If you have little space and still don't want to do without a pond, the mini pond is an ideal option. However, many pond plants cannot be placed in the mini pond because they require greater water depth, more space, etc. Find out below what you should pay attention to when planting your mini pond and which plants are suitable for the small pond.
Lotus flowers are a very special highlight for the mini pond
The most beautiful plants for the mini pond
Decisive for the choice of plants for the mini pond are the planting depth and the spread of the plant. Even a mini-pond should not be more than two-thirds overgrown. Here is a selection of the low-rooted, small pond plants for the mini pond:
| Surname | planting depth | height |
|---|---|---|
| stream exercise | 0 - 20cm | 20 cm |
| Real watercress | 0 - 15cm | 20 - 50cm |
| frog spoon | 5 - 30cm | 80cm |
| jester flower | 0 - 10cm | 30 cm |
| grass sweet flag | 0 - 10cm | 10 - 50cm |
| pike weed | 0 - 10cm | 30 cm |
| hedgehog butt | 10 - 30cm | 20 - 60cm |
| lotus flower | 10 - 30cm | 100 - 150cm |
| shell flower | Floating | Up to 25cm |
| swan flower | 5 - 20cm | up to 100cm |
| marsh marigold | 0 - 10cm | 30 cm |
| marsh iris | 0-30cm | 50 - 100cm |
| swamp forget-me-not | 0-10cm | 30 cm |
| fir fronds | 10 - 40cm | 10 - 50cm |
| water mint | 0 - 20cm | 40cm |
| dwarf rush | 5 - 10cm | 30 cm |
| Dwarf Cattails | 10 - 20cm | 30 - 50cm |
| Dwarf Waterlily Pygmaea Chrysantha | 20 - 40cm | small amount |
Create and plant the mini pond step by step
Be sure to set up your mini-pond in the spot you intend to leave it, because once it's full of water, it's almost impossible to move.
What you need for your mini pond:
- a large container, e.g. a zinc tub, a small prefabricated pond, a barrel etc.
- Possibly pond liner if the container is not waterproof
- gravel
- sand + garden soil
- Bricks or large natural stones
- plant baskets
- plant
- hose for filling
Prepare the mini pond
Is your container waterproof? Then just wash it thoroughly. However, if it is not waterproof like a wooden barrel, for example, you should line it with pond liner.
Then, using the rocks or bricks, build a sort of staircase on one or more sides of the container, giving you different depth zones.
Now mix equal parts of sand with garden soil and put a several centimeters thick layer of this substrate or purchased pond substrate on the bottom. Cover this layer with gravel to keep the soil from being disturbed.
Now fill the mini pond halfway with low-lime water, preferably rainwater.
Plant mini pond
Now put the selected plants with their plant baskets in place. Secure them with rocks to keep them from slipping. Don't put too many plants, remember that plants grow! If the pond looks too empty, you can fill it with decorative elements until the plants spread.
Extras for decoration
Now set any extras such as lighting, fountains, watercourses, etc.
Fill mini pond
Now the mini pond is completely filled with rainwater. If you want to use floating plants, these are now placed on the water surface. Fish should only move in when the water has reached the final water temperature and any sand and soil that have been thrown up have settled.