Do you want to enjoy your own garden pond, but have little space or don't want to put in a lot of effort? No problem, because with a little creativity you can get a lot of jewelry value out of a small pond.
How do I create a small pond in the garden?
To create a small pond, mark the shape, dig up the ground, lay out protective fleece and pond liner, create a gravel bed, possibly install a filter system, plant the pond and fill it with water. A simple, harmonious shape is ideal for a small pond.
Small pond – advantages and disadvantages
Basically, even in a 10 m² garden or on the balcony, you don't have to forego the relaxing and decorative benefits of a planted watering hole. After all, you can design your own green kingdom however you want. And with a pond of an appropriate size you can enhance it enormously. A small pond has several advantages:
- Adorable Lilliputian character
- Detail-loving design options
- Little investment and maintenance effort
- I.d. R. no building permit required
As with so many things in life, there are advantages but also disadvantages. For example:
- Some plants are omitted from the design because of their size
- Ecological balance less easy to maintain
- No fish keeping possible
- Swimming pond function almost impossible
How to create a small pond
To create a small ground-level pond, you can basically proceed in the same way as you would with a larger garden pond. The following steps are necessary:
- Mark shape
- Dig the ground
- Lay with protective fleece and pond liner
- Create a gravel bed
- Possibly. Install filter system
- Planting
- Fill water
Of course, you have freedom of design when it comes to the shape, but on a small pond, overly elaborately curved contours can quickly appear exaggerated. A loose, round to oval, perhaps slightly 8-shaped shape usually has the most harmonious character.
When excavating the ground, be careful not to hit any pipes. Because of this risk, the choice of location should be carefully determined in advance, especially in a small garden close to the house.
Line the pond trough, which deepens towards the middle, with a protective fleece and a pond liner (€10.00 on Amazon) and then place a decorative and strengthening gravel bed on top. Also consider whether you should integrate a filter system from the outset. Especially in smaller ponds, a balanced, algae-free water environment does not necessarily automatically arise - this is due to the limited self-cleaning planting options and the increased water heating potential.
In the finished pond bed lined with gravel, you can plant marsh plants for the deep water zone, such as calamus or water lily, best before letting in the water. You can also plant border plants later in the form of Chinese reeds or tree ferns.
