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Mini ponds can be made from plant pots, old sinks, buckets – anything that can hold water (Credit: Heather Stuckey) When the BBC's Katherine Latham made a pond with just a plant pot, some rocks and a ...

Once well-used by family and friends, Costa is ready to trade his bathers for biodiversity and convert his old chlorinated pool into a pond. The process actually started for Costa many months ago, ...

1. Choose your spot: Your mini-pond will need some sunlight, but make sure it's in shade for some of the time. The best way to create shade is with another plant or two (they can be in pots), perhaps ...