Water Gardening

I have a preformed pond and used rocks at one end to create a rocky ramp for anyone who falls in to clamber out. There are small gaps between the rocks that could create sheltering spots for any pond inhabitants who wish to use them. Can't comment on pumps as don't have one.

thanks for your replys the pond is at the end of the garden beside the shed it does get sun and shade , we would like fish etc in pond but none at the moment , i was advised by a family member to put in barley straw extract weekly, the plants have been in approx 2 months why would the issue be...

yes, I've been looking at these; just wasn't sure about size. Using 3 outlets and getting a reasonable flow is something to consider, but as I only want some bubbles it might work.

We've got a wire fence around the edge of our koi pond. The heron needs to be able to land on something to attack the fish. The heron can't stand around the edge with our wire fencing so we have never had any heron issues, however, a lot of other neighbours have had heron issues.

That problem had occurred to me. What I'm thinking of doing is getting the pump this weekend and setting it all up so I can see how much splash I'm going to get, then find a solution from there. Your loo cistern idea looks like something to consider if I do have a problem.

Yeah mine are similar @roders . The only time I get to see mine.

Looks lovely. Seeing this thread had given me the final push to re-home our Koi and fill in the pond. I inherited it from the previous owner but just do not have the time or money to do it justice!

Lovely.

Hope you post some pictures soon.

@Sian in Belgium Wow, your pond is absolutely beautiful, and look at all those lilies!

Water mint, water forget me not, small lily, flag iris, flowering rush and oxygenating ranunculus. I'm so excited, hopefully get it planted up over the weekend and can post some pics.I also want to get some angels fishing rods to plant in the border next to the pond

Hi,Whatever switch sensor you use be aware that your pump takes 650w or more at 240v.Seems many such switches only have a much lower current handling so will need a 'slave' relay rated at 5 to 10 amps .Perhaps the flow switches below could be used ? though again you will need a slave...

Welcome to GC, a nature or wildlife pond should never have fish in it, they will eat spawn, tadpoles and newt eggs. You need to remove all of them if you can.

Does anyone know variety of water lily? Have 4 in a small wildlife pond.

A little spout would be ideal, I don't really like solar to be honest, I've seen a jebao pump 450 lph with a flow regulator I'm thinking maybe that would be ok?

I would remove all the bricks clear out and fit a new liner. The liner would be tucked under the bricks. Then clean bricks and lay on a sand cement base. It would look very nice as I'm sure this one did a few years ago. A Butyl Liner will last very many years and are very tough.

I use one of those pound shop metal stakes that have a bend for a hanging lantern. About a metre tall. Can wedge spray end in the hook for the lantern.

mosquito larvae wriggle a bit.

Glad to hear it @Royboy I've had a lifetime of not being able to afford repairmen for lots of things. I used to repair my own clothes washer and dryer and although I don't think I'd do that now, what with being a bit older, I did fix the water pump in my dishwasher a couple of weeks ago and...

This is an excellent tip I didn't think about will definitely be doing in the future thank you