Half Wine Barrel Oak Transformed into Mini Flower Pot or Mini Pond Diameter 70 cm Oak Barrel, Wine Barrel, Pot, Tray, Wooden Planter for the Garden

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In this article, we discuss how to create a marginal pond garden in a barrel. Often we want plants that are a bit different and often not seen in your garden. One of these is marginal pond plants as they need water to survive. You think at first that it is impossible to have marginals in a container. Well, I am going to dismiss that thought and help you create your own marginal pond garden. YOU DO NOT ONLY HAVE TO USE A BARREL

A favorite container recipe of gardeners is to use a tall plant for dramatic effect, a trailing plant to cascade over the sides, and another plant to fill in the rest of the voids. This combination is often called the “thriller (tall plant), spiller (trailing plant), and filler, and works as well in container ponds as it does for regular container plantings.Keep in mind that the larger the barrel, the heavier it will be. This is particularly true for wooden barrels. Plastic barrels are significantly lighter than wooden barrels, no matter their size. Next – you need to get the wildlife into the pond. Asking other people for frogspawn, apparently, could transfer disease from one area to another. I don’t dig up dahlias to store them at the end of the summer. And before you dig your dahlias up, it’s important to know the pros and cons. You…

Half whiskey barrel planters are too small for Koi fish, but that’s okay because there are a few types of goldfish that look just like Koi but smaller. But it is really easy, provided you know what the wildlife needs. There’s more advice in 12 easy ways to help wildlife in your garden. Remove some of the rafting plant growth. Control excess spread and allow more light into the pond water in Winter. After researching their pros and cons, I did decide to remove them. Though they can eat the algae and control it, my algae just got worse. The downside of wooden barrels is that the wood will require treating annually and they can be susceptible to rot.At least two of the barrels I have used have been whisky barrels, and a friend has used a wine barrel. Finally, float a handful of azolla over the surface. In full sun, this lacy-leaved plant turns bright red, so adding to the appeal. Buying and growing a lotus plant in containers is relatively easy and very worth the effort. Lotus plants are more cold hardy than some people realize. They will thrive up to USDA plant zone 5 (Chicago is in zone 5).

The dimensions are 64 cm wide by 45 cm tall, resulting in a large planter with a very generous capacity. It may be too large for some smaller gardens, but if you’ve got enough space you’ll be able to plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and even small trees.

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They look best near a patio or front door. Aquatic plants can handle a deluge of rain but you may lose small fish in a rainstorm. For this reason I would not advise using a container pond at the base of a rain chain to keep fish in.