We moved here in Jan 2024 and started this project during the summer of 2025; we finished the project shortly after school started in Aug 2025 as we planted the tub ponds and the surroundings. All the trunks and branches came from other locations on our property, but we bought in the plants from online vendors.
I’ll need to post more photos in the spring as things emerge.
pokemonplayer2001
Dumb guy question: is it simply a small watering hole?
I have placed large but shallow birdbaths on the ground, these seem like a much better idea.
TsuDhoNimh2
Make sure that there is a “ladder” out of the pond so if a small critter falls in they can escape. Fishing dead mice out of the swimming pool was always gross.
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Our garden is near Pittsburgh, PA in zone 6.
We moved here in Jan 2024 and started this project during the summer of 2025; we finished the project shortly after school started in Aug 2025 as we planted the tub ponds and the surroundings. All the trunks and branches came from other locations on our property, but we bought in the plants from online vendors.
I’ll need to post more photos in the spring as things emerge.
Dumb guy question: is it simply a small watering hole?
I have placed large but shallow birdbaths on the ground, these seem like a much better idea.
Make sure that there is a “ladder” out of the pond so if a small critter falls in they can escape. Fishing dead mice out of the swimming pool was always gross.