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  • There's quite a few pics of ponds in pots, tubs, sinks, barrels etc on pinterest, great ideas. Have been thinking of having one for a couple of years now, think I might actually get round to doing it this year.

  • LesleyKLesleyK Posts: 4,029

    I'm not sure that an underbed crate would last very long as we have had one at the back door for washing the dog's muddy paws after a walk and it went very brittle and split after 18 months.

    I love the idea of a container pond and remember there was a thread on here where someone made one with a washing up bowl which ended up looking lovely.  Sorry but I can't seem to find it atm.

  • I remember that one Lesley, it was lovely. Have bumped up a pond thread, but haven't looked through it, so not sure I've got the right thread.

  • LesleyKLesleyK Posts: 4,029

    I managed to find the one I meant, titled 'even a micro pond helps and bumped it up.  We can never have enough ponds to look atimage

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     Heres a couple from pinterest.

  • LesleyKLesleyK Posts: 4,029

    I love the top one but it looks expensive and perhaps a bit 'stylish' to fit in my jumbled gardenimage

  • LucyLLucyL Posts: 163

    Thanks Star Gaze Lily, the bottom picture is the one that had inspired me, (I think its on this forum - someone did provide me with the link)

    With my pond in a pot, o won't be able to put it in the ground (due to - the ground, but also if i could, my dog would be in it!) Also until i find a location that works, Since my garden is very small there is going to be alot of shuffling about to try and fit this in image  -I may have to ask my neightbour (who's garden is bare) is i can put it in hers and decorate her garden a little bit lol! More greenery around me the more wildlife i may get image

  • Peanuts3Peanuts3 Posts: 759

    I've just skimmed reading this.  This is my pond on my wishlist.

    http://www.primrose.co.uk/wildlife-friendly-pond-pot-kit-with-black-fibreglass-72cm-planter-p-82562.html?cPath=2_10311&src=list_img

    However I do have part of the lawn that floods, I'm wondering if this would be a good natural pond, however when the water table rises what would happen then ?

  • Peanuts, thats lovely. image

  • LucyLLucyL Posts: 163

    Peanuts- that does look really pretty!image

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