DiY: Mini pond made from a zinc tub
Even if you don't have a huge garden, you don't have to miss out on the calming element of water. There's always a place for a mini pond. Bring this little oasis of relaxation into your home, and who knows—maybe even a dragonfly or two will stop by! Here are the DIY instructions for a mini pond made from a zinc tub.
Required materials:
- A waterproof zinc tub
- Small aquatic plants and water lilies
- approx. 10 liters of pond soil
- approx. 10 kg pebbles
- Possibly large stones or pots
- Mesh planters for the plants
- A piece of plastic the height of your zinc tub
Tools required:
- just your hands
Everything ready? Then let's get started!
Step 1: Create boundaries
First, build a shoreline in the zinc tub. To do this, use the plastic piece to separate a section of the tub. Make sure the plastic piece is slightly flatter than the top edge of your tub. To prevent your dividing wall from tipping over, pour pebbles into the zinc tub to the left and right of it to provide the necessary stability.
Step 2: Create a riverside bed
Now fill one of the sections with pond soil, which will become your shoreline. Plant your aquatic plants in the designated mesh planters. Some stores offer their aquatic plants already in mesh planters, so you can skip this step. Then plant the plants in your shoreline.Step 3: Let the water flow!
Once that's done, slowly fill the zinc tub with water, making sure the pond soil doesn't spill over the dividing wall. 
A little tip: To prevent your aquatic plants from drying out, you need to regularly refill the evaporated water in your mini pond.
Step 4: Water lily pond
The grand finale is your water lilies. Place them in the deeper part of your mini pond. If the water lily pots don't touch the bottom of the pond, you can raise them using an upside-down pot or large stones.
Products that make your green heart beat faster!
Your mini pond is just the beginning! Even if you only have a small garden or balcony, you can still enjoy beautiful flowers and even grow a few vegetables or herbs!
- Set "Little Italian" with red and yellow wild tomatoes and various herbs
- Pot balls - For floral splendor in small spaces
- Colorful flower marbles - great for children
- ORGANIC tomato seeds "Red Marble"
Is DIY your world?
There are many good reasons to make things yourself. It saves resources, sometimes even money, it's fun, and you learn a lot. What's more, there's a special magic in the things you've created with your own hands and passion. It's a wonderful feeling you can't buy in any store and for any amount of money.
You can find more ideas for great DIY projects in our book " Your Creative Garden ." Thanks to step-by-step instructions and helpful pictures, many of our DIY ideas can be recreated with children. The internet also has a lot to offer. So if you want to get active, the following websites are a good place to start:
We hope, of course, that you stay true to the DIY theme and wish you lots of fun and success with your next construction projects!
