Every garden is beautiful, whatever style you choose and whichever plants you prefer. Some special decorative features can make the space even cooler and more welcoming, and one of such means is water. Backyard ponds, fountains and other water bodies can enliven your patio or garden easily. If you don’t have enough space to accommodate a large pond or you consider making one too difficult, we offer you to decorate your outdoor space with a mini pond or a container water garden.
What Are Container Water Garden Advantages?
There are a number of benefits to growing a container water garden in your yard. For one thing, the garden can serve as the focal point of your landscape. It can be eye catching and something that people want to check out when they visit your home. Water gardens can also benefit the critters that live around your home. The water in the garden can be something for small animals, such as squirrels, to drink. Birds can also drink from the garden, if you keep the water level high enough. A small water garden is an ecosystem unto itself. You not only plant greenery in the garden. You can also put fish and snails in the water. The fish and snails will eat excess plant matter and algae. Fish will also eat any mosquito larvae that hatch into the water garden, helping to control the levels of pests in your garden.
A barrel water garden dug into the ground, with rocks, water lilies and grasses is a lovely idea for a garden.
A barrel water garden with greenery and rocks and green plants around for a natural touch in your garden.
A barrel water garden with water lilies and greenery for a slight romantic and rustic touch to the space.
A blue square planter with water lilies, leaves and tall plants is a bold and catchy idea to rock in your garden.
A bright mini water pond in bold blue, with water lilies and grasses will make an accent in your garden.
A container water garden with some water greenery and blooms is a lovely solution for a modern space, it looks nice.
A cool mini pond with rocks, greenery and bright blooms looks very cool and bright and still is all about Zen.
A galvanized container water garden with water lilies, rocks and greenery is a cool rustic idea.
How To Make A Container Water Garden?
The easiest way to make it is to use a container as a base and then you can add whatever you like: water plants, flowers, rocks, pebbles, colorful balls, even fish or toads. What container can you use? Literally anything that you have at hand: an oversized planter, a galvanized tank, a plastic container or even a large bowl, it all depends on the size of the pond you want. Consider the style of your outdoor space and match the container. If you wanna make a statement with it, go for a bright color on the outside – paint the planter in some bright color.
A galvanized stock tank water garden with water plants and a small fountain is a stylish and cool idea for a rustic space.
A hot red porcelain planter as a water garden with water lilies and greenery of various kinds for a touch of color.
A Japanese-inspired bamboo wall with greenery, a porcelain bowl and pebbles and greenery plus a bamboo fountain.
A large container with water greenery and some fish is a lovely idea for a garden, you can make one very fast.
A large planter as a mini pond with greenery and water lilies is a cool idea for a modern garden with color.
A large porcelain bowl with rocks and a single bloom, with rocks and pebbles around is a cool and modern decor idea.
A large water bowl pond with pebbles and rocks and some greenery is a lovely and stylish outdoor decoration.
A mini outdoor pond with water lilies and greenery is a fresh natural decoration for any space.
A mini pond in a black plastic tub, with driftwood and some floating water plants on the surface.
A mini pond in a wooden barrrel, with floating greenery, bright patterned balls, pebbles and colorful billy balls.
What To Add To A Container Water Garden?
To make your little water feature more spectacular, you may go for large and small rocks, mini fountains (maybe bamboo Asian ones?), colorful balls and buoys that will flow on the surface. There are many types of spectacular water flowers that are sure to make your water garden awesome. Fish is another great idea but keep in mind that your container should be large enough for that. Think of getting some tall water plants or even add artificial branches and stems to make the arrangement look wow. Get inspired and bring harmony to your space with a small pond!
A mini pond in a wooden basket, with water plants and blooms is a peaceful and cool outdoor decoration to rock.
A mini pond in a dark plastic tub, with greenery, cane and some bright blooms floating on the water surface.
A mini pond of a black plastic bowl with greenery and water lilies is a stylish modern decor idea for outdoors.
A mini pond of a porcelain bowl with driftwood, greenery, moss is a very natural decoration for outdoors.
A mini pond of an oversized vintage porcelain urn with greenery, grasses and floating blooms is beautiful.
A porcelain bowl water garden with bright blooms and greenery is a beautiful and easy to realize decoration.
A rough stone bowl with greenery and a gold ball is a nice and catchy idea of a mini pond for outdoors.
A small pond with floating plants and some fish plus matching containers used as planters create a unified look.
A stone bowl mini pond with floating greenery, a stone mini fountain and more water plants is lovely.
A tall ceramic vessel in black used as a containter pond with water lilies and other plants is great for a modern space.
A terracotta pot as a water garden bowl with various plants is a very beautiful and chic decoration.
A wooden barrel with water lilies and greenery is a cool rustic idea for outdoor decor is easy to compose.
An arrangement of blue, navy, trquoise and brown bowls with water and floating greenery and plants is a cool idea for any modern outdoor space.
An old barrel partly dug into the ground, with rocks, greenery and white blooms looks very natural and very cute.
An old barrel with floating plants and blooms and tall grasses for a rustic and natural feel in your backyard.
An old barrel with water plants is a simple and rustic decor idea for outdoors.
An oversized black bowl with a mini fountain, water plants and blooms plus matching plants with greenery and blooms for a stylish arrangement.
An oversized blue porcelain planter as a mini pond, with greenery and some water plants for natural decor.
An oversized porcelain planter water garden with greenery and bright blooms is a stylish statement idea for a garden.