Can't Have a Pond so I'll Have a Bucket :)

love it billbo we aint got any young ones so i knocked this up it was a wishing well but spoilt our view it took some working out as never built anything before
had to brake each brick in half to allow them to turn the circle then layd block pavers on edge and bricked the lineing in to it Dont know if pics are going to show??

it appers Not for some reason

 

Persanlly I Would Prefer Your Pond Bucket and A Little One!!!

The Forces That Be I Built this out of Bordum it took 14 hours to build the outer skin it was 3 or 4 corses Higher when it was a Well and about 5 hours to build the inside out of block pavers on edge But The Folly Was an After Thought and it Spoilt our View ile try again with the pics

Iv Got a Pree Formed Pool to insert behind the Folly I want to Build a Water Wheel to run in to in the near future

 

Hi Catz , I like yours and Bilbos planting plans in such a small area , very effective. I was leaving my pond until the GKs were old enough not to fall in it , but this would be ideal What plants have you got in there ? Does the water keep oxygenated and clear with them ? Will the plants survive over winter ? Enough questions for now

 

I have a mini water lily, a water forget me not and a water iris. The forget me not is in a basket and the others are planted in the pot. I also have some oxygenating weed in there. It does get blanket weed but there's some stuff you mix with water and pour it in and gets rid of it safely. Mostly it stays clear. I specifically got plants that are suitable for small pools. I over winter the plants in the bottom of our big pond but am sure they could be kept somewhere else as long as they didn't freeze solid.

 

Hi Harry, I've got 2 Pygmy water lilies (cause I'm greedy and I got them for nothing ) , a smaller variety of iris, pickerel weed, frogbit, water chestnut, milfoil and canadian pondweed. The right selection of plants will ensure sufficient surface coverage to help stop green water (algae) and keep the water oxygenated. All the plants should survive the winter..

 

Thats crackin bilbo I seen a pic on google today,i was searching scaffolding boards and somebody has made a raised lined pond out of them,looked pretty good not perfectly safe for kids but better x
http://www.cambridgewoodworks.org.uk/index.php/2012/04/raised-beds-and-decking/

 

Thanks for the plant ID's Catz and Bilbo
I found this site while Googling container water gardens . They show at Chelsea and Harrogate - so they will be expensive ! But two thirds of the way down the page are 8 planting plans with full list of plants in each
http://www.watersidenursery.co.uk/IS/containerponds.aspx
Just mentioned the container water garden to Mrs H , who has given it the royal frown We run this household democratically , I get one vote and she gets 99 votes
I'll ask here again when she has had a couple of glasses of wine

 

That nursery did a talk at my gardening club. The containers are expensive but verrrry nice

 

These are fairly cheap and include delivery.
http://strettonoaktubs.co.uk/shop/?category=6
Show the Missus what you are considering. There are lots of options!! That site you posted has really good info!

 

Even cheaper. You don't need to line it. I had one of these a couple of years ago. You DO have to drain it or keep it from freezing or the bucket warp but it does a fab job otherwise.
http://uk.mobile.shopping.com/offerDetail.html?offerId=N1ah5fslD6lgTTnOj6-GSQ==

 

The large plastic tub/barrel I bought for mine cost me £4.99 from a local bargain shop......

The traditional oak barrels do look better but on a budget the one I got is ideal

 

About 3 weeks later and my "bucket" is coming on nicely, the lilies are growing well and the frogbit is too....we've also had some early visitors in the way of a few damsel flies The only problem I had was from woodpigeons landing on the rim and nipping at the fresh new growth so I have temporarily put some string round it until its established...