Thats a much better idea, you can make a nice sloping beach end for creatures. I don’t know what bog wood is but I’ve never put anything in the bottom. It makes its own growing medium from fallen and dead plant leaves I suppose, my water lilies and oxygenating are just placed in there, no pots.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
1 or 2 tall plants to go in the pond are also useful - dragonfly larvae will then be able to crawl up the stems to pupate. If in a mild enough area, the Cyperus( often sold as a house plant ) is ideal. As others have said oxygenating plants and some surface cover ( water lillies ? you can get miniatures as well as big ones ) are essential for a healthy pond. It can take quite a while to achieve a natural balance but it will be worth it - wildlife ponds provide so much pleasure as well as helping the natural environment.
Oops sorry @Lyn you already mentioned the grasses.
Good luck with the pond project and I too would be interested to see progress pics if possible
Yes - what is box wood @neilsuzukisv2-Rq-DOX? Like @Lyn, I've never put anything in the bottom of ponds when starting them, other than plants. It isn't necessary as you'll find that 'stuff' gets in over time. My newest pond had the contents of the previous smaller one added to it, as there was quite a bit of pond life present, and I didn't want any of that to be lost. I'm wondering how hot/dry an area you're in, and what your climate is like for the gunnera. You could utilise the preformed pond for it if you have lighter, drier soil. Turn it into a bog garden. Holes in the bottom and some gravel/rock in the bottom, then fill with soil.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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As others have said oxygenating plants and some surface cover ( water lillies ? you can get miniatures as well as big ones ) are essential for a healthy pond.
It can take quite a while to achieve a natural balance but it will be worth it - wildlife ponds provide so much pleasure as well as helping the natural environment.
Oops sorry @Lyn you already mentioned the grasses.
Good luck with the pond project and I too would be interested to see progress pics if possible
Like @Lyn, I've never put anything in the bottom of ponds when starting them, other than plants. It isn't necessary as you'll find that 'stuff' gets in over time. My newest pond had the contents of the previous smaller one added to it, as there was quite a bit of pond life present, and I didn't want any of that to be lost.
I'm wondering how hot/dry an area you're in, and what your climate is like for the gunnera. You could utilise the preformed pond for it if you have lighter, drier soil. Turn it into a bog garden. Holes in the bottom and some gravel/rock in the bottom, then fill with soil.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...