"Pool" advice ?

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    That was my nice side talking, Ziggy. Let's jump back into the pool and get this thread back on track.:paladin::snork:
     
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      I'd stick a gunnera there personally. Children love them. Or some kind of bog plants.

      I don't understand what's wrong with just buying an old galvanised bath and using that stuck in a dark corner somewhere? Or buying a small container and sinking it in the ground elsewhere in one of your beds say?
       
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      Hi Armandii,
      What "bigger stuff" are you referring to ? Deer, rabbits, badgers ? I have none of these. This is an urban garden, i have the odd Fox, hedgehog and squirell. Im hoping to encourage birds, frogs etc. From what i have seen, since i have dug this area and its filled with water the amount of these things have doubled in my garden already and thats not with everything looking established.
      Also i keep saying, it will not be a "concrete area" once the thing is planted up and the borders mature. I have just planted a tree (Sorbus to attract wildlife) about 1m away, and once all the other plants establish it will look very much better.

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        Because i have this area that is empty, that is wet and a perfect spot for a "wet" area which is close to the kids area which would encourage them to look and learn about wildlife. :blue thumb:
        Just a small pool, nothing big, deep or dangerous, planted up with wet loving plants with something a bit taller to add height, maybe a small wet loving tree.

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          :SUNsmile: Well Mr Grinch, I still stand by my earlier ideas.. No, it may not be the best place, but we all have to make use of what space we have, so I would just go for it.. We created a lovely little wildlife haven with ours & it is not in the best place at all, but it certainly works incredibly well despite what people might say... :SUNsmile: It now teams with life..
           
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            Its what im thinking MF. In the ideal, we would do things a little differently but we do not live in the ideal, well i certainly dont. I have to make do with what i have.
            I will still think it over though :blue thumb:
             
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              I would just go for it mate.. This is for your children & they will be fascinated by it I am sure.. It may take a couple of years to get established, but you will be amazed what insect life will move in very quickly.. Do you know anyone with an existing pond who could spare some oxygenating weed as that will also bring some insect life to your pool..
              I really feel a small pool sunk in there & a good selection of moisture loving plants & as long as you keep it moist they will grow into a very pretty bog garden with a little pool hiding in there..
              My bog plants are mainly in planters sunk into the ground. I drilled drainage holes around the sides 2/3 up from the base not in the base so they can retain water & it works very well as you can water them indevidually & keep them happy in a pretend bog situation..
              We all make the best of what we have & although often not the right situation to start with it is amazing what we can create & have it living happily with a few tricks.. :WINK1::SUNsmile:

              I have bought allot of my plants from here http://www.naturescape.co.uk/

              and here http://www.wetlandplants.co.uk/acatalog/Native_Aquatic_Plant_List.html

              I have found them both to be excellent to work with & the plants have been outstanding quality & value for money... :SUNsmile:
               
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                No, sorry, Mr G, I didn't mean large animals but the larger vertebra etc. Look, if you don't do what you think is right, you'll be asking yourself what it would have looked like in years to come. Besides it would be exciting for your daughter to do it.:snork: It's you that has had to struggle with the drainage of the garden and it's you who know's it intimately so if your gut is saying do it......then do it.:hapydancsmil: But as for a Gunnera in that spot..........that would be like having an Elephant on the Patio, there wouldn't be room for anything else:heehee::snork:
                 
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                  At the end of the day,When all said and done....it won't actually look like a triangular pool/pond ...if the area is planted up you won't know it's a' triangle' as the planting will soften the edges....:dbgrtmb:
                   
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                    That made I laugh:biggrin:
                     
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