Tips for choosing the ideal source for your garden
Whether you improve a traditional sunken swimming pool for your garden or want to relax with the sweet sound of the fountain after a tiring day, we have some good ideas and shopping to suit any outdoor space.
What you need to know
Choose the best location
If you have a function with running water, like a fountain, stream or waterfall installed, you may need a backup tank, so take this into account when choosing the right place. Sourcesand water that have access to electricity to operate a pump, unless you have solar energy.
If you want to install a pond, you need in one place, at least five hours of light per day, preferably remain alone – to get clear water for fish and plants. Avoid Choking overhanging trees and shrubs, as the leaves can poison a pond and water.
Pay attention to the function
Ponds and water features will be eligible for an annual cleaning. The bestThe time to do so in the spring, water plants, the time to re-establish before summer.
A word of warning from security is important, especially if you have small children, in this case would be better to move a game of water, until they are older. Use a qualified electrician to install wiring. Consult the yellow pages for registration NICEIC (National Council monitoring of contracting the installation Electrical Technology), electricity, or call 020 7564 2323 st
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Transforming a clay pot
The hotel is beautiful vase or urn palnts between the border and then use it as a water feature to give your garden a feeling of relaxation. You can buy complete sets, to establish the role of the terra-cotta urn of water, 449 kilos of Crocus, or something similar to that of photography. Just select a suitable container or urn from your local garden center, looking for the perfect place for her in his garden and thenThe installation of a qualified electrician to run wiring to a water pump.
A contact with a feature wall
For a timeless look for your patio, install a traditional wall fountain. You are an electrician, you need to connect a water pump in conjunction with (from € 20 in construction and shop for the home) to the power supply inside, which will feed water from a water reservoir through a pipe behind the wall of the mouth of the source. For a selection of wall fountains, tries to Arcadia.
CreateTwo-level cascade
Give your garden a casual view, from recycled materials such as stone basins and channels – your best source to save the local architectural sites (check out his position http://www.salvo.co.uk) . Provides that the prices of around £ 40 This function of water level in the production of water through a tube in the book through the bathroom hidden in the head pumped. The water then spills over naturally be broken down into the tank. Get aqualified electrician install the wiring necessary to operate the pump.
Each guest with a drawing of gravel
If you do something a bit 'unusual, a stone fountain is ideal. You must install a water tank on small stones and a pump, the electricity needed to circulate the water. Use a qualified electrician for electrical work to be done. A bag of stones from a place like B & Q, and let the flow of water over them.
Solar WaterFeatures
Go Solar for easy installation
A beautiful copper Solar Cascade Fountain Green Fingers, is run exclusively by solar energy, which makes it much easier to install, since there are no electrical work required. Or put it in a big pond or a smaller water feature makes it an interesting focus. Similar characteristics to solar, look at the Greenfingers website.
Try floating source
Add interest to your pond with an island Solar FountainSource. Sun floats on the surface of a body of water with solar energy, which works in direct sunlight to create, so there is no installation or operating costs.
Add interest to a sunny place
A fountain cascading levels of solar energy is the perfect product for a spot of sunshine in a courtyard. While in direct sunlight, the water drips slowly from one stage to another. A network adapter is included so that you could put in motionWinter.
Ponds
Building a team in a pond raised
If you want a pond in the garden, but have not bothered to dig a hole, you can purchase a beautiful little lake in sets collected with liner and pump. Try Garden Oasis for a number of options for the pond.
In a tank left in a pool
) Are for a small space, tanks and half-barrel (in the DIY and gardening are ideal for a pond to create a mini. Ready to use waterproofBarrel costs about £ 20, but can an old jacket with lining in the pond, which sells for about £ 3 instead of Secure coating per square meter, with a strip of flexible metal Screwfix – a length of 81 cm € recycling costs 1.99.
To create a traditional pond
Make sure that the site be taken to the pond is shallow, and then the way to the ground. So hop and fauna can be sure to choose a design, leaving the edges of the pond, no more than 15 centimeters hasdeep.
When using a soft covering to dig a hole the size and shape you want, or if you dig a preformed rigid shell to make a hole to match the shape of your choice. No matter how hard pond liner appears to be protected from sharp rocks below are, then add a layer of moist sand maker, before the food.
For a soft covering and allow an inch from 15 to arounf the edges and keep it with stones overlap. For a rigid line in the hole and checkthe level, and then charged with 5 cm of water. Fill all the gaps between the edge of the line and the soil with sand or soil builder crumbles.
Fill the pond with water – smooth the wrinkles in a flexible line as water flows in a flexible line, the excess from the edges sufficiently to ensure their choice of band edges: the use of pavers or bricks for a natural look.
You are easy to grow aquatic plants
Entering plantsApril to September – Wait a couple of days after the occupation of a new pond with tap water, to allow time for the chlorine to disperse. Place the plants in plastic baskets lined with a special compound of seed as Westland compost Pond water, which costs about 2.49 euros per 10LTR garden center. Cover with gravel to stop the weight of the truck down and the washing of fertilizer water. Put the basket in the pool to the required depth after reading the producersThe instructions on the labels of the plants.
or lily: Only a few plants can match the spectacular performance of lilies, gladioli, like flowers, can grow up to mid-summer early autumn, and 1.8 m in one season. Canna thrive in full sun and fertile soil and the plants are ideal for edge of the pond.
Reed or: To make the most of the space in a small pond, plants, plant products in large, thin, soft leaves.
lettuce or water: water lettuce, the Sun movessome shade, add an exotic touch to your pond. It is rooted beautiful feathers, which turn from white to purple and black.
or water lily, this is a must for every pond – we love the lily of the pygmies, the small, star-shaped, yellow flowers, and many different varieties, slightly fragrant.
Taro O: because of its large leaves, heart-shaped taro acquaintances can be obtained from a pond at the edges. Likes sun or part shade and prefers moist soil rich. The larger varieties can grow up to 1.8 mhigh.
or call or nettle painted nettle add intense, warm colors on board a small lake and is suitable for partially shaded positions. It can grow up to 90 cm, and their intense staining Nettle leaves in a variety of colors are green and yellow, red and aubergine
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