A little space to fill

Cleared this small area under the Willow tree over past few days and wondering what I should do with it now . The Bluebells I put in about 5 days ago. I plan to paint the wall before planting anything else. Anyone got an inspiration for me please

 

Thanks for the replies . I forgot to say there is one Lilly of the Valley planted, but it has only just started to poke through the soil, so not very visible.

I was thinking about placing the mini pond there?? The Willow will grow and cover that area. I was going to cut it back to allow the light in and so I could see the flowers, but if I put the pond there I would let it be. Might be a problem when the tree sheds its leaves, but I could put some netting over the pond then.

 

Even netted, it's not a terribly good idea to put a pond under a deciduous tree, especially a willow. The leaves contain aspirin, so I doubt that any plants or wildlife would thrive. It'll be pretty dry under there, too, so what about a tough but pretty ground cover like Vinca minor?

 

The "pond' is about 2ft long, so tiny. If any leaves did fall in I can easy fish them out. At moment I don't have another place that I can use that is mainly in shade.

 

Mini pond is set up but not finished . Need more oxygenator weed and a marginal in a pot. Sited it on patio slabs with rocks for access. Wall foundations prevent sinking it into ground. I've set it up at a slight angle so one end of box is lower thus creating a natural shallow end and deeper end. Put more rocks inside box to create exit. No idea where to accquire Frogs spawn or Tadpoles from. Maybe Froggies will find the pond???

 

Such as the septic tank soakaway perhaps . So what can I do to make more appealing to a Frog as a desirable residence??

 

We saw Frogs in the garden a couple of years ago and also a most handsome Toad. One evening I opened the back door to find lots of baby Frogs sitting on the choir mat - so cute. Haven't seen any recently though. Hedgehogs eat Frogs, so that may possibly be why or it might simply be because there is no home here for them at present.

Bearing in mind that there is limited space what should I be aiming for to make my mini pond as natural as possible?. The sink I set up had insects move in within a week or so but not Water Boatman. Do these require particular plants? I was considering planting a marginal directly into the box but then thought it might get too invasive so decided a pot would work best ??