Especially with a mini pond in a small garden, the shape and size of the system must match in order to achieve the most sensible biological balance possible. Prefabricated pools require little construction effort and can be easily integrated into existing garden landscapes.
How to design a garden pond in a small garden?
For a small garden pond, a suitable location should be chosen, ideally in partial shade and away from deciduous trees. You can use prefabricated pond basins or line a car tire with pond liner. After planting with small floating leaf plants, an attractive water landscape is created.
Whether lovingly assembled yourself or bought as a ready-made pool, the garden pond in the small garden also has its charm and sets design accents. In principle, any location that is slightly shaded and a little away from deciduous trees is suitable for the new mini pond. When considering the size of the site, the later accessibility of the bank area must also be taken into account, so that the excavation pit should not be too close to the residential building or part of the property fence.
Designs for small garden ponds
If you don't want to have to excavate larger amounts of earth, you can simply use a car tire for your garden pond in your small garden, which is lined with pond liner on the inside. Using the prefabricated pond basins available from building materials stores (€899.00 on Amazon) also makes the work quick. The plastic pools can be used underground, but also at ground level or mounted as a raised bed and, due to their many shapes, offer plenty of design scope for your own creative ideas.
Dig the floor and put in the basin
When using a prefabricated pool, at least an allowance of 15 to 20 cm must be planned for the circumference of the excavation pit on the side. After excavation, the pond bottom is best filled with a layer of sand and compacted as level as possible. After the basin has been inserted and aligned with the spirit level, sand is poured into all the gaps, which ensures a secure and stable hold of the water container that will later be filled.
Water, then it’s time to plant
A fantastic water landscape can be created using the example of Japanese miniature gardens, even in the smallest of spaces. After your small garden pond has received the first water filling, the planting can continue. Small floating leaf plants such as: are particularly suitable
- Dwarf water lilies;
- Seapot;
- Sour grasses (e.g. pond ledges);
- Water hyacinths and water lettuce (particularly exotic note!);
Tip
When planting, be sure to pay attention to the respective planting distances and depths of the plants, which should not be too close together. The space requirements of most aquatic plants can increase many times their original size after just a few months.