Editor at Amateur Gardening Tim Rumball has underlined the appeal of installing a water feature outside the home.
He claimed that there are many ways of approaching this, as a pond can be a simple bucket in the ground or a huge excavation similar to the ones seen in Gardener’s World.
“Disguise the edges with stones or turf and these long lasting ponds can look really good when stocked with a range of marginal and deep water plants, including marsh marigold, bog iris, reeds and water lilies,” the expert remarked.
A garden tiller could be helpful for those who wish to grow some plants near the water feature, as some of the smaller models available from MowDIRECT can turn the soil between plants in tight areas with ease.
This is likely to be an increasingly popular solution, as garden designer Jo Thompson recently claimed it is becoming more common for people to use their green spaces for a wide variety of planting purposes.
