Container Water Garden Pond

Samw · #1 07-16-2011, 05:46 PM

I built this container water garden pond for my condo balcony 5 years ago. It is made of 2 wooden pots and powered by a mini-jet 404 which brings water from the bottom container to the top one. It holds 7 gallons of water.

Here's an update. Currently it has a Helvola and a Perry's Baby Red lily, a dwarf Papyrus and various other plants, and Rosy Minnows.

Just waiting for some sun now so that the Perry's Baby Red lily can bloom.

lastlight · #2 07-16-2011, 06:34 PM

Ooh that's pretty!

kien · #3 07-17-2011, 06:45 AM

Love it! Was thinking of setting something similar up on my deck :-)

Maverick00 · #4 07-17-2011, 07:49 AM

very nice! great idea

dsaundry · #5 07-17-2011, 09:25 AM

Very nice! I have one in my office at work and one in the works for the new deck to be built at home. They are really nice.

Samw · #6 07-21-2011, 05:15 AM

Some new pics with the Perry's Baby Red in bloom.

Dez · #7 07-21-2011, 05:18 AM

That's awesome. Do you take it inside over the winter or just let cut back the lily and let it freeze? That's a really awesome colour. My lily is blooming now in my pond too. Last year we didn't get enough sun for it to bloom.

Samw · #8 07-21-2011, 05:31 AM

Thanks Dez. I got new lilies this year because our strata forced us to remove everything from our balconies 2 years ago while we did a leaky condo maintenance project. In the past however, I left them outdoors and they just stayed dormant until the next Spring. Vancouver didn't get cold enough to freeze the water solid.