Use the support ring as a shelf to position the plant baskets in the container pond:
- You need some form of shelving to position the plants in the container pond at the correct depth.
- Our round bowl shaped fibreglass container pond kits in 60 & 80cm width include a Plant Support Ring
- This ring sits in the container so the rim of the basket / crown of the plant are situated approx 5cm (1" - 2") below the water surface.
Position the plants in our 60cm container pond:
- Place any pygmaea or miniature waterlily on the container base and the leaves will grow up through the ring to the surface.
- Place the waterlily in the container before installing the support ring.
- Add the oxygenating plants to the water.
- Add Plant Support Ring supplied in the kit.
- Locate the 11cm plant baskets in the squared grid of the Plant support ring.
- The basket bottom will be approx 2cm(1") below the support ring.
- Basket will be firmly located and tall plants will not blow over in the wind.
- Smaller 9cm baskets will lodge in the 'non-square' positions in the support ring on the edge of the ring at an angle.
- This ensures smaller baskets will be at the correct depth.
- If located in a full square hole of the support ring the 9cm baskets will sit too deep in the water.
Position the plants in an 80cm container pond:
- Place a dwarf waterlily on the base of the container before adding the support ring.
- Add oxygenating plants to the water.
- The 80cm container pond has a Support Ring with extension bars attached with cable ties.
- Do NOT remove the cable ties.
- Put the support ring inside the container rim with the extension bars closed.
- Pull the 4 extension bars out sideways by 4cm (1 1/2") each to allow the ring to sit higher in the container.
- The extension bars run parallel to the support ring and are not legs.
- When the ring is sited correctly the top of the plant basket located in it should be 5cm (2") below the expected water level.
- Tighten the cable ties securely when in the correct position.
- Locate the 11cm plant baskets in the squared grid of the Plant support ring.
- The basket bottom will be approx 2cm(1") below the support ring.
- Basket will be firmly located and tall plants will not blow over in the wind.
- Smaller 9cm baskets will lodge in the 'non-square' positions in the support ring on the edge of the ring at an angle.
- This ensures smaller baskets will be at the correct depth.
- If located in a full square hole of the support ring the 9cm baskets will sit too deep in the water.
If you plan to use only waterlilies in your 60 or 80cm container pond you will not need the ring and can ask us not to send it with your container pond.
Please note that the baskets do not sit all the way through the grid. Please see image below:
Planting a 98cm container pond:
- This has no plant support ring with it.
- We recommend you plant this bigger container pond with Pond waterlilies placed on the base of the container and oxygenating plants.
If you are using another container (not ours):
- Any other container that you decide to use for a miniature patio pond will also need some form of 'engineering' to position the plants at their preferred depths.
- To avoid water displacement check out our Plant support mesh. It may not sit at the correct depth for your container but it may help you.
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- Alternatively use Blue bricks or Contour baskets filled with gravel but do not overfill the container with too much hard product.
- The depth of the container may be wrong for the waterlily you want.
- If you container is deep any waterlily basket may need raising too.