Votre enthousiasme est communicatif et vous m’avez permis d’arrêter de vouloir me freiner et mettre la barre trop haute après tout je me lance j’ai avant tout envie de prendre du plaisir à créer sans forcément vouloir contrôler la nature Merci pour ce coup de puce et votre naturel très agréable
I was just thinking to myself hmm, I’ve got a whole porcelain and cast iron bath tub sitting out in my back that could work perfect.. even already technically “drilled” for a sump… hmm time to hit the drawing board
@@jordynjones855my 1st thought might be to find the spot , and it might be a little pricey but I think it's worth it to have the tub inside of a pond liner and the size of the lined pond might be tricky but the whole visual is having the tub on the water , as deep or shallow is up to whomever is in charge. That I'm positive about because digging can always be a little pain in the .😮. Just having a shallow body of water in front , out as far as the height of the tub would serve you well and definitely provide the appearance that you have a garden with a lot of things going on and how to use the tub is what I'm thinking makes having it in a shallow body of water worth the effort , but the last thing I was thinking is to have the tub at the back with some plants behind it, maybe put some buckets or anything to raise the height of something tall and grassy that's going to get big and frame the water feature in front . Taller plants always look good , and good luck if you do and hopefully it might be a good idea for a few videos on a real tub garden 🌿🌱🧚🏝️🛁💮🪟🌿
These are lovely! My current circle of life is change-out water from the aquarium into a large garden container with no holes on my balcony, watch for mosquito larvae then sieve them out to give to the fish in the aquarium when watering my plants and repeat. Weirdly satisfying.
I'm loving these pond videos! For decades I've wanted a pond, but it's just recently I could finally buy a house where I can have one. Something like your large natural pond is beyond what I could make and care for, but the bucket ponds are perfect for the area at the side of my front porch. Thank you!
This is amazing! I want to try this out for my garden! I have two little boys and they would love to see more wildlife in the garden. We already love seeing the insects and birds. Next frogs 🥳🥳🥳 (Watching from Ventura Country, California, USA)
Matt you have such great ideas, and you make ponds so easy and give us ideas from tiny to quite large. For those of us in the US, if the ponds are standing water, it’s always good to add BT bits so that mosquitoes don’t breed there.
Great project, Matt! Your fuchsia looks absolutely amazing! Are there hummingbirds in the UK? Here, fuchsias are a hummingbird magnet! And what is that huge pink and white flower that was behind you? Wow! When I heard you say 'Buddleja,' I had forgotten. We had a huge purple one at the other house. I forgot just how good the flowers smell. Thanks again for a bit of your garden. And thanks for a bunch of great ideas with this new project as well. Cheers! ~Ron
Shabby Sheik.. I love it! The only problem is, my Shabby Sheik always turns into frumpy fail. Maybe I'll give it a go. Who knows? Maybe frumpy fail will be the new best thing.
Great video Matt! I love the little things that people who enjoy the hobby have in their tool boxes to open up the hobby to more people, make it easier, and more accessible to those who don't have the means to dig up their yard and add 10 tons of stone to it! Keep it up man you're doing amazing!
A little lovage would work as a creeping plant, and if it grows too well, you can harvest a bit of it to add a little flavour to your food. Also harvest it all before first frost, our transplant it into something you can keep inside, and you'll have a little flavour to your soups in the winter.
Love this idea! Thank you I normally use my tatty galv buckets for planters because they are a bit old n leaky But think pond life! 😍👌 Yes it's got to happen 😁
Do you guys not have mosquitoes in the UK? The idea of standing water around my house makes my arms and legs...itch lol. My neighbour has a big fancy pool with a gorgeous cascading fountain at one end. He doesn't run the fountain often and my lord, the mosquitoes that end up in my yard from his standing water is astonishing.
Hahahaha we've spoken about other stuff and sent each other memes but haven't discussed what videos we were working on. Same as a couple weeks ago I released my isopod video the same day serpa released his. Sometimes the stars align.
I'm interested in how to avoid mosquito lava growing in the water 😂. There's a few aspects I'm intending to use: building a pond using the thick black sheeting (can't remember what you call it), employ an old tank on another, and employ a shallow water feature using a water well feature in another 😀. Well, that's my intention 😂. I'm really pleased I stumbled upon your platform and much appreciated any feedback you feel I could use ❤. All the best 👍
Mosquito bits are the answer!. The Bt is a natural biological control that kills the larvae, interrupting the mosqiuto life cycle. I have had far fewer mosquitoes in my yard (although they still get bad toward midsummer) since keeping a bunch of containers like this and putting mosquito bits into them every week.
@JILLCritterologist Very many thanks for your kind response 👍. I must admit, I had to Google what was meant by: mosquito bits 😅. It's a brand name, but it got me the information I needed 😀. One learns something new every day 😉
Where I live I can't have a pond. We have, in our backyard, possums, venomous spiders, wild turkeys (they jump the fence everyday), kookaburras, magpies and a cat (that doesn't not belong to us). I love your pond videos thou, I find them so relaxing.
Great how-to video!! I've said for years, sure I have a pond, it's just broken up and scattered around my back yard. I've got 20+ water garden containers, mostly created with the 20" double-walled no-hole plastic containers available in spring in our "big box" stores. (For regular plants, you'd drill drainage holes.) I refer to them as "pocket ponds." Water lilies, lotuses, various reeds, japanese and louisiana irises, cardinal flower, and so many other plants have made their homes in these containers, as have frogs, tadpoles, even dragonfly nymphs. I add marginals to a container that's half full of dirt (and perhaps a lotus) simply by sinking potted plants into the container but keeping the crown of the plants above the waterline. Some containers have become more shaded over the years, and those are now filled with hostas and impatiens, potted and set into the containers so they are just above the waterline. Once the plants start growing, you won't see the sunken nursery containers, only the big water garden pots and the plants.
People always ask me about mosquitoes... I do put Bt bits into the containers every week, and that actually keeps the mosquito population DOWN in my yard by interrupting the life cycle of whatever mosquito tries laying eggs in that inviting container of water.
Beautiful! I tried to have a bucket pond. Racoons used it to wash grub and destroyed so many of my plants via digging :'( I live in a city so my ecosystem is limited / not very balanced, as fences and such prevent much but good climbers to move around much.
Oh my word, I was looking for something around the yard to use as a pond, I grab the same bucket think how nice it would be as a bird bath pond, the problem is, the metal seam had popped, so hole in me bucket 😂. Though I suppose I could line it. I did go buy and inexpensive plastic half water barrel planter that worked out great.
Hahahaha the funny thing is we've messaged about other stuff and sent each other some memes but actually didn't discuss what videos we were working on. I laughed when I saw him release his video.
Omg. I love this. I have lots of aquascaping stuff sitting around. This seems like a good way for me to organize it. I have a little rock here, a little more over there. Oh, look, wood! Don't trip over it!! 😂
How mad I've seen yours and MD's videos today both on little garden ponds. This might be my next little challenge as my 2 tanks ( also your fault I've got 2 now) are doing amazing and I love them. Thanks for your amazing advice in your videos
This worked out great timing, was looking today at my 2 pot ponds, the plats in which are looking a bit sad and both need redesigning - some good ideas here to consider!
Hi Matt, I like this idea & will try using one or two of my glazed terracotta pots. Only thing is I don’t want to attract mosquitoes or European wasps that tend to hang around the garden in the warm weather.
These videos are so nice and relaxing to watch. I don't have a garden so I'm living vicariously through you. Would love to see you bring your pond and aquarium skills together and maybe make something like a cool indoor pond style aquarium.
i love to plant plants that get to big in a few years , then split them up and give then to friends. For good friends be nice to have swapsies back, for something you don't have . So fun , super video GG Matt. Any start with water in the garden , is a good start love this.
I've had an old ceramic sink sat in our garden for a couple of years now with the idea that it could one day be a little pond. This video could be the push I needed to go out and actually do it!
We used the base of an old guinea pig cage to creat a puddle pond inour rockery. That was nearly four years ago. This year we have had a frog move in! These are beautiful! Going to try and recreate these in our front garden!
Love these video's. Got me doing a no dig affinity pond in my garden, setting it up slowly over the next week or so. Had an issue with one of the windows in the liner having a crack though unfortunately. Hopefully get it sorted by next weekend and get it wet and planted 👍
Really nice demonstration of little ponds. One thing to be aware of is that frogs can drown in ponds if they don’t have a way to climb out. Not an issue with your ponds, but something to be aware of if you are planning and planting out a pond. In Australia the issue of mozzies breeding in ponds is always on peoples minds and water movement, like with the little fountain is one way to stop it. Now, inspired by your ideas, I’m going to try to work out if I could do a sloping pot pond, to add to my other wine barrel ponds, and still keep the mosquitoes out!
I love your pond stuff but I’m also so looking forward to another fish tank:) you are the only fish keeper here who I (as an ArTiSt) do not yell at the screen “what are you doing” during the design process haha
@@FishShopMatt Funny I just ordered that brand off Amazon last week to set up a Walstad tank. I had set up some pond water jars and decided to add them to a small tank. That would be a cool video!
@@FishShopMatt could you do a video perhaps on fish to different climates to ponds? Or show some fellow fish friends with cool pond builds.😀😀I'm from south West Australia so hot but still super chill for winter. Would throwing in a regular tank heater in for winter be ok? Many questions and will always look forward to what's next. Much love.👍👍
I would say everyone should have some form of water, i have a little plastic half barrel on my balcony with a lily and some plants in it and i get so much wildlife, thank you Matt
Looks great Matt. I’ve got 2 big pond tubs and a 3 year old bucket pond which was formed accidentally. It was a plastic bucket that had 4 inches of substrate that was given to me from someone who got it at a local body of water, but I didn’t use it. It was left outside gathering leaves etc and it’s been full of life for years. I’ve not had the heart to break it down, it’s the most ugliest bucket outside 😂 but it’s wonderful inside. I love getting my torch out of a night time, I see all kinds of wonderful life in them all. And, I have a free supply of live food for my fish, so that’s a plus too. 😊
Great video Matt! Love all the easy and budget friendly advice. One more benefit of something like the solar water feature is the moving water will help prevent mosquitoes from breeding. Here in the US still standing water is a big issue with all the mosquitoes.
Now I know what to call the 90 litre container I'm currently using to block the hole my dog was getting out of. It already had water and plants as I was previously using to hold trimming from my aquariums.
I have a small garden and this given me some great tips and the inspiration to create some mini ponds with my kids . Cheers Matt keep making the videos ❤
These look fun, I've had a tropical lily for years that keeps coming back, didn't know what to do with it so it's currently growing in a plasterers bucket, classy! I've been reading recently that the ban on water hyacinth is potentially going to be lifted soon, don't suppose you know anything about this do you?
That's cool! As long as the plant is happy who cares. Yeah I've heard it's meant to be lifted this year but as with anything it takes time. We got apple snails back so fingers crossed the hyacinth comes back soon too.
thanks for the idea mat, iv already got too many plastic buckets for tank water changes. Might dig a small hole in the garden to hide the black plastic look and surround with plants, I need to get something to stop the dogs digging at the neighbours dogs so this would be a win win all round. Keep up the good content
Hey Matt , I just was watching LOVE NATURE here on RU-vid and I know that you would be impressed with the 1st segment on the Archer fish !!! I can't remember if you have already featured them on Fish Files ? Seems like I would have remembered that since they are my favorite fish that I have had way back in 2002 and I think it's a great time to start planning to create the best setup for sure. Just got a couple of questions when you have a chance, like the idea for building a structure that is connected to the back of my 75 gallon and was wondering if you have any tips for what you would make something that would eventually be a 4 ft. Long living wall with alot of vertical space . Anything you can come up with would be awesome and I have decided that I will be recording it and finally getting All the videos off my phone will be worth the time I have to deal with learning how to edit something that is worth watching 🤔
I think it was yesterday MD did a Superfish garden pond. Would it be possible for you to do one, as although his looked good. You're the pond man and I would love to see what you could do. Thanks in advance Matt
