Garden Ponds & Water Features in general

Has the tank sprung a leak? Water running down the walls? Soggy carpets? No, this time the sound is actually welcome, especially sitting in the garden on a bright sunny summer afternoon. No, we don't have a stream at the bottom of the garden, just a pond. We moved to Camberley seven years ago. The house was about the fourth one we saw. You know that feeling, immediately you walk through the door and you just know this is The One. And we hadn't even seen the garden. We had moved from Southport. It had been a painful move for me. I chose to live in Southport. My wife was born there. I loved the town, still do and would have happily ...  Read the complete review

The greatest source of delight in my small garden is the pond. With a shrubbery on three sides and a little rill falling into it, it contains 2000 gallons of water and is 4'6"deep. Beneath the tranquil surface swim eleven fish, three of which are over 20 years old. This is the reason that there are only 11, since their size is such that I don't advertise their presence and they need room. This sparkling haven needs maintenance. Nothing too heavy, just the pump filter rinsed out if the rill slows and the main filter box cleaned once or twice a year. The bulb of the UV lamp, which kills algae, is replaced annually in the spring. I cannot use plants to oxygenate ...  Read the complete review

After many years of living in my current house, i decided that it would be nice if we had a pond in our garden. We have a very big garden, and no small children, so there was nothing preventing us really. Our first attempt at a pond however, was a bit of a disaster. Its not as easy as it looks, and we were on a pretty tight budget. After looking around garden centre's, we decided to go with a small pond liner. We started by digging our hole. There was a little debate over the location. We decided to put it by a fence, so it was away from our washing line. It is shadowed by the fence, but if we put it anywhere else, we wouldnt be able to see it from ...  Read the complete review

Hello. Let me ramble a little about the joy, fun of a pond, about how and why we built ours then I will give you some instructions to help you build yours. Without water there would be no life on earth, all living things are made up of a high percentage of water. All living things need to take in water to grow and to replace the water they excrete. When we moved into this house about 10 years ago one of the first things we did was build a pond After deciding where to site our pond we got a length of rope and lay it out in the shape we wanted the pond to be. Then we got our spades and dug and dug and dug after the first few cm?s we met ...  Read the complete review

I have in my pond fish of a size which prevents me from advertising their presence, much as I would like to. I don`t wish to be targeted by fishnappers. Three of these fish, a ghost carp, golden tench and fantailed crucian carp (I know!- That is what I was told it was) cost me only a couple of pounds each over 20 years ago, when I bought them to enhance an indoor aquarium. Others, a mixture of koi and mirror have been in my pond from 7 to 15 years. In that time I have only occasionally lost a fish. I have been told that I have "green fingers" where fish are concerned. But it has to be more than luck. A good friend of mine is an enthusiastic ...  Read the complete review