If you’ve always wanted a water garden feature on your patio or deck but thought it would be too expensive or time consuming, read on!

A container water garden is so easy to create and literally takes minutes to assemble. And there’s no digging required.

A ceramic planter from Dragon Gardens Northwest is the perfect choice to hold your water garden. They’re high-fired stoneware, making them durable and weather resistant. Plus, they come in so many designs and colors, the hardest part of the project will be deciding which planter to get!

What you’ll need:

-      A medium to large ceramic planter

-      A small water pump and diffuser

-      Bricks

-      Water pond plants in ceramic containers to be submerged under water at varying depths

Step 1: Place your planter in the desired location, making sure the plants you have chosen can receive the suggested level of sunlight.

Step 2: Assemble the pump and diffuser according to the manufacturer’s directions and place them in the bottom of the planter between two bricks for support.

Step 3: Place several plants that will be submerged the most (mine were submerged up to 6 inches) on top of the bricks towards the back of the planter.

Step 4: Now place another brick across the two lower bricks.

Step 5: Place two plants that will be submerged less (3 inches for mine) on top of this brick towards the front of the planter.

Step 6: Fill 3/4 of the planter with water. Make sure that the plants are submerged no deeper than the maximum suggested on their tags and that they are completely covered with water. You may have to place small pebbles in the ceramic containers to keep them from floating or shifting.

Step 7: Plug in your pump, make any adjustments you would like to the placement of your plants … and enjoy!

Email us today at gotpots@dragongardens.com if you would like to attend a water garden class by Anne C. Dunn-Beadle, the Education Coordinator from Hughes Water Gardens.  She is an expert in creating beautiful still water gardens in containers.