I wanted to make a small pond, on a tight
budget and without digging any holes!
The perfect place for this is on the patio,
at the back of the garage. The only problem with this space is a lack of
sunshine, so any plants here will need to be fine in the shade.
I wanted my ‘pond’ to be big enough to have
a few plants and a water pump providing a small fountain. My next step was to
find a suitable container. Initially I thought a modern faux-lead looking
planter made from fibreclay would look good and be ideal. I didn’t realize just
how expensive these were and I was going to have to fill-in the drainage
holes…somehow!
My next thought was an old metal water tank
out of a loft, I could pick one up from a salvage yard for next to nothing. How
wrong I was! These are desired items, and there was no guarantee they could
still hold water, either.
This brought me round to my final idea – a
galvanized drinking trough for cattle. Bingo! I sourced one from farm supplies,
which measured 3ft long by 1.5ft wide and 1.5ft deep and for far less money
than any of the other options.
Pleased as punch, I picked up my cattle trough, bought a few bricks
and some slate chips and headed home to build my ‘pond’.
The worst, and most time consuming part was
rinsing the slate chips before adding them to the bottom of the pond. Once this
was done I filled it up with water. Ta Daa!
After leaving it overnight to settle, I
headed off, excitedly, to a local aquatics place for a pump and a few plants.
My Mum had also donated some variegated grasses and flag irises from her garden
to add to my pond collection.
With the addition of some potted plants around the pond, my project was finished.
With the addition of some potted plants around the pond, my project was finished.
…although…
I was tempted…
In having a couple of gold fish swimming
around, but came to the conclusion that they poop too much for my liking.
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