Articles Directory | Free Articles | New Articles Daily | #Add# soothing pond #to your# garden and attract all kinds of wildlife into your garden. It will develop into a centre and also a refuge for #all of# natures creatures.

Your pond or pool ought to be visible from the house, but not so close that wildlife are #going to# be scared away.
If #the ground# slopes, choose a lower corner of the garden: your pond will look more natural here, as water naturally collects at lower area. A pool ought to be sited #away from# any fruit trees or plants that may be treated with chemicals. An open, sunny position provides #the best# conditions #to grow# most aquatic plants. Don't site your pool #in a# frost pocket or an exposed spot. This will likely restrict the plants you'll #be able# to grow in it and may mean your pool will require protection over the winter. Only #add# fish if the pool is a minimum of 80cm deep. Examine the water conditions in warm weather as the fish will suffer if ever the temperature gets greater than 25 degrees C.If you need to decrease the temperature and top up the pool, #add# tap water that has been left to settle as well as warm up #for a# day. A water feature #on the# patio If you don't have room #for a# pond, #take a# tip and improvise. Use #a large# basin, stone trough or half-barrel, or frost-proof pots. Plug up drainage holes in pots with a silicone sealant and paint #the inside# #of the# pot with waterproofing paint. #To prepare# a half-barrel, fill it a number of days #before you# plan to plant it up so #that the# timber swells and will become completely watertight. Pick out water plants that like warmth, as such #a small# quantity of water will warm up quickly. Try a miniature variety of water lily, which will thrive in #less than# 40cm of water. #Add# to it a heat-loving floating plant, such as a water hyacinth, #and give# the arrangement some height #with a# clump of plumed foliage, such as Typha minima, a beautiful reed. Remember to include a plant which will generate oxygen below water, such as Myriophyllum aquaticwm. In October you will need to bring your water hyacinth into shelter - a conservatory or heated greenhouse - for the winter, however other hardy species could be left #in the# water. Watch out for drowning Water attracts children #like a#
magnet, and #it is# important to not to forget a child can drown in as little as 10 cm of water. Shield small ponds (under l gal) with wire netting or even a rigid grill - the vegetation will soon conceal the majority of it. Surround bigger water features #with a# metre-high fence #with a# gate that must always be kept locked. Disguise the fence with honeysuckle, ivy or clematis. Steer clear of steep banks, that make climbing out difficult for any individual or an creature who has fallen into the water. Notify your insurer of your water feature. Guard against electrocution by placing electric wires inside a sealed water tight casing.