
Brighten up your patio and encourage wildlife to visit your garden with your own container pond.
Brighten up your patio and encourage wildlife to visit your garden with your own container pond.
Even a small water feature can be a focal point for wildlife. Insects and maybe frogs and toads will find your pond by themselves so there is no need to stock the pond from another source which risks spreading disease.
You can use virtually any watertight container for your mini pond. Old enamel sinks and stone troughs work well or choose a glazed ceramic plant pot with no hole.
Once the pond is set up, it's easy to look after. The plants will help to keep the water crystal clear, because their leaves shade out the light that causes green algae to grow. In fact, apart from an annual clean up, you'll find there's surprisingly little else that needs doing.
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