Whatever you decide to do @B3 you will get a lot of enjoyment from your pond and its visitors.
@Fire I grow watercress in mine. If you want to eat it (which I do adding it to a salad - or just in with bread and butter) it's a good idea to make sure the water is topped up regularly. I can harvest it nearly all year round. If it gets away from me - I just eat it or give some away. Full of goodness.
@Plantminded I've really go to do it now haven't I? No wimping out and bunging in a couple of roses instead.😏
realised that there's no point starting until the spring - the only plant providing winter interest was barred Horsetail which I think is best avoided!
That Aquatic horsetail is no problem, my daughter has one in her butler sink pond.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
I initially dug my pond out with a mini-digger when I was planning to use it for fish but ended up filling a lot of it back in around a rigid pre-formed liner when I decided it was just going to be for wildlife. I wish I'd stuck to the idea of a flexible liner though as it's a pain trying to create shallow areas with the rigid ponds. I've had to add loads of big rocks in there to support a beach which has really cut down on the water volume and space for plants. I'm now tempted to dig a second pond that's mostly shallow and pump water between the two with a waterfall or something.
I also agree on the yellow flag iris being a problem. It looks great but there's just no room for it in my small garden and it needs to be ripped out now.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I’ve been using tiles and flower pots to create bridges in and out of the ponds as they don’t displace much water so I don’t have to top the ponds do much. In very small ponds/ pot ponds, rocks / logs etc can displace half the water volume available.
That Aquatic horsetail is no problem, my daughter has one in her butler sink pond.
Thank you Lyn, that’s good to know. I think I was mistaking it for the invasive weed commonly known as mare’s tail, but that’s a different species according to some information I found on the RHS website. I like the aquatic species, I’m sure it looks good in a butler’s sink pond!
I’ve been using tiles and flower pots to create bridges in and out of the ponds as they don’t displace much water so I don’t have to top the ponds do much. In very small ponds/ pot ponds, rocks / logs etc can displace half the water volume available.
I considered this but you have to be careful not to create pockets of stagnant water inside the pots.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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@Fire I grow watercress in mine. If you want to eat it (which I do adding it to a salad - or just in with bread and butter) it's a good idea to make sure the water is topped up regularly. I can harvest it nearly all year round. If it gets away from me - I just eat it or give some away. Full of goodness.
Beautiful ponds everyone!!
Make sure you have enough shelf space for the different types of plants that need to be in different “zones” (depths).