My teeny weeny water garden

That is definitely the smallest pond ever! It will be great next spring when the marigolds flower.

That's a brilliant idea!! It looks wonderful, well done you!:)

It's very nice. What a good idea :o)

Cover it in strong sunlight to prevent Algae forming.

Lovely addition to your garden but, you know, ponds are like greenhouses, they are never quite big enough!
It is lovely to be able to see the pond from indoors, before long the birds and other wildlife will discover it and start making regular visits too. I am sure you will gain so much pleasure from it, but as Diane says, beware of bright sunlight encouraging the growth of algae ... before you know it a small pump/fountain will be back on your wish list. :-)

Thank you all!
Steragram, you obviously are familiar with aquatic plants. Do you see two pointy leaves among the marigold leaves? They are weeds I suppose? I almost pulled them off but I wasn't sure.
Dianebulley, Xela, I just realise how little I know about water gardens. I will surely watch out for algae! :))

Yes I see - hadn't noticed them before. I've no idea, sorry - there's a floating water plant with leaves rather like that, but I don't know what its called. You certainly haven't got room for it if that's what it is! But I'm sure there are lots of other things it could be. I would remove it as your marigold clump will quickly grow to fill your whole pond on its own.

I wouldn't remove it, if it isn't swamped by the marigold clump you may have a useful plant there. Could it be a Pickerel (Pontederia), dragonflies love it? I have one growing in the same basket as my marsh marigolds (it could do with repotting really because the marigolds don't give it much room).

So how about two little ponds, one for the marigolds and one for the possibly pickerel? I can see you making a bigger one in the end!

I looked up Pontederia, Xela, and the leaves do look similar. The plant looks rather pretty! There seems to have been a BOGOF scheme when I bought it :))
Steragram, sigh.... I think I will do that, the additional pond, I mean....

It's great Anujag. I keeping thinking about a pond, also an arch by the front gate but that's another story!......my only water feature is our stone bird bath but even when that is full to the brim it ripples gently in the breeze and reflects on the stone walls...........little things!.........:))

Ahhhh, absolutely right, Cosmosjame :)) A little water changes the atmosphere of a place. It has been two months since I made the water feature. The Water Hyacinth has grown and occupied all the free surface and I have to remove some to see the water. As Xela had said, there is a solitary bee that regularly visits it. I wonder if it has made a home there.

Yes water really makes a big difference to the feel of a garde. I really miss having a pond but siting one where we are is a real puzzle.