Don't despair if you only have a tiny garden. Your dream of having a pond is easier to realise than you think. Our mini container pond is big enough to host your favourite aquatics and in no time, you'll be able to enjoy watching the wildlife it will attract.
Plant it:
April - June
At its best:
June - September
Takes just:
30 minutes, plus 24 hours drying time
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Prepare your container with waterproof sealant. Half-fill a planting basket with aquatic compost or heavy loam, firming it in place. Spread the waterlily's roots on top, taking care not to break them.
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Fill in around the roots with more compost or loam, firming it in layers. Weigh it down with a layer of pea gravel.
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Plant the second basket with the acorus in the same way. Place the bricks in the container, then fill it with water and slowly lower the baskets into the pond. -
Surround the pond with pots for an eye-catching display. Check regularly for leaves and other bits of garden debris and remove them where necessary.
"Keep the pond water free from algae with oxygenating plants. Try water mint, hornwort or Ceratophyllum demersum."
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what happens in the winter?
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4 out of 5
could I put in a goldfish or two? would an oxygenating plant compensate for not having a pump? I just imagine waterlilies with bright red koi. And ivy-leaved toadflax on the old crumbly wall behind ...
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Elzbieta rated and commented on this article
04 March 2009
5 out of 5
Great! can't wait to get started.
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