DIY Deck Project: Mini Water Garden
Spruce up your deck and get the kids involved with this DIY deck project. A top choice that will not only leave your deck stunning but allow you to enjoy the beauty of plants and flowers, is a water garden. A water garden on your deck? That’s right! Follow these easy tips to build a mini water garden for your deck this summer!
Building a mini water garden may seem a little intimidating, but by creating a small one, you will save yourself time, energy, and even money! You will even save space, as this DIY deck project, is perfect for anyone who is working with limited space.
Mini Water Garden for Your Deck
Items Needed
• Large container (at least 12 inches deep)
• Water plants
• Fish
• Plastic liner (at least 6 mm thick)
• Old Bricks or even pieces of bricks or stones
• Staple gun
• Scissors
Instructions
1. Line the plastic in your container and allow for 12 inches of access liner at the top of your container.
3. Add water only half-way in your container which will cause plastic to smooth out.
4. Trim the liner and have two inches above the top of the container.
5. Fold the extra liner inside your barrel, similar to a hem. Staple this fold every 2 inches along the rim of the container.
6. Fill the rest of your container with water, until it is about 3 inches beneath the staples. This will allow for the plants to be added without overflow.
7. You will need to wait 12-24 hours before adding your plants, flowers, or fish. This will allow the water to be an environment water temperature.
8. Place bricks into container to raise potted plants at different levels.
9. Add fish to the water garden.
What to Add to a Mini Water Garden -Adding plants to your DIY deck project can be fun! Some great options include the leafy bronze plant, Canna, which features palm-like leaves. Water lilies are also a great staple to your mini water garden. Since your water garden is small, opt for small fish like goldfish. These little fish even repel mosquitoes!
Doing this DIY deck project will not only be fun but adds unique beauty to your deck. A mini water garden is the perfect way to bring flowers and plants to your deck, without just the usual “pots”.
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