Water Gardening

I think the main thing there is, "many years ago".I had a goldfish in a bowl when I was a kid, wouldn't do that now, I know better.

I can stop scratching that itch ! I have a compost heap but don't think it is very warm as it is just an open heap. I have never seen anything wiggly leaving it when I have started using it. I always had slow worms in the compost heap in my previous garden but they never bothered me.

I can't remember about the hornwort, but I think mine came with the weights as described by Most of the pond suppliers's sites will give you the info though. If you got yours online, just check that. Many pond plants die back and drop and then resurface when they come into growth when the time...

I would do that @latimer - a brick or two would do the job. It's perfectly normal for them to disappear over summer when it's hotter, and they'll grow away again when it's cooler. Late spring and early autumn is when they're at their best. It'll settle and flower next year.That's precisely...

I have a pygmy water lily, as the original pond was tiny. It's never been eaten by the pond snails. Perhaps it's something else doing the damage, if it wasn't a tiny plant, as suggested. If the site's not too sunny all day, water hawthorn is very useful. I grow the water forget-me-not - the...

@PetalPushingNovice I also have a very small pond, one of those preformed ones sitting in an area that gets dappled shade most of the day. I only put it in a couple of months ago. I bought a packet of watercress from the supermarket and put a couple of sprigs in. It has grown and is now...

Your pond is lovely! A haven for wildlife and you’ll see it looking slightly different every day. I hope you have some nearby seating so you can watch the comings and goings!

A few years ago, I built a half barrel pond and everything was fine for the first couple of years, until I got blanket weed. Unfortunately, it would stick to the pond liner making it impossible to really remove so I decided to start from scratch. I took everything out last year and whatever was...

I've never grown the giant one @hailbopp , but I expect it wouldn't be too difficult from seed if conditions suit, and if that's a viable method. I've never looked into it though. We used to have it everywhere in a previous garden - the ponds were fed from a natural spring further up. Perhaps it...

I've used Cloverleaf for 20+ years in my fish pond and it works well. It is made from crushed diatoms, so is totally non-toxic. It does turn the water milky for a few days, then it clears and the algae dies off. It is a good idea to remove the extra layer of silt that accumulates each year to...

Up date on my watercress venture. It has continued to grow throughout the winter into a large mat andis now in full flower. Lots of clusters of white flowers. I haven't checked my blanket weed situation yet. I am on the look out for spawn, frog and or toad. I didn't see any last year but ended...

I found the one in my picture, which I think is the commonest one, N. alata, survives frost free conditions and likes spending summer outside.They are strange in the fact they have juvenile and adult growth, I seem to remember the juvenile growth is the most attractive. I hung one from an...

I have half a bucket buried into a corner where nothing grows. It's half filled with cobbles and popular amongst Finches There's a tiny solar powered fountain without tube that just plop plop plops water just below the surface. A delivery man asked if there was a frog, he had been standing...

Thanks l for the advice. I've managed to thin in out quite nicely now, and it looks a lot more presentable..I now know for next time when to cut it back. Every day is a school day!Thanks again!

No fish in our large pond @Butterfly6 (only in our small well protected small garden pond) but we do have newts, frogs and other wriggly things galore so plenty for the visiting Heron when it appears. Many thanks for that info @Dovefromabove I am now searching my mind for the possible...

You could always vacillate or temporise instead. So you could spend a little extra time trying to decide between all of them

Thanks

Thanks for the tips.

Well, I just found a small brown newt while clearing some brambles. It was perfectly healthy and I moved it to a safer space near the pond where I won't accidentally cause it any harm.

as for the stinky whisky barrel...i left some water and pond plants in it thinking I would maybe use it next year when it's less stinky...but the water has gone rather slimy.....