Marion, that's beautiful! Looks a picture... I have struggled with ponds over the years so I know what's involved. Do you have any fish in there?

No fish in there Jamus, I don't think there would be room for them as the tub the lily is in only leave about 3 inches all round for them to swim in.
I was wondering if I put the plant in a smaller pot if there would be room but the leaves cover most of the big tub.

Marion

The lily is beautiful. I have one like that but nearly lost it over winter and is struggling to survive at the moment. Flowered for the first time on Christmas day last year.

Marion that looks terrific Well done.
I wanted to have a similar water vessel on the back decking.
But its the mozzies they are terrible here.
Yes I am see the little wasp ( with the help of my Mag glass) close up vision is bad.
A wonderful little watergarden...Cheers...MM.

What a lovely little pond. The fish would probably die if it is too shallow, especially in your heat, but they would love to swim under the water lilies.

Marion, that looks lovely.
Now you'll have to get another one for the pink water-lily and another one for the white....oh, where will it stop??

Hey Annie you forgot about the blue/lilac one, you know the ones Kakadu is full of.

stop, stop, no more colours, I have enough trouble keeping the water up to this one.
The question is, where does it go, ????

1. evaporation
2. do the dozens of wasps and bees who come in for a drink use it all.
3. is the plant drinking it

Marion, who is thinking a blue and pink one would look good

The fairies drink it !!!!!!!!!!!!!

And Marion they said they would like a blue and pink one too ???? O and a white,

As they need new dresses for the summer season...

MM, you are a bad girl!! Putting ideas into Marion's head like that.
You wouldn't see ME doing such a thing! (said with a pious look on face)

What a great idea the pond is & it looks lovely too, maybe you could build a cover of shade cloth over it & then fill in some of the area around with shade loving plants, to me it sounds lovely what do you think? make it standing height maybe a chair, it could become a place to escape the heat of summer.
Jan.

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Now you girls, Here is the size of the tub sitting on a stump, looking for a better place to put it.
I think it is gremlins living in the stump under the tub who are enjoying the drinkies.
Marion

Looks lovely Marion. You can get little native fish (I can never remember their name) they're really small and they will keep down the mozzies.

Love the watery garden Marion - its amazing how the water disappears - my little pond's pump, which I blamed for water loss has been turned off as the frog eggs have become tadpoles and now they drink 9 litres (one bucket) of water a day:-)))
I reckon your pond would look great sunk into the ground with some pebbles/plants surrounding it.

Sooze, lovely to hear from you again.
I had it on the ground but the dogs kepts drinking the water, so I stuck it on a handy stump till I could find a better place, even then the Rotweiler could reach it so then I put the sanserverias round the edge and that has slowed her down,
Must be the taste of the water, I use tank water to keep it filled.
It certainly looks better from the top than the sides doesn't it ?
Marion

Hi what a lovely picture of your water garden, maybe the bunyips are drinking the water...have you thought of mosaics for the side of the pond?