Who would have thought that 165 gallons of water and a few plants would have me more excited about gardening than I've been for a long time?

A natural pond using a large container: Tips on leak-proofing and how to care for your plants and animals to maintain a healthy miniature ecosystem.

Everywhere I go in China I seem to find some kind of flower, plant or water display. Even in a little nook or a street curb. I spotted this lovely pot with fish and flowers in a famous Hutong in Beijing called Nanluogu Xiang. I would like one of these outside my front door. Poppet is worried that a kookaburra will swoop down and eat the fish if we got one. Taken with my iPhone.

Washing up bowl pond, with rocks and stonecrop around the edges and aquatic plants. Don't forget to add rocks so creatures can climb out 😊

Guide to the best patio pond kit, patio pond container kit and raised patio pond kit. Small, medium and large patio fish ponds and buying considerations.

Construction: - 29 gallon glass aquarium - Hang on back waterfall filter (slate stone cover) - preset 50 watt heater - Stand: 2 cement blocks with 4 2x4 wood pieces. leveled with wooden shims. Tile and stained 2x4 cover. Shade: shutters - Hardscape: black slate, mopani wood, terra cotta pots, pond planter baskets, - Plants: water lily, mexican blue bells, creeping jenny, horsetail, sprouted sweet potato, amazon frogbit, water wisteria, and bacopi. -Stocking: 5 mosquito fish and pond…