments?

I think normal soil will turn the water green. I d use aquatic compost if possible to lessen the nitrates in the water. Might be better to part fill with stones /stone and as little soil/compost as possible.

@nFrost water lilies need sunshine, that is when they open their gorgeous blooms. Well, the ones I had in my pond at the last house did anyway. As soon as the sun passed they would close up again. Is the set up going to be in shade all day long or will it get sunshine for a generous part of...

I made a small container pond in a child's bath, which isn't very deep and put in a Scirpus Cernuus (known as the 'fibre optic plant') as an oxygenator. Even thought it's very often sold for aquariums, it's hardy to -10ºC and can be either partly or fully sumerged. The birds happily use the...

Good afternoon @Rustler my friend and thank you, I shall borrow Mrs Woos hair net

Brilliant, thank you! I have dug out my other liner and a little waterfall that I'd completely forgotten I had so now I have all the ponds together and I am planning the layout

See this picture for the look realistic:----> My Pond

Thank you!

So I bought myself a small plant of this in the spring. Been growing it in a pot next to my pond.Anyone else have one? Are they as hardy as the standard forms?

Wonder if you can eat it?

The feature shown in my avatar photo is 300mm wide and has a 7800 litre/hour pump. There is a regulator (just a plastic tap really) in the hose from the pump. With this I turn the flow rate down to get the cascade running just right.