Container Water Garden

A container water garden is actually very old in concept as they were in wide use at some of the finer estates across the country for decades.

With the renewed interest in water gardening over the past twenty years or so every possible avenue of interest has been explored and offered in one form or another to the retail public.

Any, yes absolutely any, container without holes or with a liner can be used as a miniature water garden.

Choose your plants wisely so as not to overpower the small area that they will be planted in.

See our list of water garden plants which will acquaint you with some good varieties to use.

If you prefer you can purchase a container water garden in kit form at most of the chain stores and probably many garden centers will offer these kits as well.

You may have a pond specialty company near you and a visit to their display room could prove very valuable and rewarding.

Many times these firms will have upscale products and they certainly are on the cutting edge of trends.

This is an example of how a water garden specialty company can offer the public some really unique items and as you read on, I think you will be amazed at the money you can save.

Let’s look at the large thirty to thirty six inch tall urns that have been modified to receive a tube which comes through the bottom of the urn and ends just short of the top rim.

These urns sit on top of a grate which when covered with rock conceals a reservoir filled with water. A pump then circulates the water over the urn rim and then falls artfully back into the reservoir.

This is a super do-it-yourself project that you will find easy to complete.

You probably can purchase everything required for about $800.00 to $1,000.00 whereas an upper level landscape company will charge you a minimum of $2,500.00 to as much as $4,500.00 to complete the project.

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